Under the IFC Sustainability Framework, the Performance Standards provide guidance on how to identify, avoid, mitigate, and manage environmental and social risks and impacts.
References
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International Finance Corporation. 2012. IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - Effective January 1, 2012. Washington D.C.: International Finance Corporation. Available online at: www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/ifc+sustainability/publications/publications_handbook_pps [Last Accessed: 30 October 2013]
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Standardsmap.org. "IFC Performance Standards Environmental and Social Sustainability." Standardsmap.org. Accessed online at: http://search.standardsmap.org/assets/media/IFCPerformanceStandardsonEnvironmentalSocialSustainability/English/AtAGlance_EN.pdf. [Last Accessed: 30 October 2013]