Scotiabank is also a member of the Equator Principles, whose principles include: (i) an alternatives analysis completed by the client for projects whose Scope expected to exceed 100,000 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent per annum, and (ii) public reporting by the client of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emission levels for projects emitting in excess of 100,000 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent annually during the operational phase.