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About
Website http://www.exim.gov/
Headquarters
811 Vermont Avenue NW
20571 Washington DC
United States
CEO/chair Reta Jo Lewis
Chairman and President
Supervisor
Ownership

The Export-Import Bank US is wholly-owned by the US government.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency of the United States. The agency was originally organised as a District of Columbia banking organisation in 1934, by the name of Export-Import Bank of Washington and intended to boost national exports. The US Congress turned it into an independent agency in 1945. In 1968 further legislation changed the name into Export-Import Bank of the United States. EXIM became a self-funding agency in 2007. The EXIM Bank fills export financing gaps through its loan, guarantee, and insurance programs when the private sector is unable or unwilling to do so. It also provides export credit insurance, working capital, loan guarantees and direct loans. The Export-Import Bank of the United States adopted the Equator Principles in 2011.

Sustainability
Policies
Voluntary standards

EXIM Bank US's webpage on corporate social responsiblity can be accessed here.

Environmental and social guidelines

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2022-10-21 00:00:00 | EXIM US

Aviation exports policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-02 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Carbon policy

date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-11-04 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Military policy

date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-11-04 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Fraud and Corruption Prevention, Detection and Prosecution

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2018-11-19 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
OECD Recommendation of the Council on Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (OECD Common Approaches)Tags: finance | OECD | transparency
Dodgy Deals

Export-Import Bank Of The United States (EXIM) is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Export-Import Bank Of The United States (EXIM)'s link to these deals.

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Year
News
BankTrack
Partners
Blog
External
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

At least $132 billion in finance for fossil fuels is locking Africa out of a Just Transition, shows new report

African countries kept in fossil fuel stranglehold by Overseas money
2022-03-03 | BankTrack, 350.org Africa, AFIEGO, Africa Coal Network, Alerte Congolaise pour l’Environnement et les Droits de l’Homme (ACEDH), Alliance for Empowering Rural Communities (AERC), Centre for Alternative Development (CAD), Environment Governance Institute (EGI), Friends of the Earth Ghana, Friends of the Earth Mozambique, Friends of the Earth Togo, Innovation for the Development and Protection of the Environment (IDPE), Laudato Si, Lumière Synergie pour le Développement (LSD), Milieudefensie, Oil Change International, Save Okavango (SOUL), Solidarité pour la Réflexion et Appui au Développement Communautaire (SORADEC), Synergie de Jeunes pour le Développement et les Droits Humains (SJDDH), Women Environmental Programme Nigeria, WoMin, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Donald Trump could bring back the debate over the Export-Import Bank

2017-02-21 | Vox
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Potential Export-Import Bank deals pose grave environmental threat, experts say

2016-12-07 | The Guardian
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

US Exim bank urged to refrain from financing

2016-06-29 | The Daily Star
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Over 150,000 call on U.S. Export Import Bank to reject coal, #SaveSundarbans

2016-06-28 | Friends of the Earth U.S.
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Ex-Im Bank considers deals with corrupt governments

2016-05-11 | Friends of the Earth U.S.
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Report reveals deadly U.S. government-funded coal project

2015-12-02 | Friends of the Earth U.S.
Resources
Documents
Links

Environmental and social guidelines

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2022-10-21 00:00:00 | EXIM US

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-05 00:00:00 | EXIM US

Aviation exports policy

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-11-02 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-13 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-11-03 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Adding fuel to the fire

Export credit agencies and fossil fuel finance
NGO document
2020-01-31 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth US, Oil Change International

Carbon policy

date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-11-04 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Military policy

date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-11-04 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual report 2018

Annual report
2019-07-31 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Fraud and Corruption Prevention, Detection and Prosecution

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2018-11-19 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual report 2017

Annual report
2017-11-30 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Approved transactions (Category A)

Reporting on category A transactions
Annual report
2017-11-15 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Approved transactions (Category B)

Reporting on category B transactions
Annual report
2017-11-15 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual report FY 2016

Annual report
2017-02-14 00:00:00 | EXIM Bank US

Annual Report 2015

Annual report
2016-07-07 00:00:00 | Exim Bank US

Annual Report 2014

Annual report
2014-12-31 00:00:00 | Exim Bank US
Accountability
Grievances

EXIM Bank US operates a Environmental and Social Project Information and Concerns Form, which can be accessed here.

 

This page evaluates Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)'s responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

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Action
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