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Mar 14, 2012

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Mar 14, 2012

Corporate Governance Screening Tool for Banking Organizations

Corporate Governance Screening Tool for Banking Organizations

Mar 10, 2012

Integrated Reporting: Lessons from the South African Experience

Private Sector Opinion 25: This article offers historical background and practical guidance for company directors and executives.

Feb 25, 2012

Report on management options to reduce oil palm impact on biodiversity

ZSL conducted a survey of palm oil producers and HCV consultants to identify management interventions that are currently being recommended and adopted with the purpose of maintaining biodiversity, as well as to highlight areas where further guidance is most needed. Survey findings in the key areas of land ownership, habitat protection and enhancement, species-focused interventions, and stakeholder engagement are shared in this report.

Feb 23, 2012

China Utility-based Energy Efficiency Finance Program (CHUEE)

Description of Chuee program in China

Feb 13, 2012

Access to Finance Annual Review 2011

This report highlights IFC’s progress in Access to Finance advisory services. The report underscores our continued efforts to provide world-class advisory services that target both financial institutions and the broader financial infrastructure. We help increase the availability and affordability of financial services, focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises. In FY11, we left a strong advisory footprint, supporting 189 financial institutions in 55 countries (including 36 IDA countries). We help increase the availability and affordability of financial services, focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Feb 1, 2012

Survey Says ... Corporate Governance Matters to Investors in Emerging Market Companies

The Emerging Markets Investor Survey provides clear evidence that corporate governance plays an important role in the decisions of emerging market investors. Some are steering clear of firms in countries where governance remains problematic, or they are demanding higher returns from such investments.

Feb 1, 2012

Utility Scale Solar Power Plants: A Guide for Developers and Investors

This guidebook features best practices for development, construction, operation and financing of utility-scale solar power plants in India and can be used as a manual for developers and investors.

204 pages | © February 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 31, 2012

Doing business in Indonesia 2012

Doing business in Indonesia 2012

Jan 25, 2012

Doing Business in OHADA 2012

The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is a pan-African organization which aims to establish a uniform legal framework governing business activities in the economies covered by this report: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. The report focuses on national and local regulations that affect 10 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

 

The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is a pan-African organization which aims to establish a uniform legal framework governing business activities in the economies covered by this report.

118 Pages | | © 2012 World Bank Group |

Jan 1, 2012

The International Bill of Human Rights and IFC Sustainability Framework

This 2012 Sustainability Review and Study maps the revised and updated Sustainability Framework to the International Bill of Human Rights and summarizes how each human right is reflected in the revised Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards, and Access to Information Policy.

29 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and IFC Sustainability Framework

This 2012 Sustainability Review and Study provides an analysis of the convergences in IFC's approach to human rights using the IFC Sustainability Framework and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework.

15 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Access to Information Policy - 2012 Edition

IFC's Access to Information Policy articulates IFC's commitment to transparency. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Turkish.

17 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Financial Intermediaries

Provides guidance to Financial Intermediary (FI) clients on reporting to IFC and applying IFC's Sustainability Framework to FIs.

13 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Small and Medium Enterprises and Environmental and Social Risk Management

Presents IFC's range of investment products aimed at supporting the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

6 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC's Updated Sustainability Framework (flyer)

This fact sheet provides an overview of key changes to IFC's Updated Sustainability Framework, which became effective on January 1, 2012, including access to information, financial intermediaries, supply chains, climate change, business and human rights, gender, indigenous peoples and implementation.

2 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability - 2012 Edition

The Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability defines IFC's responsibility in supporting project performance in partnership with clients. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Turkish.

15 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

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

The Guidance Notes are companion documents to the Performance Standards providing guidance to clients (and IFC staff) in meeting the standards. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese.

273 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC Sustainability Framework - Effective January 1, 2012

IFC's Sustainability Framework articulates the Corporation's strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC's approach to risk management. The Sustainability Framework comprises IFC's Policy and Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and IFC's Access to Information Policy.

84 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - Effective January 1, 2012

The Performance Standards are directed towards clients, providing guidance on how to identify risks and impacts, and are designed to help avoid, mitigate, and manage risks and impacts as a way of doing business in a sustainable way. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish and Myanmar Language (Burmese).

72 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Environmental and Social Categorization

The Interpretation Note (IN) on Environmental and Social Categorization explains IFC's approach to environmental and social (E&S) categorization of proposed investments.

10 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 16, 2011

Renewable Energy Policy in Russia: Waking the Green Giant

Dec 16, 2011

Renewable Energy Policy in Russia: Waking the Green Giant (Russian)

Dec 15, 2011

Risk Management Balancing Act Report

The report presents the findings from the 2010 Risk Management and Nonperforming Loan Quick Survey and outlines global trends and benchmarks in risk management. It aims to help our client financial institutions to better understand the current state of their risk management capabilities and identify priority areas of improvement.

Dec 10, 2011

Corporate Social Responsibility - Private Self-Regulation is Not Enough

Private Sector Opinion 24: Michel Doucin begins his article with a fascinating historical analysis of the CSR concept. He identifies its pioneers, including those in emerging markets, and the different interpretations of CSR. He concludes by arguing for genuine international rules to shape a universal CSR framework. The challenge is to build a balance between collective private self-regulation and government regulations.