Environmental and Social Framework
Institutional Document | December 2024
This framework sets out how ADB and its borrowers and clients need to protect people and the environment from projects’ potential adverse impacts.
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It includes the bank’s environmental and social policy, a set of performance standards, requirements for different financing modalities and products, and a list of prohibited investment activities. The framework affirms that environmental and social sustainability is a cornerstone of inclusive and sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific.
Contents
- Part I: Vision
- Part II: Environmental and Social Policy
- Purpose
- Objective
- Scope of Applications
- ADB Responsibilities
- Part III: Borrower Requirements—Environmental and Social Standards 1–10
- ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
- ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions
- ESS3: Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention
- ESS4: Health, Safety, and Security
- ESS5: Land Acquisition and Land Use Restriction
- ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resources Management
- ESS7: Indigenous Peoples
- ESS8: Cultural Heritage
- ESS9: Climate Change
- ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure
- Part IV: Environmental and Social Requirements for Financing Modalities and Products
- Introduction
- Scope of Application
- Annex 1: Indicative Contents of an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
- Annex 2: Indicative Contents of an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)
- Part V: Prohibited Investment Activities List
Additional Details
Subjects
- ADB administration and governance
- Environment
- Social development and protection
Pages
- 186
Dimensions
- 8.5 x 11
Publication Stock No.
- SPR240632-2
ISBN
- 978-92-9277-189-8 (print)
- 978-92-9277-190-4 (PDF)
- 978-92-9277-191-1 (e-book)
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