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Lessons of Experience No. 3 - Peru LNG: A Focus on Continuous Improvement
40 pages | © March 2013 IFC | Complimentary
This publication highlights the lessons of experience from the IFC-PERU Liquefied Natural Gas (PLNG) project. A focus on continuous improvement and adaptive management throughout the project, and an emphasis on stakeholder engagement and participatory monitoring are among lessons that are useful across sectors.
Publish Date: 4/24/13
Publish Date: 4/24/13
IFC's Sustainability Framework: From Policy Update to Implementation
40 pages | © December 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This publication summarizes key aspects of IFC's updated Sustainability Framework (2012), and highlights environmental and social issues of current and emerging importance for business, including climate change, business and human rights, supply chain management, gender issues, stakeholder engagement, Indigenous Peoples, and biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Publish Date: 12/21/12
Publish Date: 12/21/12
Performance Standards Objectives (flyer)
2 pages| © November 2012 IFC | Complimentary
Publish Date: 11/7/12
IFC Sustainability Framework - Effective January 1, 2012
84 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary
IFC's Sustainability Framework articulates the Corporation's strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC's approach to risk management. The Sustainability Framework comprises IFC's Policy and Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and IFC's Access to Information Policy.
Publish Date: 1/1/12
Publish Date: 1/1/12
IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - Effective January 1, 2012
72 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary
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.
Publish Date: 1/1/12
Publish Date: 1/1/12
Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management
Online Only | © June 2010 IFC, Global Compact, International Business Leaders Forum | Complimentary
Built on a three-year road-testing process, the Guide provides practical advice to companies on how to identify and assess the human rights risks and impacts of their business activities, integrate the results into their management system, and ultimately improve their performance.
Publish Date: 6/1/10
Publish Date: 6/1/10
183 pages | © June 2010 IFC and SAI | Complimentary
This handbook, developed by IFC in collaboration with SAI (Social Accountability International) for the implementation of IFC's Performance Standard 2, aims to provide an understanding of the management systems and internal staff capabilities required for improving the labor standards performance in a company and its supply chain.
Publish Date: 6/1/10
Publish Date: 6/1/10
Workers' Accommodation: Processes and Standards
38 pages | © September 2009 IFC and EBRD | Complimentary
This guidance note, developed jointly by IFC and the EBRD, looks at the provision of housing or accommodation for workers by employers and the issues that arise from the planning, construction and management of such facilities.
Publish Date: 9/1/09
Publish Date: 9/1/09
Stabilization Clauses and Human Rights
72 pages | © May 2009 IFC | Complimentary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether stabilization clauses, a widely used risk-management device in investment contracts, may affect a state's action to implement its international human rights obligations.
Publish Date: 5/27/09
Publish Date: 5/27/09
ILO Convention 169 and the Private Sector: Questions and Answers for IFC Clients
11 pages | © March 2007 IFC | Complimentary
This note seeks to address the main questions about the Convention's content, its legal scope, the risks non-compliance might pose for the private sector, and practical approaches that can be adopted to respond to the requirements of the Convention.
Publish Date: 3/1/07
Publish Date: 3/1/07
Good Practice Note: Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity
24 pages | © January 2006 IFC | Complimentary
This Note seeks to help IFC clients and the wider private sector increase their understanding of non-discrimination and equal opportunity in a number of key areas, including: recognition of the various types of discrimination, and how and where it can occur in the workplace; obligations under national law and other international provisions; practical approaches and options for addressing workplace discrimination; and the benefits derived from diversifying the workforce.
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Case Study Excerpt - Promoting Women's Employment in Mining
1 page | © January 2006 IFC | Complimentary
Sometimes companies can effectively pioneer change and challenge notions of workplace stereotypes. Programa Mujer, in Chile, is an innovative example of how to break with traditions that excludes women from mining operations.
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Case Study Excerpt - "Going Beyond": Women's Empowerment Program in Sri Lanka and India
1 page | © January 2006 IFC | Complimentary
The MAS Holdings and its subsidiary companies launched a women's empowerment program entitled Go Beyond and the MAS Go Beyond "Empowered Woman of the Year" competition. The company’s apparel and manufacturing plants were over 90% women; a majority of them from predominantly rural backgrounds with limited access to enhance their education and skill base.
