Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1702 of 12 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out additional elements and detailed rules for the InvestEU Scoreboard

• (l) other operation-specific indicators required by the financial product of the financing or investment operation, if applicable

Where applicable, depending on the window and policy area of the operation and the type of operation (direct or indirect operation):

Sustainable infrastructure window

Energy:

• (a) additional renewable and other safe and sustainable zero and low-emission energy generation capacity installed (in megawatts (MW)

• (b) number of households, number of public buildings and commercial premises with improved energy consumption classification

• (c) estimated energy savings generated by the project(s) (in kilowatt-hours (kWh))

• (d) annual green-house gas emissions reduced/avoided in tonnes of CO2 equivalent

• (e) volume of investment in the development, smartening and modernisation of sustainable energy infrastructure

Digital:

additional households, enterprises or public buildings with broadband access of at least 100 Mbps upgradable to gigabit speed, or number of WIFI-hotspots created

Transport:

• (a) the financing or investment operation is cross-border and/or contributes to missing links projects (including projects relating to urban nodes, regional cross-border rail connections, multimodal platforms, maritime ports, inland ports, connections to airports and rail-road terminals of the TEN-T core and comprehensive network)

• (b) the financing or investment operation contributes to the digitalisation of transport, in particular through the deployment of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), River Information System (RIS), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), vessel traffic monitoring and information system (VTMIS)/e-maritime services and Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR)

• (c) number of alternative fuel supply points built or upgraded

• (d) the financing or investment operation contributes to the safety of transport

Environment:

the financing or investment operation contributing to the implementation of plans and programmes required by the Union environmental acquis relating to air quality, water, waste and nature

Research, innovation and digitisation window

• (a) number of enterprises carrying out research and innovation projects

• (b) contribution to the objective of 3 % of the Union’s gross domestic product (GDP) invested in research, development and innovation

SME window

• (a) number of enterprises supported

• (b) allocation volume dedicated to SME/Mid-Caps [%], if it can be reasonably estimated at the moment of submission

Social investment and skills window

• (a) social infrastructure: Capacity and access to supported social infrastructure by sector: housing, education, health, other

• (b) microfinance and social enterprise finance: Number of microfinance recipients and social enterprises supported

• (c) skills: Number of individuals acquiring new skills or having their skills validated and certified: formal, education and training qualification

For direct operations, if applicable:

• (a) Start and end of works

• (b) Project investment cost

• (c) Gender ratio of the:
• (i) management team of the Final Recipient;
• (ii) work force;
• (iii) ownership (entrepreneurship).

For intermediated operations:

ESG aspects

Member State compartment indicators: Other indicators as agreed between the Member State and the Commission under the contribution agreement and transposed into the relevant guarantee agreement with the implementing partner.

[^E0001]: Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30).

[^E0002]: As defined in Article 2(10) of the InvestEU Regulation.

[^E0003]: Means a facility, programme or structure which has underlying sub-projects within the meaning of Article 24(6) of the InvestEU Regulation. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this document to financing or investment operation includes Framework Operations.

[^E0004]: General rounding rules should apply when aggregating the scores of sub-indicators. Rounding should be made based on two decimals to the nearest whole number: Fair (1): 1,00 ≤ x ≤ 1,50; Good (2): 1,51 ≤ x ≤ 2,50; Very good (3): 2,51 ≤ x ≤ 3,50; Excellent (4): 3,51 ≤ x ≤ 4,00.

[^E0005]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1078 of 14 April 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the investment guidelines for the InvestEU Fund (OJ L 234, 2.7.2021, p. 18).

[^E0006]: Commission Notice on Technical guidance on sustainability proofing for the InvestEU Fund (C(2021) 2632 final) (OJ C 280, 13.7.2021, p. 1).

[^E0007]: Commission Notice on the InvestEU Programme climate and environmental tracking guidance (C(2021) 3316 final).

[^E0008]: In accordance with the implementing partner’s own methodology. If the implementing partner has no methodology in place, relevant references included in the sustainability proofing guidance shall be used to guide the analysis. The methodology used for the calculation of the ERR shall be consistent with internationally accepted good practice. The implementing partner shall provide clear justification of the underlying assumptions used for calculating the ERR, including the benefits considered and the unit values used for their monetisation.

[^E0009]: Among the reference documents described in the sustainability proofing guidance, the Commission’s CBA guide and the upcoming Economic Appraisal Vademecum both provide indications of typical costs and benefits for a number of sectors. The implementing partner may also use alternative international recognised methodologies.

[^E0010]: In line with the provisions of the sustainability proofing guidance.

[^E0011]: Not performed on a voluntary basis as described in following point on the ‘Voluntary positive agenda’.

[^E0012]: See footnote 10.

[^E0013]: See footnote 10.

[^E0014]: In line with the provisions of the sustainability proofing guidance

[^E0015]: In case of framework operation, if available at the moment of submission.

[^E0016]: As defined in the sustainability proofing guidance.

[^E0017]: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

[^E0026]: For the calculation of these indicators, the technical methodology developed for InvestEU key performance and monitoring indicators shall be used.

[^E0027]: Indication if the financing or investment operation contributes to the specific area (Yes, No or Not known) and if applicable, the amount expected to contribute to such area.