Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability

Publisher(s)
International Finance Corporation
Topics
  Benefit-sharing, Conflict resolution, Consultation & FPIC, Contracts, Due diligence, E&S impact assessment, Grievances & redress, Legal advice, Resettlement & compensation, Responsible supply chains, Transparency & anti-corruption
Audience
  Buyers, Legal advisors, Lenders & investors, Operators, Service providers
General Principles

Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability

  Jan 01th, 2012

The Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability describes IFC’s commitments, roles, and responsibilities related to environmental and social sustainability. The Performance Standards are directed towards clients, providing guidance on how to identify risks and impacts, and are designed to help avoid, mitigate, and manage risks and impacts as a way of doing business in a sustainable way, including stakeholder engagement and disclosure obligations of the client in relation to project-level activities.