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Project Name: E&S DD Questionnaire

Environmental and Social Assessment Questionnaire

IntroductionSwedfund recognizes that environmental and social issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios and therefore give appropriate consideration to these issues. In accordance with Swedfund’s Policy for Sustainable Development and Anti-corruption Policy, the material provided by the potential client is reviewed during the appraisal process. If necessary, Swedfund and/or appropriate experts visit the project sites to discuss and evaluate environmental, social and corporate governance impacts and performances with the client and other stakeholders.

This Environmental and Social assessment questionnaire is used to collect information on the environmental and social aspects of the company, the project or activity. The Questionnaire is therefore a key tool to provide sufficient information for Swedfund to understand the scale and significance of the project’s potential impacts in these areas as well as their management.

Swedfund reviews and appraises projects/activities on the basis of the relevant Environmental and Social Performance Standards published by the IFC, the World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines, OECD’s Principles of Corporate Governance, the International Declaration on Human Rights and other requirements as applicable. The Questionnaire has 10 sections and is organized as follow:

A Project InformationB Regulatory Framework and Management SystemC Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and ImpactsD Labor and Working ConditionsE Resource Efficiency and Pollution PreventionF Community Health, Safety and SecurityG Land Acquisition and Involuntary ResettlementH Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural ResourcesI Indigenous PeoplesJ Cultural Heritage

This questionnaire includes general and detailed questions which in some cases may not be fully applicable to the project/activity being assessed. We however encourage our clients to provide answers to all the relevant questions –

The following points will assist the client in filling out this questionnaire: Attach additional information or responses as requested in the questions and when

appropriate; Please be as specific and elaborated as possible in your answer; If a question is not applicable to the activities/project please explain why; Note that it may be necessary to involve several persons/specialists; For any questions or further explanations please do not hesitate to contact Swedfund’s ESG

Management team at [email protected] or via phone +46 8 725 94 00.

Thank you in advance!

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of the CompanyContact PersonURLPhysical Address and P.O. BoxCountry

Contact DetailsPerson within Management Responsible for Environmental, Social and Governance IssuesNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

Environmental Coordinator/ManagerNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

Human Resources ManagerNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

Health and Safety OfficerNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

Public Relations and/or Community Liaison OfficerNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

Workers’ representativeNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

OtherNamePositionEmailTelephone No.

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SECTION A – PROJECT INFORMATION

1. Please provide a brief description of the existing Company’s activities and site(s) (products, existing facilities and their condition, operational processes including technologies and production capacities), and operations at different sites (if applicable) including associated facilities (power plant, wastewater treatment, access road, transmission line, etc):Please answer here

2. Please describe the planned activities and the purpose of financing (greenfield/brownfield/new facilities/new product(s)/production expansion at existing sites or site expansion, modernization at existing site/location/activity and operational processes including technologies and production capacities/deadlines associated):Please answer here

3. Please indicate whether the Company’s current activities are located in or near a residential area, industrial area, agricultural area, natural area or other? Please elaborate below for each site and provide the distance with residential and natural areas:Please answer here

4. For the funding provided, does the commencement/expansion of the business include any construction? ☐Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please elaborate below (size, expected timeline and duration, etc.):Please answer here

5. Can you confirm that you comply fully with the relevant environmental and social local laws and regulations and that all environmental and social/labor permits and approvals necessary for the Company? ☐Yes ☐ NoIf no, please explain below:Please answer here

6. Have you had any inspections/visits from authorities the last 12 months?☐Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please elaborate here

7. Have there been formal or informal objections* to the Company’s present operations and planned activities due to environmental, social or land issues (ownership/use of land) which may have a material impact on operations? ☐Yes ☐ No*Note: Objections include but are not limited to: negative media attention, strikes or labor disputes, protests, complaints, etc.If yes, please elaborate here

SECTION B – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

International Standards, Declarations and Guidelines1. What is the Company’s awareness and adherence to:

a) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability?

