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Osamu Odawara
Head, Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment Project Finance Division I - Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Japan
Mr. Odawara was appointed as officer in charge of implementing theEquator Principles (EPs) in Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.(MHCB) in December 2003, soon after MHCB adopted the EPs. Since then, he hasattended almost all of the EPs banks meetings. He authored the Implementation Manual,and oversaw its introduction in October 2004. The Manual comprises Environmental Checklists covering 38 sectors based on the World Bank/IFC Guidelines. MHCB, as a Japanese bank, has also referred to the Environmental Guidelines of JBIC, with whom it often engages inbusiness. He has done several site visits with environmental teams of EBRD andECAs.
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