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Publish Date: 1/1/06
Good Practice Note: Managing Retrenchment
28 pages | © August 2005 IFC | Complimentary
The aim of this Note is to provide guidance to IFC clients and the wider private sector operating in emerging markets on how best to plan and manage significant job losses.
Publish Date: 8/1/05
Publish Date: 8/1/05
Case Study Excerpt - Addressing Gender Impacts in Privatization of Kenya Railways
1 page | © August 2005 IFC | Complimentary
Selecting workers for retrenchment during workforce realignments can be a difficult task. Some selection criterion such as length of service or qualifications can still unfairly target particular groups, especially women in the workforce.
Publish Date: 8/1/05
Publish Date: 8/1/05
Good Practice Note: Addressing the Social Dimensions of Private Sector Projects
28 pages | © December 2003 IFC | Complimentary
This Good Practice Note provides guidance on how to identify and assess project-related social issues and also provides guidance on options for social "value added" and sustainable development opportunities that may arise in project development.
Publish Date: 12/1/03
Publish Date: 12/1/03
Good Practice Note: Addressing Child Labor in the Workplace and Supply Chain
20 pages | © June 2002 IFC | Complimentary
The Note seeks to provide companies who are interested in addressing the topic of child labor with a range of basic, good practice approaches that other businesses have successfully applied in addressing the issue of harmful child labor in their workplaces and those of their vendors and suppliers.
Publish Date: 6/1/02
Publish Date: 6/1/02
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88 pages | © May 2013 IFC | Complimentary
Produced by Vital Voices Global Partnership in cooperation with IFC and the MENA Businesswomen’s Network, this report surveyed 431 women business owners across 8 economies in the Middle East and North Africa to understand their needs, the critical obstacles they face in accessing finance, and identify real solutions to increase the economic contributions of women-owned SMEs.
Publish Date: 5/9/13
Greening Banks: Highlights of 2012 International Green Credit Forum
33 pages| © April 2013 IFC | Complimentary
The report captures the discussions among banking regulators and executives at the first International Green Credit Forum hosted by IFC and the China Banking Regulatory Commission in Beijing in May 2012. It also covers emerging market regulatory initiatives, China’s Green Credit Policy and international Equator Banks’ experiences.
Publish Date: 4/24/13
Lessons of Experience No. 3 - Peru LNG: A Focus on Continuous Improvement
40 pages | © March 2013 IFC | Complimentary
This publication highlights the lessons of experience from the IFC-PERU Liquefied Natural Gas (PLNG) project. A focus on continuous improvement and adaptive management throughout the project, and an emphasis on stakeholder engagement and participatory monitoring are among lessons that are useful across sectors.
Publish Date: 4/24/13
Publish Date: 4/24/13
Sustainability Reporting Handbook for Vietnamese Companies
50 pages | © February 2013 IFC | Complimentary
The Handbook on Sustainability Reporting - a guide for listed companies in Vietnam, was produced by IFC in collaboration with the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC), the Vietnamese stock exchanges, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).The publication helps companies understand, manage and disclose their environmental and social performance, and take first steps towards meeting their sustainable development goals.
Publish Date: 2/28/13
Existing and Potential Technologies for Carbon Emissions Reductions in the Indian Cement Industry
90 pages | © February 2013 IFC | Complimentary
The publication includes a set of technical papers developed under the Low Carbon Technology Roadmap for Indian Cement Industry project, which is implemented with support from IFC. The content of the report falls under five categories : co-processing of alternative fuels and raw materials, improved thermal and electrical efficiency, clinker substitution, waste heat recovery and newer technologies such as nanotechnology.
Publish Date: 2/28/13
IFC's Sustainability Framework: From Policy Update to Implementation
40 pages | © December 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This publication summarizes key aspects of IFC's updated Sustainability Framework (2012), and highlights environmental and social issues of current and emerging importance for business, including climate change, business and human rights, supply chain management, gender issues, stakeholder engagement, Indigenous Peoples, and biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Publish Date: 12/21/12
Publish Date: 12/21/12
IFC Advisory Services in Sustainable Business: 2012 Annual Review
140 pages | © November 2012 IFC | Complimentary
The 2012 Review of IFC's Advisory Services in Sustainable Business highlights the results of IFC's work to promote good corporate governance and strategic community investments; advance women entrepreneurs, small scale farms and firms; and engage the private sector in climate change solutions.
