Natixis, a France-based company engaged in banking, financial and investment services, has adopted the Equator Principles, a financial industry standard for managing social and environmental risk in project financing.
According to the company these principles will be applied worldwide to all new Project Finance lending and advisory, for projects with capital costs of $10m or above, in all industry sectors supported by Natixis : infrastructure, power – renewable energy, natural resources, oil & gas, mining and telecommunications.
Natixis has a number of areas of expertise which are organized in three main business lines: Corporate and Investment Banking, Investment Solutions and Specialized Financial Services.
It also has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of BPCE’s two retail banking networks.
