1. Day 1: Business Case and Concept for a Sound ESMS
Managing Environmental and Social Risks For Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Investment Projects  in Global emerging and developing markets Training workshop – GCPF FI Partners
Day 1: Business Case and Concept for a Sound ESMS

2. 13:30-14:30 ESMS Components Staffing Needs Checklists Consultants Credit Analysis Integration Implications for FIs

3. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Components Policy
Overarching Environmental and Social Policy Statement
Describes Objectives and Principles to achieve sound E&S performance 1 2 3 4 5

4. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Components Policy Endorsement and Sharing1
Policy signed by Company Representative who is responsible for putting Policy into effect - shared with all employees and stakeholders
Policy signed by Company Representative who will ensure conformance with the Policy 2 3 4 5 .

5. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Components Procedures1 2
Write procedures: tasks to convert Policy into actions
Create document management system accessible to all 3 4 5

6. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Components Job Profiles and Work Instructions1 2 T 3
Prepare job profiles to describe required actions, tasks, duties and responsibilities
Incorporate actions, tasks, duties and responsibilities into employee contracts 4 5

7. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Components Orientation, Training, Performance Reviews 1 2 . 3 4
Ongoing employee orientation and training using procedures and job (position) profiles
Performance reviews and improvement plans based on assigned responsibilities in procedures and job profiles 5

8. Environmental and Social (E&S) Management System Structure Ultimate Objective
Overarching Environmental and Social Policy Statement
Describes Objectives and Principles to achieve sound E&S performance 1
Signed by Company Representative who is responsible for putting it into effect - shared with all employees and stakeholders 2
Write procedures: tasks to convert Policy into action
Create document management system accessible to all 3
Prepare job profiles to define required Policy actions
Incorporate responsibilities into employee contracts 4
Ongoing employee orientation and training
Performance reviews and improvement plans based assigned responsibilities 5
Ultimate Objective/Outcome: Trained employees carrying out required actions, tasks, duties and responsibilities to achieve objectives and principles

9. Staffing Needs and Consultants

10. Need: Knowledgeable Staff or Access to Expertise
Not knowing what you don’t know = disaster

12. National Requirements
Energy project complexity and scope dictate E&S
assessment and risk (impact) mitigation measures
National E&S Assessment Requirements
Environmental assessment (EA): judgment of +/- environmental/social consequences for a proposed energy project
Limited impacts – audit to juxtapose project with regulations, obtain permits
Medium (solar, wind, river run hydro, photovoltaic, biogas ) EIA study, permits
High (e.g. hydro with dams, reservoirs; diverse, unprecedented, irreversible impacts); ESIA, local and national approvals, permits
Management Plans –tasks to eliminate/reduce impacts; incorporate in loan contract covenants
Meeting National Requirements
Internal screening
Engage consultant (GCPF assistance)
Carry out Audit to define regulatory requirements: Management Plan
Prepare EA meeting National/GCPF requirements : Management Plan
In corporate Management Plan compliance into investment Contract

13. weakness Strengths threats opportunities
Predominance of business and finance staff
Lack of familiarity with Environmental
Assessment and technical acumen needed
Strengths
Internal policies and procedures guiding feasible internal efforts
Using in-house staff
SWOT
threats
Limited analysis of specific project impacts, regulatory difficulty or resistance, stakeholder positions, DUI impacts
opportunities
Previous identification, qualification and negotiated contract to provide external expertise

14. Expertise Needed for Environmental Assessments
In-house (expensive) or Contract (manageable) External Expertise
Other, esoteric skills may be required

15. Example Contract Vehicles
Arranging on call expertise

16. Nuts and bolts to commission on-call expertise
Issue Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Short List of Qualified Parties.
Interview and select several providers
Sign contracts; commence use 1 2 3 4
Contracting External Expertise for EA Assistance