Sustainable Procurement Strategies in Investment Project Financing: A Comprehensive Guide

OVERVIEW

This comprehensive set of resources targets Bank staff and borrowers engaged in Investment Project Financing IPF initiatives, ming to provide guidance on implementing sustnable procurement practices within these projects. It encompasses newly developed procurement-related documents, tools, templates, and trning materials that are sequenced according to the project lifecycle phases.

The suite is designed to align with the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework ESF, a set of mandatory guidelines focused on environmental and social risk management. The ESF identifies over fifty sustnability topics encompassing contractors, suppliers, consultants, child labor, forced labor, safety measures, pollution control, worker rights, among others.

These resources are crucial for operations teams and borrowers to mitigate risks associated with ES impacts as outlined in the Bank's ESF document and website. By integrating sustnable procurement practices into their processes, project stakeholders will help achieve not only societal but also economic and environmental benefits aligned with the Bank’s goals.

SUSTNABLE PROCUREMENT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

The package comprises four Procurement Guidance documents that m to illustrate how to integrate sustnability considerations into various stages of the IPF lifecycle:

1. Guide One: Introduction to Sustnable Public Procurement in Investment Projects

   This document introduces sustnable procurement methodologies within IPFs, emphasizing its role in delivering multiple benefits through societal, economic, and environmental contributions.

2. Guide Two: Identification Concept - Identifying Key Sustnable Opportunities

   Guide Two focuses on early-stage identification of sustnable procurement opportunities, advocating for the integration of sustnability principles throughout project planning to align with development goals and World Bank standards.

3. Guide Three: Incorporating Sustnable Public Procurement into Apprsal and Strategy

   This document detls how to integrate SPP considerations during the project apprsal phase, emphasizing collaboration between procurement and environmental specialists to ensure sustnable plans support risk mitigation effectively.

4. Guide Four: Implementation - Executing Sustnable Public Procurement Strategies

   Guide Four outlines practical steps for executing a pre-established SPP strategy during implementation stages, including integrating sustnability into bidding documents, assessing bids based on sustnability criteria, and managing contracts post-award.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS FOR SUSTNABLE PROCUREMENT

The following resources are provided to enhance knowledge and skills in implementing sustnable procurement practices:

1. Trning Course – Module 1: Introduction to Sustnable Procurement

   Avlable via the Open Learning Campus

2. Contract Clauses Implementing Sustnable Procurement - Example Clauses for IPF National Procurements

3. Sample Terms of Reference TOR for Supervising Engineer

   Describing key activities that an effective supervising engineer should perform in procurement processes involving works projects.

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

1. The Ripple Effect: World Bank's Sustnable Procurement Initiative

2. Sustnable Procurement Trning Course - Module 1

3. Contract Clauses Implementing Sustnable Procurement – Examples for IPF National Procurements

4. Suppliers' Hub - Information for Suppliers on World Bank IPF Operations Procurement

5. Procurement Framework for IPF Projects Webpage

6. World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework ESF

7. Green, Resilient, Inclusive Development GRID Initiative

8. Paris Agreement Commitments

9. OPCS Intranet - Internal Site

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