The performance standards are the following:I. Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and ImpactsII. Labor and Working ConditionsIII. Resource Efficiency and Pollution PreventionIV. Community Health, Safety, and SecurityV. Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

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VI. Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural ResourcesVII. Indigenous PeoplesVIII. Cultural Heritage

Awareness ☐Yes ☐ NoAdherence ☐Yes ☐ No

b) The Universal Human Rights declaration1?


c) The UN Framework and Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights2?


d) International Labor Convention’s 8 core principles:No. 29 Protection against forced labor;No. 87 Protection of freedom of association;No.98 Protection of the right to collective bargaining;No. 100 Equal remuneration for men and women;No. 105 Abolition of forced labor;No. 111 Non-discrimination concerning employment and occupation;No. 138 and 182 Protection against child labor.


2. Does the company have any mechanisms or/and procedure, for either internal or external actors, to address concerns and/or grievances about Human Rights violations?Please answer here

National Laws and Local Government Regulations

3. List national laws and local government regulations regarding environmental issues, occupational health and safety, and social issues (e.g. workers’ rights, minimum salary, gender equality, access to education and training, child labor) that applies to the company.Please answer here

4. Does the company have any influence on laws and regulations that are important for its activities? ☐Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please describe in which areas the company has influence and to what extent the company can influence laws and regulations.Please describe here

5. Does the company make any assessments of environmental, social and governance issues in correlation to financial returns (e.g. changes of the bottom line if a more efficient use of energy, reduction of costs if trained staff can be retained, and etc).

1 See declaration at http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/2 http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf

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☐Yes ☐ NoPlease elaborate your answer here

SECTION C – ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS

1. Internal Policies and Documentation

a) Does the company have the following documents available? If yes, please attach copies and corresponding action plan.

i) Environmental Policy ☐Yes ☐ Noii) Social Policy ☐Yes ☐ Noiii) Human Resource Policy ☐Yes ☐ Noiv) Gender Policy ☐Yes ☐ Nov) Health and Safety Plan/Policy ☐Yes ☐ Novi) Business Ethics/Anti-corruption Policy ☐Yes ☐ Novii) Public Relations Policy ☐Yes ☐ Noviii) Human Rights Policy ☐Yes ☐ Noix) Community Engagement Policy ☐Yes ☐ Nox) Other relevant policy (e.g. sustainability policy), please specify and attach:

b) Are environmental, social or other related permits, licenses, authorization needed for the

proposed project? ☐Yes, please give details below: ☐No ☐Unknown

Permit Issuing Authority Application Date

If the permit is pending, expected date of granting

Permit received

1. Permit Authority Date Date Date2. Permit Authority Date Date Date3. Permit Authority Date Date Date4. Permit Authority Date Date Date5. Permit Authority Date Date Date6. Permit Authority Date Date Date7. Permit Authority Date Date DatePlease add rows if need

2. What kind of environmental or social reports/assessment/plans are required by the authorities?☐Environmental Impact Assessment☐Environmental Audit☐Social Impact Assessment☐Resettlement Plan☐Emergency Plan☐Plan for/Records of Public Disclosure of Information☐Periodic Environmental Monitoring/Audit Report

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☐Other, please specifyCommentPlease attach all reports and documents available on environmental and social issues.

3. Social and Environmental Assessment and Management

a) How have the environmental and social impacts and potential risks of the project been assessed? ☐Yes ☐ No If yes, please attach report.

b) Does the company have management programs or plans that describe mitigation and performance improvement measures and actions addressing the identified environmental and social impacts and risks of the project? I.e environmental and/or social management programs or plans.Please answer herec) Does the company have environmental and/or social management systems certified according to the following standards? Please fill the table below and provide copies of the relevant certificates and certification reports:

Certified by an accredited certification body

Management system implemented, but not certified

Certification planned for the near future

ISO 14001 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoOHSAS 18001 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoSA 8000 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoISO9001 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoHACCP3 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoFSC4 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoRSB5 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoGMP6 ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoOther ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐NoOther ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes ☐ No ☐Yes (Date ) ☐No

