ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 5, 2024 -/The revised Built-in Safeguards System (ISS) of the African Growth Financial institution Group, accepted by the Board of Administrators on April 12, 2023, entered into power on Could 31, 2024 .
The revised coverage, which replaces the model accepted in 2013, gives a coherent framework to make sure that all operations supported by the African Growth Financial institution prioritize environmental and social sustainability whereas selling inclusive development throughout Africa. It additionally clarifies the roles and duties of the Financial institution in addition to its accountability to debtors and its purchasers.
Updates to the Built-in Safeguards System align the Financial institution extra intently with different multilateral improvement banks on neighborhood well being and security, gender-based violence, and stakeholder engagement in high-risk operations .
Different enhancements embody strengthening provisions on environmental and social necessities for worth chains. The procedures for financing resettlement as a part of the general mission prices and the eligibility of debtors for monetary help from the Financial institution have additionally been clarified.
Financial institution Group Senior Vice President, Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, explains: “The Built-in Safeguards System displays the Financial institution’s unwavering dedication to accountable improvement by way of the considered and sustainable use of valuable pure capital. of the continent and the safety of the rights and well-being of communities. By integrating the necessities of the Built-in Safeguard System into all operations supported by the Financial institution, we not solely mitigate dangers, however we additionally strengthen the long-term sustainability and optimistic impression of operations supported by the Financial institution. »
The method of making ready the revised Built-in Safeguards System started in early 2019. It resulted in an impartial evaluation train and broad session with inner and exterior stakeholders within the Financial institution’s member nations within the area and with of its non-regional companions.
The revised Built-in Safeguarding System is predicated on the next three key pillars:
- Environmental sustainability:make sure that operations supported by the Financial institution reduce dangers and unfavorable environmental and social impacts.
- Social inclusion: foster real inclusive participation in decision-making processes and defend the rights of communities, together with the weak.
- Transparency and accountability: promote transparency in mission planning and implementation and maintain all stakeholders accountable to the very best requirements of integrity to make sure good environmental and social governance.
The revised Built-in Safeguards System is on the market on the Financial institution’s web site in 4 languages: English, Arabic, French and Portuguese.
The Environmental and Social Steering Notes for Debtors and Purchasers (SSI Steering Notes) related to the accepted Built-in Safeguards System are additionally out there on the Financial institution’s web site.
Distributed by African Media Company (AMA) for the African Growth Financial institution.
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2024-06-05 17:49:52
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