The point-based policy ranking above assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for tar sands projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1), moderate exclusion (2), strong exclusion (3)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand tar sands.

• None (0), weak exclusion (2), strong exclusion (4)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for tar sands.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in tar sands above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), moderate exclusion threshold (4), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 18 policy points for its tar sands policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards, followers, front runners or leaders.

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for Arctic oil and gas projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1), moderate exclusion (2), strong exclusion (3)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand Arctic oil and gas. 

• None (0), weak exclusion (2), strong exclusion (4)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for Arctic oil and gas.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in Arctic oil and gas above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), moderate exclusion threshold (4), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 18 policy points for its Arctic oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards, followers, front runners or leaders.

For both coal mining and coal power, 32 possible policy points can be obtained, while for other coal,16 possible policy points can be obtained. So a bank can obtain a total of 80 policy points for its coal policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards, followers, front runners or leaders.

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal mining projects.

• None (0), mountaintop removal mining exclusion (0.5), weak exclusion (2), moderate exclusion (4), strong exclusion (6)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal mining.

• None (0), weak exclusion (4), strong exclusion (8)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal mining.

• None (0), exposure reduction (1.5), financing reduction (3), weak phase-out (4), moderate phase-out (6), strong phase-out (8)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal mining above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (3), moderate exclusion threshold (5), strong exclusion threshold (8), full exclusion (10)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal mining policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards, followers, front runners or leaders.

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal power projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (2), moderate exclusion (4), strong exclusion (6)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal power.

• None (0), weak exclusion (4), strong exclusion (8)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal power.

• None (0), proportional reduction (1), exposure reduction (1.5), financing reduction (3), weak phase-out (4), moderate phase-out (6), strong phase-out (8)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal power above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (3), moderate exclusion threshold (5), strong exclusion threshold (8), full exclusion (10)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal power policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards, followers, front runners or leaders.

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal infrastructure projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1), strong exclusion (3)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal infrastructure.

• None (0), weak exclusion (2), strong exclusion (4)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal infrastructure.

• None (0), exposure reduction (1), weak phase-out (2), strong phase-out (4)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal infrastructure above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (4), full exclusion (5)

A bank can obtain a total of 16 policy points for its coal infrastructure policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-4 points), followers (4.5-8 points), front runners (8.5-12 points) or leaders (12.5-16 points)

Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period.