To guide clients and World Bank staff in their use of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), the World Bank is developing resources, including Good Practice Notes, Templates and Checklists. They are not World Bank policy and their use is not mandatory.
Guidance Notes for Borrowers:
- ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS4: Community Health and Safety (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS8: Cultural Heritage (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS9: Financial Intermediaries (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Acronyms, abbreviations and glossary (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) in Human Development Operations (English, Arabic, French, Spanish)
- Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment in IPF involving Major Civil Works
(English, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish) - Animal Health and Related Risks (English)
- Assessing and Managing the Risks and Impacts of the Use of Security Personnel (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Assessing and Managing the Risks of Adverse Impacts on Communities from Project-Related Labor Influx
(English) - Dam Safety (English)
- Gender (English)
- Non-Discrimination and Disability (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Non-Discrimination: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) (English)
- Road Safety (English)
- Third Party Monitoring (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Water Use (English)
Templates and Checklists:
- Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) Template (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Template for Low to Moderate Risk Projects (English, French, Spanish)
- Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Template Annexes accompanying the ESMF Template for Low to Moderate Risk Projects (English, French, Spanish)
- Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Tip Sheet accompanying the ESMF Template for Low to Moderate Risk Projects (English, French, Spanish)
- Grievance Mechanism Checklist
(English, French, Spanish) - Labor Management Procedures Template
(English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) - Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) Template for Low or Moderate Risk Projects (English, French, Spanish)
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template (SEP) for High and Substantial Risk Projects
PDF: English, French, Spanish
Word Document (download): English, French, Spanish - Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) Template for Moderate Risk Projects (English, French, Spanish)
- Tip Sheet on How to Prepare SEPs According to Risk Levels (English, French, Spanish)
- Tip Sheet on Conducting Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement throughout the Project Cycle
(English, French, Spanish)
Additional Resources: