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IFC Sustainability
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This issue highlights how IFC works with the private sector to promote inclusive economic development in the region, where more than 35 percent of the world's poor live.
IFC and the World Bank signed a new $5 million agreement with the Government of Switzerland, to help develop public and private tools and methodologies that can change how governments and businesses account for, manage, and invest in nature.
An IFC advisory services team is helping Russian power supplier CJSC Nord Hydro build as many as five small hydropower plants, boosting the country’s green energy supply and significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
March 11, 2013. IFC’s Chindex project won this year's IFC CEO Gender Award for promoting women’s employment opportunities in China’s healthcare sector.
IFC's Lighting Africa program collaborated with a popular Kenyan soap opera to showcase how rural off-grid communities in Kenya could switch from kerosene to solar portable lamps.
PRACTICE AREAS
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Environment, Social, and Trade Standards
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Corporate Governance
Clean Energy & Resource Efficiency
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Clean Energy
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Resource Efficiency
Supply Chains & Community Investment
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Farmer and SME Training
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Strategic Community Investment
IFC Advisory Services in Sustainable Business
What we do in a nutshell
We work with more than 200 clients to promote sound environmental, social, governance, and industry standards; catalyze investment in clean energy and resource efficiency; support sustainable supply chains and community investment. We work in several sectors including agribusiness and forestry; manufacturing and services; infrastructure; oil, gas, and mining; and financial markets.
- View our Fact Sheet [PDF] for more information »
- We implement this work in partnership with a number of donors »
- Read our report to the IFC Board of Directors [PDF] »
Project examples
- View examples of IFC's role and impact in Sustainable Business, covering different regions and sectors »
What our clients are saying about our work
- Read testimonials and quotes from IFC clients about the impact of our work »
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