PUBLIC FAST-INFRA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LABEL: FRAMEWORK FOR CONSULTATION

The FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure Label (SI Label) is a voluntary, globally applicable framework designed to identify infrastructure projects with significant positive sustainability performance. It aims to transform sustainable infrastructure into a mainstream, liquid asset class by providing a standardized set of requirements for developers and operators to demonstrate positive impacts and attract investors.

• The SI Label is a voluntary framework applicable at all lifecycle stages of an infrastructure asset, including planning, designing, sponsoring, developing, constructing, operating, financing, and decommissioning.
• To qualify for the SI Label, an asset must meet two primary sustainability conditions: it must adhere to baseline 'do no significant harm' requirements and demonstrate a positive contribution to at least one sustainability objective.
• The framework's baseline requirements are grounded in the IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles 4 (July 2020), applying whichever is more stringent between local/national law and these standards.
• The SI Label identifies 14 sustainability criteria across four dimensions: Environmental, Adaptation & Resilience, Social, and Governance. These are aligned with the G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Assets seeking the label must implement specific risk management and safeguard measures, including publishing an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), conducting a Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment, and maintaining an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
• The framework mandates a rigorous disclosure process consisting of an 'initiation stage' ex-ante impact report and subsequent Annual Impact Reports to reaffirm alignment and report actual and forecast impacts.
• While not mandatory for self-declaration, the framework strongly encourages an external Independent Review by a third party with technical expertise to provide market assurance and trust.
• The SI Label is governed by a structure consisting of Members & Observers, an Executive Committee (EC) of 24 members, a Steering Committee (SC) of 6 members, and a Secretariat.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2021). PUBLIC FAST-INFRA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LABEL: FRAMEWORK FOR CONSULTATION. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FAST-Infra-SI-Framework-Draft_For-Consultation-June-2021-2.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. PUBLIC FAST-INFRA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LABEL: FRAMEWORK FOR CONSULTATION. 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FAST-Infra-SI-Framework-Draft_For-Consultation-June-2021-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2021public, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{PUBLIC FAST-INFRA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LABEL: FRAMEWORK FOR CONSULTATION}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FAST-Infra-SI-Framework-Draft_For-Consultation-June-2021-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }