A practicioner's guide to undertaking social impact assessment at the project level for IFC-financed projects. This Good Practice Note has been written by IFC social development specialists based on years of private sector experience across industry sectors and regions. It covers issues from scoping and baseline data collection to impact analysis, mitigation and monitoring of social impacts. Social assessment is presented as both an integral part of IFC's environmental assessment process and as a tool for identifying value-adding opportunities that go beyond traditional mitigation measures to promote sustainable development on a broader scale.
