IFC Implementation Resources

• Stakeholder Engagement: A Good Practice Handbook for Companies Doing Business in Emerging Markets

• Doing Better Business through Effective Public Consultation and Disclosure

• Addressing Grievances from Project-Affected Communities: Guidance for Projects and Companies on Designing Grievance Mechanisms

• IFC 2008, Project-Induced In-Migration: Risk Assessment and Management Strategies, Washington DC: Environment and Social Division, CommDev.

• Projects and People: A Handbook for Addressing Project-Induced In-Migration (2009) [PDF]

  • The business case for addressing project-induced in-migration
  • The project-induced in-migration phenomenon
  • The assessment of the probability of project-induced in-migration and the risks that such in-migration poses to a project
  • Management approaches
  • Developing a management strategy and integrating it into the project
  • Additional information and document templates
  • Chad Cameroon Pipeline Project
  • Ongoing discussion about project induced in-migration

• Free Prior Informed Consultation

• Handbook on Doing Better Business through Effective Public Consultation

• Handbook on Stakeholder Engagement

• Good Practice Note on Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity

• Good Practice Note on Managing Retrenchment

• Workers' Accommodation: Processes and Standards

• Labor Toolkit: A Practical Screening and Due Diligence Tool for Project Review

• Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines | русский | 简体中文

• Handbook on Preparing a Resettlement Action Plan

• IFC Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (online tool) (alt link; short PDF intro)

• Cumulative Impact Assessment and Management : Guidance for the Private Sector in Emerging Markets | PDF

BRIEF: Community Engagement Strategies | PDF

• ESG RESOURCES FOR COMPANIES

Environmental and Social Training Courses

• Sustainability Training and E-Learning Program (STEP)
• E-Learning Course on Managing Environmental and Social Performance

Resources for Financial Institutions

• FIRST (Financial Institutions: Resources Solutions and Tools) for Sustainability](http://firstforsustainability.org/)

IFC Sustainability Webinar Series

The IFC Sustainability Webinar Series offers IFC expertise and thought leadership on sustainability issues. Recorded sessions and presentation are available on our website.

ESMS Implementation Handbook

The ESMS Implementation Handbook is for firms who wish to implement a management system in line with the requirements of IFC Performance Standard 1. The Handbook provides step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement a management system addressing common environmental, occupational health and safety (OHS), labor, and community risks and impacts that companies are likely to face.

ESMS Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide [Excel]: Download in English | Español | Français | Türkçe The ESMS Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide (excel versions) contain a questionnaire, maturity matrix and improvement tips to help a company measure the maturity of its management system and develop a plan for improvement.

ESMS Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide [PDF]: English | Français | Español | Português | Türkçe | русский | 简体中文 | عربي The ESMS Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide contains a questionnaire and improvement tips to help assess your ESMS and develop an improvement plan.

ESMS Toolkit - General [PDF]: English | Français | Español | Português | Türkçe | русский | 简体中文 | عربي The ESMS Toolkit - General provides tools — checklists, templates, and forms — to help you implement your ESMS improvement plan.

• Series - International Finance Corporation (IFC) chronological and subject files