Risk Matrix: a path for banks to incorporate the environment into their financing – Executive Summary

A study carried out by Instituto Escolhas presents the Environmental Risk Matrix: a decisive instrument designed to assist the financial sector in incorporating the environment and the climate in decision-making processes on financing electricity sector projects and other infrastructure projects. The study confirms that the financial sector’s commitment to preserving the environment and fighting climate change can be reflected in financing decision-making processes that follow objective, standardized and transparent criteria.