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                          ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS 
              
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              reviewed without notice to reflect changes to the EIB’s internal rules and processes in accordance with 
                                   decisions with the EIB’s governing bodies. 
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
             Environment, Climate and Social Office 
             Projects Directorate 
              
             Version 10.0 of 08/10/2018 
                                     
             European Investment Bank                               Environmental and Social Standards 
              
              
              
             TABLE OF CONTENT 
             GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................. 1 
             LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................... 4 
             1. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL 
             IMPACTS AND RISKS .............................................................................................. 6 
             2. POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT ............................................... 18 
             3. EIB STANDARDS ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS ............................ 24 
             4. EIB CLIMATE-RELATED STANDARDS ............................................................ 35 
             5. CULTURAL HERITAGE ..................................................................................... 37 
             6. INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ..................................................................... 42 
             7. RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF VULNERABLE GROUPS ................................. 53 
             8. LABOUR STANDARDS ...................................................................................... 60 
             9.  OCCUPATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY ............ 67 
             10. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ..................................................................... 75