The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the World Bank's private sector lending division. Following the Bank's recent revision of its information disclosure policy, the IFC invited comments from interested stakeholders on its review of its Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and its Information Disclosure Policy. The IFC is an extremely influential institution, as its Performance Standards have been adopted by a large and growing number of private banks through the Equator Principles as a 'financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social & environmental risk in project financing'.

Read the submission by IDASA's Economic Governance Programme and a host of other important submissions, many from African civil society organisations.

• Submission to the International Finance Corporation on the review of its Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainbility, and Disclosure Policy
• Review and Update of the Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and Policy on Disclosure of Information Consultations' report
• Review of IFC Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: BIC Concerns and Policy Recommendations
• Review of IFC Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)
• Submission by Civil Society Organizations to the International Finance Corporation: Commenting on The Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy
• Letter on the Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy review
• The Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy review Response to Civil Society Organisations (CSO) letter
• IFC Draft Disclosure Policy: Minuses and Pluses
• IFC Rewrite of Disclosure Policy Criticized
• Social and Environmental Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: Key Changes
• IFC Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and Policy on Disclosure of Information: Review and Update - "Progress Report on Phase I of Consultation"
• Policy and Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: Consultation and Engagement Process
• Policy and Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: Update and Review Process Timeline
• Policy and Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy: Report on the First Three Years of Application
• Civil society organizations demand reform of World Bank Group lending to private corporations
• Mark up of Draft Policy on Disclosure of Information
• Review and update of the IFC sustainability framework: overview of key issues