Safeguard Policy Safeguard Operations Public Sourcebook Statement Requirements Manual: Internal Communications Materials ADB (2009) Safeguard Policy (2011) Review Procedures Environmental Performance Environmental Public Guidance for EBRD (2014); and Social Policy Requirements and Social Information Clients in force as of Procedures Policy (2014: in 7 November (pending update) force as of 7 2014) November 2014) Statement of Environmental Environmental Transparency Sourcebook on Environmental and Social and Social Policy (2011) Environmental and Social Handbook (2013) Practices and Law; Guidance EIB (2013) Principles and Procedures Notes (Work in Standards (2013) Progress) (2009) Sustainability Performance Environmental Access to Guidance Notes; Policy Standards and Social Information Environmental, Review Policy (2012) Health and Safety Procedures Guidelines; IFC (2012) Interpretation Notes; Good Practice Materials None. Operational and other Access to Tools and Partially Policies safeguard Information Guidelines IDB (2006) included in policies Policy (2010) None Operational Bank Procedures Access to Environmental, Policies Information Health and Safety World Bank Policy (2010) Guidelines; (IBRD/IDA) Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook With respect to their respective architectures, since 2006, starting with IFC, the MDBs have organized their environmental and social policies into a safeguard policy framework, with an umbrella policy on environmental and social sustainability. While OP 4.01 does act as an umbrella policy, the World Bank continues to lack such an over-arching Framework" “Safeguard to stratify and integrate its separate Operational Policies pertaining to environmental and social impacts and risks and to help differentiate the accountability of its OPs from other Bank policy statements. The respective architecture of each MDB’s safeguard system is presented in graphic format in Annex 1 of this report.
ADB (2009) Safeguard Policy Statement Safeguard Requirements Operations Manual: Internal Safeguard Review Procedures Public Communications Policy (2011) Sourcebook Materials EBRD (2014); in force as of 7 November 2014) Environmental and Social Policy Performance Requirements Environmental and Social Procedures (pending update) Public Information Policy (2014: in force as of 7 November 2014) Guidance for Clients EIB (2013) Statement of Environmental and Social Principles and Standards (2009) Environmental and Social Handbook (2013) Environmental and Social Practices and Procedures (2013) Transparency Policy (2011) Sourcebook on Environmental Law; Guidance Notes (Work in Progress) IFC (2012) Sustainability Policy Performance Standards Environmental and Social Review Procedures Access to Information Policy (2012) Guidance Notes; Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines; Interpretation Notes; Good Practice Materials IDB (2006) None. Partially included in Operational Policies and other safeguard policies Access to Information Policy (2010) Tools and Guidelines World Bank (IBRD/IDA) None Operational Policies Bank Procedures Access to Information Policy (2010) Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines; Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook With respect to their respective architectures, since 2006, starting with IFC, the MDBs have organized their environmental and social policies into a safeguard policy framework, with an umbrella policy on environmental and social sustainability. While OP 4.01 does act as an umbrella policy, the World Bank continues to lack such an over-arching “Safeguard Framework" to stratify and integrate its separate Operational Policies pertaining to environmental and social impacts and risks and to help differentiate the accountability of its OPs from other Bank policy statements. The respective architecture of each MDB’s safeguard system is presented in graphic format in Annex 1 of this report.