Responsible Finance
Positive social and environmental outcomes are the ultimate aims of our work. Our "Environmental and Social Principles and Standards" outlines our principles and standards in this regard. In all we maintain a commitment to EU policy on human rights, reviewing our actions in this light. The Bank’s strategy has three main themes:
- EIB responsible lending hallmark
- rigorous review non-financial performance including economic and technical performance and coupled to a thorough assessment of environmental, social and governance performance for all investment projects we financially support
- EIB responsible lending priorities
- are focussed on solving some of today's most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges such as climate risks resource efficiency, energy efficiency, water risks, innovation, education, etc.
- Advisory and technical assistance
- we deliver technical assistance to our clients to advance environmental, social and governance performance.
