Safeguard supervision, compliance audits and management systems for projects financed by the World Bank, ADB, KfW and IFC, from construction sites to lender due diligence.
Large infrastructure projects are judged on how well their environmental and social commitments are kept during construction. Our safeguard specialists bring more than twenty years of site experience on highways, hydropower, transmission and water projects, working for government project directorates and international lenders in Nepal, India, Iraq and Mauritania.
Services
- Safeguard supervision during construction, including contractors’ site-specific environmental plans
- Compliance audits and corrective action plans
- Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) aligned with IFC Performance Standards
- Lender and bank due diligence, including review of approved IEE and EIA reports
- Occupational health and safety (OHS/EHS) monitoring, hazard identification and training
- Forest clearance, tree enumeration and biodiversity management
- Grievance redress, and prevention of gender-based violence and trafficking in persons
Frameworks
- World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS)
- ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009)
- KfW guidelines and IFC Performance Standards
- Nepal’s environmental assessment and forest clearance requirements
Projects using this service
2023
Environmental Safeguards, SASEC Highway Improvement Project
Safeguard compliance monitoring and environmental audits for strategic national highway corridors financed by the Asian Developmen...
2021
Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan, Tanahu Hydropower (140 MW)
A construction-phase environmental management plan for the 140 MW storage hydropower dam on the Seti River, including muck disposa...
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