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Investments of development finance institutions: socio-environmental impacts and respect for rights
… Investments of development finance institutions: socio-environmental impacts and respect for rights CONSIDERING that … at major infrastructure and energy projects with a high environmental and social impact on local communities, which … and HIGHLIGHTING the fact that IUCN has developed an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), with a …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… sector 19 4.2 Commercial and retail banking 19 4.2.1 Environmental risk management by commercial banks 19 4.2.2 … banking sector? 21 4.3 Asset management 27 4.3.1 Environmental risk assessment by asset managers 27 4.3.2 How … the company clearly states in their Environmental Risk standard (published in June 2003) what types of …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… reduce poverty and enhance environmental … also be outweighed by adverse social and environmental impacts. For example, some large‐scale … livelihoods and marginalize smallholders or lead to environmental degradation and water scarcity, thereby …
Articles related to the implementation and institutional arrangements of the Minamata Convention
… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … economies in transitions (Article 13) comprises the Global Environmental Facility Trust Fund, and a specific … hosted by UNEP. The Minamata Convention also includes standard operational articles (Articles 25 to 35) regarding: …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… on the UN Environment Training Manual on International Environmental Law. It has been developed in collaboration … be agreed upon.” Around the same time, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological … Kyoto Protocol. The Convention also contains relatively standard international dispute settlement provisions under …