​赤道原则是一套由世界主要金融机构根据国际金融公司的环境和社会政策以及指南制定，旨在用于确定、评估和管理项目融资过程中所涉及环境和社会风险的一套非自愿性原则。‎
The equator principles are a set of non-voluntary principles formulated by the world’s major financial institutions in accordance with the environmental and social policies and guidelines of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). They are designed to identify, assess and manage the environmental and social risks involved in project financing.‎