The Social Responsibility Program (formerly the Corporate Citizenship Facility) is part of IFC's response to the increased demand for guidance and support from our client companies and private sectors at large in mainstreaming corporate social responsibility. The program builds on IFC's success by identifying and implementing opportunities to move beyond compliance with IFC's environmental and social performance standards. Read more...

Recent Highlights

IFC Leads Development of Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management
Human rights have traditionally been the sole responsibility of government, but increasingly businesses are expected to play a key role in upholding human rights and to carry out their operations in a socially responsible manner. Read more...



Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Emerging Markets
Recognizing a growing need for support in this area among client companies and the wider private sector, IFC works through its Social Responsibility practice area to make advice and tools available to help emerging market firms incorporate CSR into strategic business planning and communications processes. For additional information, please download our brochure. (PDF, 637kb)