Please add rows if needed

4. Organizational Capacity and Training

a) Does the company have an organizational structure that defines roles, responsibilities and authority to implement the environmental and/or social management program (or any actions/mitigation measures having environmental and social relevance)?Please describeb) Has the company identified training needs for those persons with responsibility for

3 Hazard analysis and critical control points

4 Forest Stewardship Council5 Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials6 Good Manufacturing Practices

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implementing the environmental and/or social management program and/or mitigation measures? Please describe:Please describec) Does the company have access to expertise in the area of environmental and/or social management program and/or mitigation measures?Please describe

5. Emergency Preparedness and Response

a) Does the company have an emergency preparedness and response plan/system to respond to accidental or emergency situations (including process upsets) associated with the project?☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide more information hereb) Does the company conduct emergency drills? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide more information here

6. Monitoring and Review

a) What kind of procedures are there to monitor and measure the effectiveness of the environmental and social management programs?Describe procedures hereb) Please describe your environmental and social monitoring (what is measured?, by whom, how, how are the results documented and used? Etc.)Describe environmental and social monitoring herec) Are periodic performance reviews/reports of the effectiveness of the environmental and social management system/programs provided for senior management? ☐Yes ☐No

7. Stakeholders Engagement

a) Has the company identified the range of stakeholders (including vulnerable groups)/communities that may be affected (in a positive or adverse way) by the project or activities? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please elaborate here

b) Does the company have a stakeholder engagement process for affected communities and other stakeholders? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please describe here

c) What are the host country legislation’s requirements regarding community engagement and consultation?Please answer here

d) Please describe the consultation/engagement process (e.g. what type of information is provided to the community about the company and the project before the consultation meeting? In which form? Who participates in the consultation meetings, how are decisions taken? How are the consultation meetings and the engagement activities documented? etc) with affected communities takes place and provide relevant documents e.g. minutes from meetings, list of stakeholders or participants, etc).

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Please describe heree) Does the company have procedure for receiving, addressing and reacting to external

communications from the public? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please describe

f) Does the company have a grievance mechanism in place for affected communities thru which communities/stakeholders may voice concerns and opinions to the company? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please describe here

g) Does the company provide periodic reports to the affected communities on the progress of the project and other relevant issues? ☐Yes ☐NoPlease comment here

h) Please list below any significant feedback received from the communities/stakeholders about the project:Please list here

SECTION D – LABOUR AND WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Employment – Please provide an overview of your workforce:

Men Women Permanent Temporarya) Currently employed workforce # # # #b) To be employed after investment # # # #c) Management level (% after investment) % % % %d) Unskilled/low-skilled workers (% after investment)

% % % %

2. Wages

a) Please provide details of the company’s monthly minimum wage (based on the standard working week as defined by law, excluding any overtime):

per month hours/week

b) Please provide details of how many of the total workforce receive the company’s monthly minimum wage:

workers % of workforce

c) Please provide details of the monthly minimum wage defined by law applicable in the sector and geographical location:

per month

d) What is the regular working time?

Hours/week7 Days/week Average daily overtime/worker

e) Are terms and conditions of employment in accordance with:i. Any collective agreement(s)? ☐Yes ☐No

If yes, please list the collective agreements in force in the sector or companyii. National law? ☐Yes ☐No

7 According to ILO conventions the basis for working hours are maximum 48 hours per week and 8 hours per day.

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3. Human Resource Policy and Management

a) Has the company implemented an adequate HR Policy? ☐Yes ☐No

If yes, please elaborate procedures including how the company ensures that the HR policy is clearly understood by all employees.b) Does the company provide accommodation service to the workers? ☐Yes ☐No

If yes, please provide detailed information regarding the accommodation, sanitary and other facilities provided.c) Does the company respect and facilitate workers’ rights to organize, even if the national law does not require so? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please elaborate below. Also include details if employees belong to trade union(s) and/or if there are any workers’ organizations established at the site, and in that case, how many are members and gender balance.Please elaborate hered) Does the company track staff turnover? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details here

4. Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity

a) Does the company have documented transparent procedures, including recruitment, discipline, performance and grievance procedures to ensure that employment decisions are not made on the basis of personal characteristics and/or ethnicity unrelated to job requirements ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide relevant documents.Documents providedb) Does the company have any preferential employment policies in place? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details herec) Does the company conduct any pregnancy or HIV/AIDS testing at the time of recruitment? ☐Yes ☐NoPlease elaborate your answer hered) Is the company committed to gender equality? ☐Yes ☐NoIf no, please elaborate heree) Does the company have separate sanitary facilities for women? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details heref) In case the company has a gender policy:

i) Does the company have an organizational plan how to achieve this gender policy? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details

ii) Does the company have a budget for gender equality initiatives? ☐Yes ☐NoIf no, how come?g) Does the company follow national laws concerning maternity/paternity leave? ☐Yes ☐NoPlease elaborate your answer here and also provide details what the length of maternity/paternity leave is according to national legislation.h) Does the company provide childcare support and flexible working hours for mothers?☐Yes ☐NoIf no, please provide details here

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5. Retrenchment and Outsourcing

a) Does the company anticipate retrenchment8 and/ or outsourcing of a significant number of employees due to the project or activities? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes please provide the following details:

- Has an analysis of alternatives to retrenchment been carried out?- What is the percentage of workforce expected to be retrenched/outsourced?- Is there a retrenchment procedure/policy in place?- How have the workers been consulted?- In the company, are women’s jobs more vulnerable than men’s to possible retrenchment? If so, what steps are taken to reduce this bias? Provide details and examples.

Please provide the details here

6. Protecting the Work Force

a) How does the company ensure children are not used/employed directly, or through contractors or in the supply chain? In your answer please also elaborate the following points:

- How does the company check the ages of all employees?- How does the company ensure that young workers (15 - 18 years) are not employed in dangerous work?- How does the company commit (and monitor) contractors and suppliers to not use child labour?

Please answer hereb) How does the company ensure that forced labour9 is not used directly, or through contractors or the supply chain?Please answer herec) How does the company commit (and monitor) contractors and suppliers to not use forced labour?Please answer here

7. Occupational Health and Safety

a) Has the company identified the workplace hazards and associated risks? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide detailsb) Has an emergency prevention, preparedness and response plan been developed? ☐Yes ☐No c) Could the project/activities pose a serious risk of accidents (such as fires, explosions, release of toxic or hazardous chemicals)? ☐Yes ☐No d) How has the company ensured that it provides its workers with a safe and healthy work environment?Please answer here

8 Retrenchment means the elimination of a significant number of employees positions or the dismissal or layoff of a significant number of employees by an employer9 Forced labor consists of any work or service not voluntarily performed that is extracted from an individual under threat or force or penalty. This covers any kind of involuntary or compulsory labor, such as indentured labor, bonded labor or similar labor-contracting arrangements.

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e) With reference to the question above, does this include providing workers with and mandating that workers use adequate personal protective equipment (PPE)? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details here including what kind of actions the company has taken to prevent accidents, injuries, and diseases.f) Does the company track and report on rates of injuries, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism and number of work-related fatalities? ☐Yes ☐NoPlease provide incident statistics for the last 3 years for the company in the table below:

Fatalities Seriously Injured10

Slightly Injured11

Number Details and cause Corrective/preventive measures g) What is the procedure if accidents/fatalities occur?Please answer hereh) How does the company conduct monitoring and inspections to ensure worker safety and health?Please answer here i) Does this include monitoring ambient and workplace exposure to noise, chemicals and workplace illumination, air quality and temperature as applicable? ☐Yes ☐No j) Does the company have or organize any occupational health and safety training programs for workers? ☐Yes ☐NoPlease provide documentation from previous training(s).Attach soft copies

k) Please specify below what prevention and mitigation measures have been taken to deal with the following risks:Risks Prevention and mitigation measures

adopted/planned (Prevention and mitigation measures include personal protective equipment, facilities design, training, procedures etc.)

Risk of fire Risk of explosion Risk of machinery and equipment related accidents

Risk arising from working under extreme conditions (e.g. tall constructions)

Exposure to substances that pose a health hazard (inhalation, potential eye damage, skin contact etc.)

