Highlights

Addressing Grievances From Project-Affected Communities provides guidance on basic principles and general process steps that organizations from any sector and of any size should take into account when dealing with concerns and complaints from affected communities. This publication is intended to benefit practitioners working on community and social development issues in a developing country context. Read more and download the publication »



Workers' Accommodation: Processes and Standards, 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. This publication aims to provide practical guidance to IFC and EBRD specialists, consultants and clients on appropriate policies and standards relating to workers' accommodation. Read more and download the publication »



In Sustainable Investment in India 2009, TERI-Europe estimates that the total stock of investment in Indian equities where the strategy includes a strong focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations is small and almost entirely composed of investment by foreign institutional investors. However, there are also some signs of positive change, including improvements in sustainability reporting and growing interest in ESG issues among foreign institutional investors. Read more and download the publication »



Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets: Unscathed by the Financial Crisis surveys the attitudes of corporate executives and investment professionals. It provides a unique "before and after" snapshot of mainstream investor opinion on sustainability issues in emerging market equity investment, comparing pre-crisis (2007) to mid-crisis (2009). Read more and download the publication »




Emerging Risk: Impacts of Key Environmental Trends in Emerging Asia (June 2009)
A new series of reports from IFC and World Resources Institute (WRI) shines a spotlight on environmental risks and opportunities that will impact the financial performance of companies in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam and sounds the alarm that these risk and opportunities are overlooked by investors and companies in the region. Emerging Risk lays the groundwork for analysts to understand environmental issues as financially material, and for companies to see the financial benefits of reducing their environmental impact. Read more and download the publication...



Undisclosed Risk: Corporate Environmental and Social Reporting in Emerging Asia (June 2009)
A new series of reports from IFC and World Resources Institute (WRI) shines a spotlight on environmental risks and opportunities that will impact the financial performance of companies in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam and sounds the alarm that these risk and opportunities are overlooked by investors and companies in the region. Undisclosed Risk focuses on corporate transparency on environmental risks, and lays the groundwork for understanding environmental disclosure and reporting in emerging markets through an investor lens. Read more and download the publication...



Sustainable Investment Rising in Emerging Markets [PDF] (March 2009)
IFC and Mercer have produced the first rating on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) practices of fund managers in China, India, South Korea and Brazil and identified best-practice ESG examples to pre-empt potential risks and enhance returns.

"Gaining Ground — Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes" was sponsored by IFC in partnership with the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy and New Zealand.

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IFC/GRI Partner to Improve Reporting of Gender Issues (February 2009)
This joint twelve month research and consultation project aims to help companies see the business value of gender inclusion. This global initiative seeks to help enterprises tap emerging best practices in sustainability reporting, achieve bottom-line benefits, and create new opportunities for women in the private sector by better understanding and managing gender perspectives in their businesses.

Visit the Gender and Sustainability Reporting website »

Learn more about IFC's Gender Program »



Lighting Africa Progress Report 2007-2008 [PDF] (February 2009)
The Lighting Africa progress report 2007-2008 offers a review of the program's accomplishments in the last year, from the Ghana conference to the five country market research.
Download the report [PDF] | Visit the Lighting Africa website



Outcomes of the Who Cares Wins Initiative [PDF] (January 2009)
On January 28, 2009, IFC released the final report of the Who Cares Wins initiative. The Who Cares Wins 2008 report details the progress that has been made to increase the volume of capital that uses environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis as a key part of investment decisions. It also provides recommendations to scale up ESG integration for widespread implementation to occur throughout the financial industry. Download the report [PDF] »