Guidance Notes to Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - 2012 Edition

Guidance Notes to Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - 2012 Edition

273 pages | © January 2012 IFC (last updated June 14, 2021) | Complementary

IFC has prepared a set of Guidance Notes, corresponding to the Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability. These Guidance Notes offer helpful guidance on the requirements contained in the Performance Standards, including reference materials, and on good sustainability practices to improve project performance. These Guidance Notes are not intended to establish policy by themselves; instead, they explain the requirements in the Performance Standards.

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 Supplemental information:

• IFC's Sustainability Framework - 2012 Edition
• Performance Standards and Guidance Notes - 2012 Edition
• Guidance Notes to Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2006) - Provide guidance in meeting the 2006 Performance Standards.
• Guidance Notes (April 2006) - Provided as reference material only; replaced the December 1998 versions.
• Guidance Notes (December 1998) - Provided as reference material only; companion documents for the December 1998 Environmental and Social Review Procedure.