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COMBINED DOCUMENT
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 100/2026/VBHN-TT-NHNN
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Hanoi, September 18, 2026
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CIRCULAR
PROVIDING GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN
CREDIT EXTENSION BY CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND FOREIGN BANK BRANCHES
The Circular No.
17/2022/TT-NHNN dated December 23, 2022 of the Governor of the State Bank of
Viet Nam providing guidelines on environmental risk management in credit
extension by credit institutions and foreign bank branches, coming into force
from June 01, 2023, is amended by:
The Circular No.
35/2026/TT-NHNN dated July 01, 2026 of the Governor of the State Bank of Viet
Nam providing amendments to Circulars prescribing letter of credit operations,
banking guarantee and providing guidance on implementation of certain credit
programs as a result of renaming of units of the State Bank of Viet Nam, coming
into force from July 01, 2026.
Pursuant to the Law on
the State Bank of Viet Nam dated June 16, 2010;
Pursuant to the Law on
Credit Institutions dated June 16, 2010 and the Law providing amendments to the
Law on Credit Institutions dated November 20, 2017;
Pursuant to the Law on
Environmental Protection dated November 17, 2020;
Pursuant to the
Government's Decree No. 102/2022/ND-CP dated December 12, 2022 prescribing
functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the State bank of Viet
Nam;
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The Governor of the
State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) promulgates a Circular providing guidelines on
environmental risk management in credit extension by credit institutions and
foreign bank branches.
Article 1. Scope
This Circular provides
guidelines on environmental risk management in credit extension by credit
institutions and foreign bank branches (FBBs) in Viet Nam in respect of
investment projects requiring environmental risk management in credit extension
activities as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 3 of this Circular.
Article 2. Regulated
entities
1. Credit institutions and
foreign bank branches in Viet Nam (hereinafter referred to as “credit
institutions”) that are established and operating under the Law on Credit
Institutions, except microfinance institutions, people’s credit funds, and
banks for social policies.
2. Organizations and
individuals that are customers of credit institutions.
Article 3. Definitions
1. Investment projects
requiring environmental risk management in credit extension refer to the
investment projects defined in Appendixes III, IV, V enclosed with the
Government’s Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 on elaboration of
the Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as “investment
projects”).
2. Environmental risk
means the probability of causing adverse impacts on the environment during the
implementation of an investment project resulting in increased costs, reduced
incomes or loss of capital and/or assets of the customer that is the project
owner.
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4. Environmental risk
assessment in credit extension refers to the process of determining the level
of environmental risks in extending credit to an investment project.
5. Environmental risk
management in credit extension refers to the process of identifying and
assessing environmental risks in extending credit, monitoring, controlling and
taking appropriate measures for minimizing environmental risks in extending
credit.
Article 4. Rules for
environmental risk management in credit extension
1. Credit institutions
shall be responsible for the environmental risk management in credit extension
which must be conformable with regulations of law on credit extension and
credit risk management in banking sector.
2. Credit institutions
shall carry out environmental risk assessment in extending credit to investment
projects in order to determine credit risks, determine conditions and manage
credit risks for credit amounts extended to clients.
3. The credit institution
shall organize assessment of environmental risks for every investment project,
or use the report on assessment of environmental risks for that investment
project given by a qualified environmental risk assessment service provider or
by another credit institution under terms and conditions of the signed service
contract.
4. If the investment
project is found to have environmental risks in extending credit according to
the assessment report, the credit institution shall reach an agreement with its
client on addition of measures to be taken by the client to minimize the
environmental risks in extending credit to the credit extension agreement.
5. Clients shall provide
all information necessary for the environmental risk management in extending
credit at the request of credit institutions and assume responsibility for the
accuracy of provided information.
Article 5. Information
serving environmental risk management in extending credit
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1. Environmental
information about the investment project.
2. Decision on approval of
appraisal results of preliminary environmental impact assessment report or
environmental impact assessment report as prescribed by laws, environmental
license and environmental registration certificate (if any).
3. Reports on inspection
of compliance with regulations on environmental protection by the investment
project given by competent environmental protection authorities (if any).
4. Information on site
surveys, information provided by regulatory authorities, social organizations,
residential communities and individuals under direct environmental impact of
the client’s investment project in respect of the compliance with regulations
on environmental protection (if any).
5. The environmental
protection reports submitted by the client to competent authorities in
accordance with regulations of law on environmental protection.
6. The reports sent by the
client to the credit institution on its commitments to minimize the
environmental risks in extending credit specified in the signed credit
extension agreement.
7. Environmental
protection reports of relevant authorities and organizations as prescribed in
the law on environmental protection (if any).
8. Other information
concerning environmental protection activities.
Article 6. Internal
regulations on environmental risk management in extending credit
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2. Internal regulations on
environmental risk management in extending credit of a credit institution
shall, inter alia, have the following contents:
a) Identification and
classification of applications for credit extension which require environmental
risk assessment in extending credit;
b) Information to be
collected to serve the environmental risk management in extending credit;
c) Environmental risk
assessment in extending credit that is carried out in conformity with the
provisions of this Circular;
d) Environmental risk
management in extending credit during the consideration, appraisal, approval
and management of credit amounts extended;
dd) Internal reporting on
environmental risk management in extending credit.
Article 7. Effect
1. This Circular comes
into force from June 01, 2023.
2. In respect of credit
extension agreements which have been concluded before this Circular comes into
force, credit institutions may reach agreements with their clients on
application of regulations on environmental risk management in extending credit
laid down in this Circular.
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Heads of SBV’s affiliated
units, credit institutions, foreign bank branches, and relevant organizations
and individuals are responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.
THE STATE BANK OF VIET NAM
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CERTIFIED BY
PP. GOVERNOR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
Doan Thai Son