Exposure to noise Exposure to dust Exposure to radiation and electromagnetic

10 Seriously injured are those requiring emergency or hospital treatment.11 Slightly injured are those where employees required more than one day off work to recover, but the injury was more temporary in nature (for example sprains and cuts)

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8. Workers Engaged by Third Parties and the Supply Chain

a) How does the company ensure that the terms and conditions of employment for contracted workers (e.g. construction workers or outsourced workers) comply with the relevant social, environmental, labour and health and safety laws and regulations?Please answer hereb) How is compliance with these requirements imposed and monitored?Please answer here c) Please describe briefly your primary supply12 chain:Describe here d) Does the company have a sub-contracting policy/code of conduct that requires sub-contractors/suppliers to comply with certain social and environmental requirements?☐Yes ☐No If yes, please attach a copy.e) Is the primary supply chain monitored on an on-going basis? ☐Yes ☐Nof) If there is a high risk of child labor or forced labor in the primary supply chain of the proposed project, or if there is a high risk of significant safety issues related to supply chain workers, what kind of procedures, mitigation measures or remedial actions will be implemented?Please explain here

SECTION E – RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION

1. Energy use and efficiency

a) Please provide details on the company’s resource use including sources and estimates of daily use for energy:Please provide details hereb) Are any boilers, furnaces, ovens, or power generation plants etc. used? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details below:Description Thermal Capacity (in

MWth) and fuel usedConstruction Year

Purpose

Description MWth Year Description MWth Year Description MWth Year Description MWth Year

c) What fuels does the company use?Annual Consumption:

Storage Capacity:

Used for:

☐Coal (%sulfur) ☐Fuel oil (%sulfur) 12 Primary suppliers are those suppliers who, on an ongoing basis, provide goods or materials essential for the core business process of the project.

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☐Light fuel oil ☐Heave fuel oil ☐Waste oil ☐Kerosene ☐Gas from utility grid ☐Compressed propane/butane ☐Biomass, please specify ☐ Other

d) What is the consumption and/or production of electrical power?

Annual consumption or production (in kWh):

Used for:

Electricity from public grid kWh Electricity generated using renewable sources, from public grid

kWh

Electricity generated on site:☐Fuel-driven

kWh

☐Fossil fuel kWh ☐Bio-mass kWh

☐Other kWh

e) Do the project/activities utilize solar, wind, geothermal or waste heat? ☐Yes ☐No If yes, please provide details below:

Description: Annual consumption:

Used for:

Description kWh Description kWh Description kWh Description kWh

f) Do product design and production processes integrate the principles of cleaner production with the objective of conserving raw materials, energy and water? ☐Yes ☐No

If yes, please provide details here g) Has the company conducted a cleaner production audit? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details here and attach report h) Do the company’s operations incorporate energy efficiency, resource efficiency, material efficiency and/or water conservation measures? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details/description here of the measures taken.

2. Water Use

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a) Please specify the type of water that will be used and for what purpose (sanitary, process, cooling, irrigation etc):Source: Annual

Consumption:Used for:

(Drinking) water from public mains/network Groundwater Surface water (river, lake, swamp etc.), name Storm water Others

b) Please specify what measures13 are taken to avoid or reduce water use (if applicable):Please specify here c) Is there water stress/drought in the region? ☐Yes ☐No

If yes, please provide details here d) Are water resources shared with other user groups (both formal as well as traditional user groups)?☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details here e) Have there been discussions or conflicts regarding the use of water? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details here f) Is the availability of water a potential risk for the project/activity? ☐Yes ☐NoIf yes, please provide details

3. Wastewater

a) Please provide details on the wastewater treatment and dischargeType of wastewater/effluent:

On-site treatment

Discharge to Remarks:

YES NO Public Sewage

Surface Water

Other (e.g. soil)

☐Domestic wastewater ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Remarks ☐Process wastewater ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Remarks ☐Contaminated storm water

☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Remarks

b) Please provide details on the wastewater produced (excluding domestic wastewater):Description of effluent/wastewater: Source(s)

and quantity:

Pollutants present in the effluent/wastewater:

MonitoringIf yes attach recent monitoring results

☐Yes ☐No

13 Such measures may include for example the use of additional technically feasible water conservation measures within the operations, the use of alternative water supplies, water consumption offset or evaluation of alternative project locations.

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☐Yes ☐No

☐Yes ☐No

If more, please add rows if neededc) Please specify the effluent treatment techniques:Please specify here d) Please comment on the capacity of any off-site wastewater/effluent treatment plant/system to which the facility is or could be connected.Please comment here

4. Waste and Hazardous Waste

a) Please specify the kinds of non-hazardous waste that will be/are generated:Name/Description Annual

quantity:Disposal

Taken to

landfill

Burned on site

Re-used/recycled

Other, specify:

☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Please add rows if needed

b) Please specify the kinds of hazardous waste that will be/are produced.Note that hazardous waste includes waste oils, oily solid waste, solvent-based paints, waste chemicals, glues, batteries, fluorescent lamps etc.Name/Description Annual

quantityMethod of disposal

If applicable, name of waste management service provider

Please add rows if neededc) Please specify measures with regard to waste prevention/reduction, sorting, re-use and disposal:Please specify here d) Does the company/project have a Waste Management Plan. ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes please provide details here and attach plan.

5. Nuisance

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a) Please specify what kind of nuisance the project may inflict on its surroundings☐ Noise ☐ Smell ☐ Dust ☐ Vibration ☐ Light ☐ Increased traffic☐ Restrictions of access to resourcesb) Has noise been measured☐ On-site ☐ At the nearest receptor location off-site ☐NotIf affirmative, please provide details on the measurement method and results herec) Have there been complaints or conflicts related to any nuisance inflicted by the project or related activities? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If yes, please provide more information here including how the complaints or conflicts have been resolved

6. Air Emissions

a) Will there be/are there emissions into the atmosphere from the main activity or from auxiliaries/utilities (such as power plants, generators or boilers)? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide details below:Description Source(s) Pollutants

emitted and their concentration in mg/Nm3

Monitoring, if yes please attach recent monitoring results

Description mg/Nm3 Yes/No Description mg/Nm3 Yes/NoDescription Mg/Nm3 Yes/NoPlease add rows if neededPlease specify emission abatement and treatment techniques:Please specify here

b) Please provide an estimate of direct and indirect greenhouse emissions (indicating also the method of calculation used):

Description Source(s) Amount of CO2 eq emitted/year

Calculation Method used

Monitoring

Description CO2 eq ☐ Yes ☐ No



Please add rows if neededc) If greenhouse gas emissions (direct and indirect from purchased electricity) exceed 25,000 tons Co2 eq annually, does the company conduct annual monitoring and evaluate options for emissions reductions and offset? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If yes, please provide more information hered) Please describe the preventive and carbon offsetting measures implemented (if applicable or planned).

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Please describe here e) Will the project/activity contribute to climate change mitigation efforts of the host country?☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here f) Will the project/activity result in a reduction or binding of greenhouse gas emissions?☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here g) Will there project get revenues from Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) or Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here h) Will the project/activity contribute to climate change adaption efforts of the host country?☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here i) Could the project/activity be vulnerable to effects of climate change (e.g. drought, floods, changes in weather patterns or in consumers’ behaviours, etc)? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here

7. Use, Handling and Storage of Hazardous Substances

a) Will substances and fuels be used/present with a potential health and/or environmental impact (flammable, potentially contaminating soil or water, toxic, ozone depletive, harmful, explosive, corrosive etc)? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here b) Further, If yes, are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDs) available for each of these substances?

