Standards & Policies

In our strategy 2024-2028 we have chosen the fields of green finance, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and financial inclusion, private infrastructure and industry, and gender equality as our focus areas. We are committed to Paris Alignment at project and portfolio level and aim to strengthen our activities in Africa and Least Developed Countries.

In ourAdditionality policy paper, we describe our understanding of additionality and explain how it is integrated into our investment processes.

In our policy paper, we describe how we will review all new activities for compatibility with the Paris Agreement, achieve a climate-neutral portfolio by 2040, contribute to international climate finance, advance the work of fellow DFIs and clients, and optimise internal processes.

In our Human Rights Policy Paper, we clarify our position and explain how we incorporate human rights into our environmental and social management and what expectations we have of our portfolio companies.

In our Technical Assistance policy paper, we describe how we intend to use our TA offering to strengthen the development impact of our projects, deepen the additionality of our financing and support the transformation path of our partners.

The protection of the environment and the social compatibility of the projects we finance are fundamental to us. In addition to local and national regulations, we apply international environmental, social and human rights standards to our projects.

As part of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI), OeEB applies the jointly adopted principles for responsible financing.

The European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) sector exclusion list defines those activities and areas that we do not finance.

As part of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI), OeEB is committed to aligning all financing decisions with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Investments in fossil fuels shall be excluded by 2030.

Tax revenues are an important driver of economic development. Our position paper sets out how we assess the tax responsibility of the projects we finance and is aligned with the EDFI Principles for Responsible Tax in Developing Countries.

The Operating Principles for Impact Management were launched in 2019. They represent a common market standard for impact investing and provide investors with a framework for designing and implementing their impact management systems.

The Code of Conduct of OeKB bank group, which OeEB is part of, describes our basic values and standards for ethical business conduct.