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UK Export Finance Environmental, Social and Human Rights Risk Management

UK Export Finance’s approach to sustainability and Environmental, Social and Human Rights (ESHR) Risk Management.

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UK Export Finance
Published
9 February 2024
Last updated
6 September 2024 — See all updates

UK Export Finance’s approach to Environmental, Social and Human Rights (ESHR) Risk Management

UK Export Finance (UKEF) examines the environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risks and potential impacts of cases it is asked to support and monitors their ESHR performance in line with our published ESHR Policy. This is to make sure that relevant projects and cases supported by UKEF align with the applicable international ESHR standards, both before we provide our support and throughout the duration of that support. In addition, we collaborate with other export credit agencies and financial institutions regarding ESHR matters to share good practice around implementing proportionate and effective ESHR risk management.

UKEF’s Sustainability Policy statement

We published our UKEF Sustainability Policy Statement in 2023, which sets out the sustainability factors UKEF considers and how these are embedded across our business activities.

UKEF’s Environmental, Social and Human Rights (ESHR) Policy

UKEF’s policy on due diligence and monitoring of ESHR risks and impacts.

Category A Projects under Consideration: Environmental and Social Impact

We publish details of Category A projects under consideration.

Category A and B Projects Supported: Environmental and Social Impact

We publish details of Category A and B Projects that we have provided support for:

UKEF’s implementation of the Equator Principles

A report on progress in updating policies and internal processes concerning the Equator Principles.

UKEF’s TCFD reports are included within our Annual Reports and Accounts.

ESHR risk and impact categorisations

We publish data on new and existing ESHR risk and impact categorisations and contingent liabilities as part of our Annual Report and Accounts:

Updates to this page

Published 9 February 2024
Last updated 6 September 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added links to ESHR risk categorisations

  2. First published.

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