Issued cases designated as Category B
Published 20 June 2019
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Issued cases designated as Category B, having medium potential environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) impacts, where UKEF has contingent liabilities outstanding.
1. Angola
1.1 Project: The expansion and refurbishment of two substations (Gabela and Viana)
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Supplier Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring reports due in mid-2019.
1.2 Case: Construction and equipment for 4 hospitals
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring reports due in late 2019.
2. Brazil
2.1 Project: Construction of a steel plate steckel mill (Gerdau)
Year of issue
2011-12
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
IESC monitoring report awaited.
3. British Virgin Islands
3.1 Project: Desalination and wastewater treatment plants
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
No known material environmental or social issues.
4. Finland
4.1 Project: Agricultural Facility (Rauma)
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Supplier Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- fire risk
- waste management
- health and safety
- traffic management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
UKEF to be notified in event of an incident.
5. Ghana
5.1 Project: Construction of 5 new hospitals and 1 new polyclinic
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Reinsurance (to OeKB, Austrian ECA)
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
No known material environmental or social issues.
5.2 Project: Kumasi airport construction and upgrade, Phase II
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety / contractor management
- noise, air and water pollution
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Construction monitoring reports received.
5.3 Project: Construction and upgrade of Kumasi market, Phase II
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
- physical resettlement and economic displacement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report expected in late 2019.
6. Iraq
6.1 Project: Construction and development of electrical substations across 15 sites (Phase I and II)
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring reports expected in late 2019. Due diligence is ongoing for Phase II, which will comprise the construction and development of 11 substations, with no financial drawdown permitted for Phase II until this review is complete.
7. Russia
7.1 Project: Construction and operation of a hot iron briquetting plant
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- environmental pollution
Alignment with relevant international standards
Project activities aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
8. Sri Lanka
8.1 Project: Supply and installation of single and 2-lane bridges
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
No on-going monitoring requirements for these operational bridges.
8.2 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase I
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
No on-going monitoring requirements for these operational bridges.
8.3 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase II a&b
Year of issue
2014-15
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
No on-going monitoring requirements for these operational bridges.
8.4 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase II c
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Environmental and Social Consultant reports received for the first batch of bridges.
9. UAE
9.1 Project: Construction and operation of the Hard Rock Hotel
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Monitoring Report received, relating to the decommissioning of the construction site.
9.2 Project: Construction and operation of the Avenue retail development, Phase II
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received.
9.3 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai Parks
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports awaited.
9.4 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase I
Year of issue
2014-15
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received.
9.5 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase II
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction (now completed) and Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received. Operations Environmental and Social management plan received.
9.6 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase III
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports awaited.
9.7 Project: Construction and operation of a mixed-use development on Bluewaters Island
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction (now completed) and Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received. Operations Environmental and Social management plan received.
9.8 Project: Construction and operation of the Al-Barsha residential blocks
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received. Operations manual received.
9.9 Project: Construction and operation of residential units (Plot 35)
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received.
9.10 Project: Construction and operation of Bee’ah head office
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received.
9.11 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai Arena
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches / Equator Principles
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received. Operations Environmental and Social management plan received.
9.12 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase IV
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches / Equator Principles
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring reports expected in late 2019.