☐Yes, please indicate at which location ☐NoLocation:

c) Please specify the hazardous substances and fuels below:Name, description (hazard classification) Method of

storageMax. quantity of storage

Used for

Name/Description Name/Description Name/Description Please add rows if needed

d) Does the company have procedures for transportation, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials to avoid, minimize or control the release of hazardous materials? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here e) Please specify protective measures for safe and environmentally sound handling and storage of the hazardous substances.Please specify here f) Please specify the measures taken to replace hazardous materials with less hazardous substitutes to be used in manufacturing processes or other operations.Please specify here

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8. Biocide and Pesticide Use and Management

a) How are pests monitored and controlled?Please elaborate here b) Are pesticides used?☐Yes, please provide more information including the names, quantities, methods of storage and handling procedures. ☐NoPlease provide more information here

SECTION F – COMMUNITY HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY

1) During design and construction, operations, and decommissioning and closure of the project has the company evaluated potential community impacts associated with:-Infrastructure and equipment safety? ☐ Yes ☐ No-Hazardous material release, transport and disposal? ☐ Yes ☐ No-Increased traffic and traffic safety? ☐ Yes ☐ No- Natural resource use and/or alteration? ☐ Yes ☐ No- Exposure to diseases? ☐ Yes ☐ No- Societal conflicts (related e.g. to influx of workers)? ☐ Yes ☐ No- Human Rights ☐ Yes ☐ No

Please provide more information here for each of the potential impacts identified 2) Has the company assessed the project’s direct impacts on ecosystem services14 and the associated risks? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here 3) Please describe the mitigation measures taken/planned to avoid or mitigate impacts on ecosystem services.Please describe here 4) What kinds of mechanisms does the company have in place for receiving and responding to questions, concerns or complaints raised by nearby communities or other stakeholders?Please describe here 5) Describe general risks in the local community and in the region relating to human rights violations?Please describe here 6) How does the company’s emergency preparedness and response plan take into account risks and impacts from project activities to local communities?Please elaborate here 7) Does the company engage security personnel to provide security services at their facilities?☐ Yes ☐ No-If yes, is the security personnel recruited from the community? ☐ Yes ☐ No- If yes, do the contract provisions include guidelines on how security personnel shall interact with communities in close proximity to the facility? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information -Are security personnel armed? ☐ Yes ☐ No

14 Ecosystem services are the benefits that people, including businesses derive from ecosystems, for example by provision of food, freshwater, timber, fibers, medicinal plants; regulation of water quality or climate; protection against natural hazards such as floods, landslides, erosion or cultural services such as natural areas that are sacred sites etc.

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- Have there been any allegations of unlawful and/or abusive acts by security personnel towards workers or nearby communities? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If yes, please provide more information here including how these dealt with by the company?

SECTION G – LAND ACQUISITION AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT

1. Will the company acquire any land (buying or leasing) in relation to the activities to be financed? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please elaborate below and make reference to the status (ownership/use) and size of the land. Also, if land will be leased please also capture for how many years, terms of renewal, and how many individual contracts will be signed (i.e. how many landowners will the company deal with).Please elaborate here 2. Will the activities to be financed otherwise physically or economically affect neighboring landowners, land users, informal title holders, encroachers, squatters, etc. or communal lands? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please elaborate below and make reference of the statues (ownership/use) of the land and how the stakeholders have been consulted. Please elaborate here

SECTION H – BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES

1. Do the current or planned activities of the company/project have a negative impact on natural or critical habitats, modified habitats with significant biodiversity value, endangered species, water bodies (wetlands, lakes, rivers), legally protected/recognized areas etc.? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here 2. Does the project involve the exploitation of living natural resources? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here 3. Is the project dependent on ecosystem services? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here 4. Does the project involve the primary production of living natural resources including natural and plantation forestry, agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture and fisheries? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here 5. Does the project involve purchasing of primary production (e.g. food and fiber commodities)?☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here

SECTION I – INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

1. Are any Indigenous Peoples affected or potentially affected by the company’s operations directly or through the supply chain (through resettlement, ownership/usage of lands, access to

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resources, employment, interaction with the project’s staff, and etc)? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here

SECTION J – CULTURAL HERITAGE

1. Is any property or sites with archaeological, paleontological, historical, cultural, artistic, religious value or unique natural features embodying cultural values (e.g. sacred graves) present within the area of the company's current and planned operations? ☐ Yes ☐ NoIf yes, please provide more information here

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