Environmental Sustainability

EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING ensures that all projects it finances by way of guarantees comply with both the relevant national legislation and with international best practice as set out in the International Finance Corporation’s (“IFC”) Performance standards on environmental and social sustainability with it’s guidance notes. Also, supporting general and sector-specific environmental, health and safety guidelines. In line with global best practices, EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING has established an Environmental and Social Management Policy(“EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING E&S Policy”) which guides the integration of environmental and social sustainability considerations in infrastructure project development.

We are committed to being a responsible investor, having become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The Principles are voluntary and aspirational tools and provide a framework for EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING to integrate material environment, social and governance (ESG) factors into its investment and ownership practice in order to reduce risk, improve financial performance and satisfy the expectation of their beneficiaries and clients while investing responsibly.