World Bank Safeguard Policies
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The World Bank’s environmental and social safeguard policies are designed to prevent and mitigate undue harm to people and their environment in the development process.
They include policies in the areas of
- Environmental assessment
- Natural habitats
- Forests
- Pest management
- Cultural property
- Involuntary resettlement
- Indigenous peoples
- Safety of dams
- Disputed areas and
- International waterways.
See also
- Corporate governance
- Environmental concerns
- ESG
- IFC Corporate Governance Methodology
- IFC ESG Standards
- IFC Performance Standards
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International trade
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Private sector
- Social concerns
- World Bank
