# How do we show a lender that green loan money was spent only on the green project?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/green-loan-show-money-spent-on-project

Keep the loan money traceable: a separate account or ledger code, vendor invoices that match the approved project, payment records and commissioning reports. Report spending against the project budget when the lender asks. Mixing funds with general expenses is the most common problem.

## Records to keep

- Loan sanction letter with the approved project.
- Vendor quotes, purchase orders and invoices.
- Bank statements showing payments to vendors.
- Installation and commissioning reports.

## Simple control

Use one ledger code for the project, so every rupee spent can be listed in minutes.

## If plans change

Tell the lender before you spend on anything outside the approved list.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible turns your bills into a dated, traceable emission record, the baseline a lender reads before it looks at a green project. Lenders decide; finance is never guaranteed.

- [Green loan reporting after disbursement](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-loan-reporting-after-disbursement)
- [Green Loan Principles](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-loan-principles-explained)

Sources: [Loan Market Association, Green Loan Principles](https://www.lma.eu.com), [Reserve Bank of India](https://www.rbi.org.in)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.