All banks involved in financing mining sector clients, projects or transactions should apply the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Principles and this Sector Guideline when assessing new clients, projects or transactions. The Sector Guideline is designed to be consistent with, and support the furtherance of, the implementation of the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Principles. The main focus of this Sector Guideline is on ESG risk management, however banks should also consider opportunities for ESG performance improvement beyond risk management.