Guides to the IFC Performance Standards and project finance
Practical explanations, written from due diligence experience, for those who develop or finance energy and infrastructure projects in Colombia and Latin America.
IFC Performance Standards: a practical guide to all eight
What they are, who requires them and what each one asks for, from PS1 to PS8, and what that means in practice for a project in Latin America.
Read the guide →Colombian environmental license vs. IFC Performance Standards: the most common gaps
Why a fully permitted project may still fall short of lender standards, standard by standard, and how to anticipate it.
Read the guide →From the guide to practice
If you already know what your project needs, these are the services we can support you with.
Environmental and social due diligence (ESDD)
Independent review of the project against the IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles, with a findings report and an action plan.
View service →IFC and Equator Principles gap analysis
Early diagnosis of what your project still needs to meet lender standards, with a roadmap to get there.
View service →Environmental and social action plan (ESAP)
Drafting, negotiating and implementing the ESAP, and tracking every action through to close-out with the lenders.
View service →Critical habitat and biodiversity (PS6)
Critical habitat assessments, biodiversity action plans and net-gain strategies under Performance Standard 6.
View service →Environmental and social management system (ESMS)
Design and implementation of the ESMS required by Performance Standard 1, for projects and for financial institutions.
View service →Lender E&S monitoring
Independent monitoring during construction and operation, ESAP tracking and periodic reporting to lenders.
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