Publish Date: 11/19/12
Publish Date: 11/19/12
Performance Standards Objectives (flyer)
2 pages| © November 2012 IFC | Complimentary
Publish Date: 11/7/12
Who's Running the Company: A Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance
76 pages | © October 2012 IFC | Complimentary
Media guide aims at helping business journalists report on corporate governance and raise public awareness of the impact it has on businesses, shareholders, and the broader community of stakeholders.
Publish Date: 10/26/12
Publish Date: 10/26/12
Gobierno Corporativo en Latinoamerica 2010-2011 [PDF]
72 pages | © October 2011 IFC | Complimentary
En los últimos años, las buenas prácticas de gobierno corporativo han sido un tema de gran interés para varias compañías y organizaciones del mundo entero, y América Latina no ha sido la excepción.
Publish Date: 10/1/12
Publish Date: 10/1/12
Risk Taking: A Corporate Governance Perspective [PDF]
60 pages | © August 2012 IFC | Complimentary
As part of IFC's response to the financial crisis of 2008, IFC launched a risk governance program intended to enhance the capability of boards of directors in emerging markets for improved risk management oversight. This publication is a compendium of teaching materials prepared for these workshops conducted in 20 developing countries during 2010–2012.
Publish Date: 8/3/12
Publish Date: 8/3/12
The Business Case for Sustainability (brochure)
8 pages | © July 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This brochure pulls together a variety of references to make the business case for sustainability, using IFC client examples.
Publish Date: 7/25/12
Publish Date: 7/25/12
Fostering Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Special Economic Zones - The Case of Bangladesh
72 pages | © July 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This study examines the role export processing zones (EPZs) can play in Bangladesh to to promote women’s economic participation as a way to boost trade-zone competitiveness and generate sustainable jobs.
Publish Date: 7/16/12
Publish Date: 7/16/12
Fostering Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Special Economic Zones
240 pages | © July 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This global report examines the opportunity for special economic zones to promote women’s economic empowerment and boost zone and enterprise competitiveness in developing countries. The research covers Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines.
Publish Date: 7/16/12
Municipal Solid Waste Management: Opportunities for Russia - Summary of Key Findings
24 pages | © June 2012 IFC | Complimentary
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management system is one of the key components of a country’s overall environmental and resource efficiency framework. Inefficient MSW treatment in Russia today is causing negative environmental impact, and results in suboptimal use of raw materials and energy.
Publish Date: 6/28/12
Publish Date: 6/28/12
MoneyMoves: How Private Sector Finance Can Work for a Sustainable Future
64 pages | © June 2012 IFC | Complimentary
IFC invited 15 extraordinary business leaders in environmental and social sustainability to identify challenges in the "green" growth path. They share what they do to address them as well as what they think governments and regulators should do.
Publish Date: 6/22/12
64 pages | © May 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This is the first study to explore the reasons why banks in emerging markets are increasingly providing non-financial services to their SME clients and consists of an overview followed by case studies of three banks.
Publish Date: 6/1/12
Publish Date: 6/1/12
Telling Our Story: Climate Change - Private Sector Solutions
42 pages | © June 2012 IFC | Complimentary
Climate change is one of the biggest issues in development today. While public policy is key, the private sector must also play a leading role. IFC can help business not just meet the challenge but build opportunity by widening and deepening access to technologies and helping support good governance, policy reform, and innovation.
Publish Date: 6/1/12
Publish Date: 6/1/12
Corporate Governance in Swenglish [PDF]
40 pages | © June 2010 IFC | Complimentary
Adaptation of the Forum's Board Leadership training materials and Swedish CG cases, produced by the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance.
Publish Date: 6/1/12
Publish Date: 6/1/12
From Gap to Opportunity: Business Models for Scaling Up Energy Access
172 pages | © May 2012 IFC | Complimentary
This report breaks new ground by estimating that there is a $37 billion market opportunity for improved energy services at the base of the pyramid.
Publish Date: 5/24/12
Publish Date: 5/24/12
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