December 2021
CIC has not carried out any audit mission for nor commissioned any consultancy services with test and there is no established relationship (financial or others) between CIC and test.
The opinion provided herein is an independent opinion on the sustainability credentials and management of the financial instrument, based on the information made available to CIC. CIC has neither interviewed any of the test’s employees, nor performed any on-site assessment and tests to check the accuracy of the information provided by test. The accuracy, comprehensiveness and trustworthiness of the information collected rests with test. CIC, in providing this opinion, has not certified the effectiveness, the quality or the irreversibility of the assets to be financed by the sustainable financing instrument. test is fully responsible for attesting the compliance with its commitments defined in its policies, for their implementation and monitoring. The opinion delivered by CIC neither focuses on the financial performance of test, nor on the effective allocation of its proceeds. CIC is not liable for the consequences arising if third parties use this opinion either to make investment decisions or to make any kind of business transaction.
The opinion provided by CIC on test can only be used by test and the Financial Institution. The distribution and publication are at the discretion of test, subject to CIC’s approval.
| Application no. | SFCS-APPLY-2021-003 |
|---|---|
| Certificate no. | SFCS-2021-021 |
| Date of application | 2021.12.09 |
| Company name | test |
| Business registration no. | 12345678 |
| Company profile | a |
| Sustainable financing instrument | Green Loan |
| Application level | Company Level |
test has confirmed the proceeds will be used for the specified Project Categories that meet the eligibility criteria stated:
| Project Categories | |
| Eligibility Criteria |
test has confirmed that the selected Project Categories and Eligibility Criteria are in line with the following internationally recognized frameworks across financial markets:
Frameworks
test has also confirmed the following purposes of the proceeds:
Purpose of financing
To ensure that the projects financed by the sustainable financing instrument meet the eligible criteria, test has established an evaluation and selection process with the following key elements:
Evaluation and selection
test has provided information regarding the internal governance process through which the company can track allocation of funds towards green projects. test will establish a register of funds to contain the following information:
Information
Pending the full allocation of the proceeds, test intends to hold and/or invest the balance of proceeds not yet allocated in accordance with Policy
test is committed to transparent reporting and will publish Name of Report within one year from the date of issuance of each sustainable financing instrument and Reporting period thereafter until the full allocation of the proceeds. The report will consist of information on the allocation of the proceeds and the environmental impacts of the projects.
Allocation Report
In terms of impact reporting, test will report on relevant environmental metrics of the projects to which the proceeds have been allocated in line with the technical requirements.
| Project Categories | |
| Metrics | |
| Methodologies |
| Use of proceeds | N/A |
|---|---|
| Project evaluation and selection | N/A |
| Management of proceeds | N/A |
| Reporting | N/A |
Based on the above assessment, we recommend to approve the application (Application no.: SFCS-APPLY-2021-003, Certificate no.: SFCS-2021-021) of the CIC Sustainable Finance Certification Scheme with validity from 09-12-2021 to 08-12-2023 .