This document establishes principles, specifies requirements, and gives guidelines:
- for designating as “green” loans which finance eligible projects, assets, and supporting expenditures;
- for managing and reporting on the use of proceeds;
- for defining, monitoring and reporting on the environmental impacts;
- for reporting to interested parties;
- for validation and verification.
This document is applicable to any borrower seeking financing by way of a green loan for eligible green projects, assets and supporting expenditures. It is also applicable to lenders.