Highlights

Industry and Union Leaders Support IFC/ILO Program to Improve Labor Standards
The IFC/ILO “Better Work” program reached a milestone when international union and industry leaders expressed their unanimous support during meetings held recently in New York and Geneva, agreed to increase both collaboration and efforts to reach out to their national-level union members. Read more...


IFC Partners with the Global Reporting Initiative to Promote Sustainability Reporting in Emerging Markets
In September 2008, IFC announced a joint project with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to help companies in emerging markets improve relationships with stakeholders and attract investors by better measuring, managing, and reporting their contribution to socially and environmentally sustainable development. Read more...


IFC Teams Up with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to Improve Labor Standards and Competitiveness in Global Supply Chains
IFC and ILO formed an innovative partnership in February 2007. Recently launched in the apparel industry in Vietnam, this voluntary, industry-based initiative seeks to strengthen relationships between international buyers, local enterprises, governments and worker organizations to improve working conditions and competitiveness. Read more...


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...


Good Practice Note on Animal Welfare in Livestock Operations
The Good Practice Note on Animal Welfare in Livestock Operations aims to increase awareness among existing and potential IFC clients in emerging markets on how certain well-established animal welfare principles and practices can improve their business performance and help them gain competitive advantage. Read more...


Animal Welfare Quick Note Launched
"Creating Business Opportunity through Improved Animal Welfare", developed with funding from IFC's Agribusiness Department and the Social Responsibility Program, and with support from the Knowledge and Innovation Unit in the Environment & Social Development Department, demonstrates how IFC actively promotes good principles of animal welfare in investments in livestock operations in emerging markets as a way for our clients to improve quality and productivity. Read more...


'How To...?' Series for Tourism Companies Launched
The 'How To…?' Series for Tourism companies, supported by IFC's Corporate Citizenship Facility, are a new series of booklets launched to help tourism companies in South Africa create linkages with the local economy, with a view to support pro poor tourism initiatives. Read more...


IFC client leads the way on sustainability reporting in the Philippines
Manila Water Company, with sustainability reporting guidance and advice from IFC, has published the first sustainability report produced by a domestic firm in the Philippines, plowing the way for a successful IPO and numerous awards from business associations in the Philippines. Read more...