THE WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL 
                          FRAMEWORK (ESF) 
                       IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE  
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                             September 2020 
          
            
                                   Abbreviations and Acronyms 
                       
                      AF         Additional Finance 
                      CESSO      Chief Environmental and Social Standards Officer 
                      CODE       Committee on Development Effectiveness 
                      CSO        Civil society organization 
                      EHSG       Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines 
                      E&S        Environmental and Social 
                      ESS        Environmental and Social Standards 
                      ESA        Environmental and Social Assessment 
                      ESCP       Environmental and Social Commitment Plan 
                      ESF        Environmental and Social Framework 
                      ESF ISU    Environmental and Social Framework Implementation Support 
                                 Unit 
                      ESMS       Environmental and Social Management System 
                      ESP        Environmental and Social Policy 
                      ESRS       Environmental and Social Review Summary 
                      ESS        Environmental and Social Standard 
                      FI         Financial intermediary 
                      FPIC       Free, Prior and Informed Consent  
                      GBV        Gender-based violence 
                      GHG        Greenhouse gas 
                      GIA        Group Internal Audit 
                      GIIP       Good International Industry Practice 
                      GP         Global Practice 
                      GPN        ESF Good Practice Note 
                      GRS        Grievance Redress Service 
                      IEG        Independent Evaluation Group 
                      IFC        International Finance Corporation 
                      IPF        Investment Project Financing 
                      IPN        Inspection Panel 
                      LEG        Legal Vice Presidency 
                      LEGEN      Environment and International Law Unit, LEG 
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                       MDB         Multilateral development bank 
                       MDTF        Multi-Donor Trust Fund 
                       OHS         Occupational Health and Safety 
                       OPCS        Operations Policy and Country Services 
                       PID         Project Information Document 
                       PM          Practice Manager 
                       RSA         Regional Environmental and Social Standards Advisor 
                       SEA/SH      Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment 
                       SD          Sustainable Development Vice Presidency 
                       SDGs        Sustainable Development Goals 
                       SEP         Stakeholder Engagement Plan 
                       SORT        Systematic Operations Risk-Rating Tool 
                       OESRC       Operations Environmental and Social Review Committee 
                       WBG         World Bank Group 
                                    
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                                THE WORLD BANK’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK (ESF) 
                                                                         IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE 
                                                                                         CONTENTS 
                       Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 1 
                       I.          Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 
                       II.         Implementation Activities ................................................................................................... 6 
                           A.      Data on ESF usage .............................................................................................................. 6 
                           B.      Enhancing World Bank staff skills and capacity ................................................................ 8 
                           C.      Updating Bank systems..................................................................................................... 10 
                           D.      Revising Bank processes................................................................................................... 10 
                           E.      Organizational structure and OESRC ............................................................................... 12 
                           F.      Borrower Capacity ............................................................................................................ 15 
                       III.        Strategic Partnerships........................................................................................................ 16 
                           A.      Coordination with other IFIs ............................................................................................. 16 
                           B.      CSOs ................................................................................................................................. 16 
                       IV.         Experience to Date ............................................................................................................ 17 
                       V.          Looking Forward .............................................................................................................. 23 
                       VI.         Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 27 
                           A.      Progress and Prospects on ESF objectives........................................................................ 27 
                           B.      Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................... 28 
                           C.      Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 28 
                       ANNEX 1: Data on ESF Implementation ..................................................................................... 29 
                        
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