To guide our clients in implementation of our requirements, we have a host of resources available including guidance and good practice notes, compliance documents and e-manuals. Those that are relevant for specific PRs are identified below.
| PR1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts | The PR1 guidance note on the assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR1 |
Guidance note - Performance Requirements 1: Assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts |
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PR2: Labour and working conditions |
We have produced a range of supporting guidance documents designed to help clients manage specific labour issues. The PR2 guidance note on labour and working conditions provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR2. |
Human resources policies and employee documentation Children, young people and work Guidance note – Performance Requirement 2: Labour and working conditions Managing Risks Associated with Modern Slavery |
| PR 4: Health, Safety and Security |
The PR4 guidance note on health, safety and security provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR4
Guidance note:
Briefing notes BN01-BN05: |
Guidance note – Performance Requirement 4: Health, safety and security
Safe working in confined spaces: English | Russian
Briefing note BN02: Safe excavations
Briefing note BN03: Working safely around asbestos pipes
Briefing note BN04: Safe working with mobile plant
Briefing note BN05: Setting up a safe site |
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PR 5: Land Acquisition, Involuntary Resettlement and Economic Displacement |
Resettlement Guidance and Good Practice: this document has been designed to provide advice on interpreting and implementing PR 5. We share our relevant experiences and provide practical information to help you determine your approach to addressing physical and/or economic displacement for your specific project. |
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PR 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living |
The PR6 guidance note on biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of living natural resources provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR6 |
PR 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living |
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Biodiversity Good Practice Documents: These two documents have been developed by the Multilateral Financing Institutions’ Biodiversity Working Group to assist our clients, project developers and their consultants responsible for preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments. Whilst not specific to PR 6, the documents summarise good international practices related to the design and implementation of baseline studies that support biodiversity inclusive impact assessment and management planning. |
Good Practices for the Collection of Biodiversity Baseline Data
Good Practices for Biodiversity |
| PR7: Indigenous Peoples | The PR7 guidance note on indigenous peoples provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR7 | Guidance note - Performance Requirements 7: Indigenous peoples |
| PR8: Cultural Heritage |
The PR8 guidance note on cultural heritage provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR8 |
Guidance note - Performance Requirements 8: Cultural heritage |
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PR9: Financial intermediaries |
The PR9 guidance note on financial intermediaries provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR9. The Environmental and Social Risk Management Manual (E-manual) for Financial Intermediaries (FIs) provides step by step guidance for the appraisal of environment and social-related risks, and the identification of environmental opportunities in transactions. It also contains an education section on how and why financial intermediaries should carry out environmental and social investigations, and includes supporting reference materials to help assess the environmental and social aspects of a transaction.
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Guidance note – Performance Requirement 9: Financial intermediaries The Environmental and Social Risk Management Manual (E- manual) for Financial Intermediaries (FIs) |
| PR10: Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Engagement |
The PR10 guidance note on information disclosure and stakeholder engagement provides guidance on interpreting and implementing PR10.
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Guidance note – Performance Requirement 10: Information disclosure and stakeholder engagement |
EU Requirements
The EBRD is committed to promoting European Union environmental requirements. We are also signatories of the European Principles for the Environment.
Together with the Council of Europe Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank we have developed the Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law in order to help our clients implement EU environmental requirements at the project level.
Other guides and resources to help clients implement our environmental and social performance requirements
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Environmental |
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Assessment of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions We collect and report data on the greenhouse gas emissions impact of our direct investments. In accordance with our environmental and social policy, clients with projects whose emissions are expected to exceed 100 kt CO2e per annum must provide us with the data needed for this GHG assessment. |
Guidance on EBRD’s methodology for assessing greenhouse emissions |
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Hydropower This guidance note aims at providing an overview of the key environmental and social risks that should be considered during the preparation, implementation and monitoring of hydropower projects. The target audience includes those involved in hydropower projects subject to the EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP, 2014). This particularly includes EBRD clients, staff and consultants working on hydropower projects directly or indirectly financed by the EBRD.
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Environmental and Social Guidance Note for Hydropower Projects |
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Small hydropower This note provides detailed guidance on the management of environmental and social risks specific to small hydropower plant (sHPP) projects. The detailed environmental and social good practice note for sHPPs supplements the environmental and social guidance note for hydropower projects that was issued by the EBRD in 2016, but does not replace it: both documents should be referred to for sHPP projects, across their pre-construction, construction, post-construction and operational phases. |
Environmental and social guidance note for small hydropower projects
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| Modern Slavery This Good Practice Note provides guidance for companies and investors on identifying, mitigating and remedying forced labour risks |
Managing Risks Associated with Modern Slavery: A Good Practice Note for the Private Sector |
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| Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) This guidance aims to help companies and investors identify and address GBVH risks in their projects and operations. Three short sector briefs provide further details about sector specific risks and benefits as well as practical examples of what companies and investors can do to prevent GBVH. |
Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment: Emerging Good Practice for the Private Sector
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GBVH guidance for municipalities in Türkiye GBVH guidance for private sector clients in Türkiye |
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Family-friendly working This document gives guidance on good practice for family-friendly working and work-life balance. |
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Compliance |
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Grievance Mechanisms In any organisation it is important to address complaints effectively and in a timely manner so as to ensure good relationships with all stakeholders. This document provides guidance for best practice in developing and implementing grievance mechanisms. |
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Information Disclosure This guidance note is for operators of public services and regards requirements under the UNECE Aarhus Convention on information disclosure that may affect them, and to clarify what this would mean in practice. |
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