10 Years ‘Equator Principles’: A Critical Economic-Ethical Analysis

Manuel Wörsdörfer
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June 4th, 2013 marks the formal launch of the third generation of the Equator Principles (EP III) and the tenth anniversary of the EPs – enough reasons for evaluating the EPs initiative from an economic ethics and business ethics perspectives. In particular, this essay deals with the following questions: What are the EPs and where are they going? What has been achieved so far by the EPs? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the EPs? Which necessary reform steps need to be adopted in order to further strengthen the EPs framework? Can the EPs be regarded as a role-model in the field of sustainable finance and CSR? The paper is structured as follows: The first chapter defines the term EPs and introduces the keywords related to the EPs framework. The second chapter gives a brief overview of the history of the EPs. The third chapter discusses the Equator Principles Association, the governing, administering, and managing institution behind the EPs. The fourth chapter summarizes the main features and characteristics of the newly released third generation of the EPs. The fifth chapter critically evaluates the EP III from an economic ethics and business ethics perspectives. The paper concludes with a summary of the main findings.
十年的“赤道原则”:一个关键的经济伦理分析
2013年6月4日标志着第三代赤道原则(epiii)的正式发布和赤道原则的十周年纪念——有足够的理由从经济伦理和商业伦理的角度来评估赤道原则的倡议。本文特别探讨了以下问题:什么是每股收益?它们将走向何方?行政长官至今取得了什么成就?ep的优点和缺点是什么?需要采取哪些必要的改革措施,以进一步加强EPs框架?EPs能否被视为可持续金融和企业社会责任领域的榜样?本文的结构如下:第一章对EPs进行了定义,并介绍了EPs框架相关的关键词。第二章简要概述了EPs的历史。第三章讨论赤道原则协会,赤道原则协会是赤道原则背后的治理、管理和管理机构。第四章总结了新发布的第三代EPs的主要特点和特点。第五章从经济伦理和商业伦理的角度对EP III进行了批判性评价。论文最后总结了主要研究结果。
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