IFC's in-house expertise provides its clients with unique, one-stop access to a variety of skills and project specific advice across regions, industry sectors and specialized areas such as:
Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Technology | Environmental Guidelines for Industry Sectors | Water and Wastewater Management | Solid Waste Management | Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production | Hazardous Waste Management | Pest Management | Sustainable Energy
Socioeconomic, Workplace and Labor Issues | Community Development | Sustainable Livelihoods | Enhancing Local Economic Opportunities/Supply Chain Development | Sustainable Agriculture and Tourism | Child Labor and Forced Labor | Gender Issues | Employment and Retrenchment | Labor and Workplace Issues | HIV/AIDS | Occupational Health and Safety | Life and Fire Safety
Complex Project Issues | Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Compensation Issues | Indigenous People and Vulnerable Groups | Biodiversity and Natural Habitats | Forestry | Cultural Property | Dam Safety | International Waterways | Revenue Management and Distribution of Benefits
Consultation, Assessment and Management | Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement | Information Disclosure | Working with NGOs | Environmental Assessment | Social Impact Assessment | Cumulative Impact Assessment | Environmental Management Systems
IFC works to provide an integrated approach to business and risk mitigation, and to find insurance solutions that are country and project specific, by:
Assisting projects to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
Assisting projects to structure their insurance programs
Sharing global experience and market intelligence
Providing external insurance training (financial institutions/project development facilities/sponsors)
Promoting the development of local insurance markets;
