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#+title: World Bank Environmental and Social Framework
#+filetags: :passepartout:compliance:framework:world:

— inclusive growth and well-being, human-centered values and fairness,
transparency and explainability, robustness and safety, accountability.
Non-binding but influential — the AI Act, Canada's AIDA, and Japan's AI
guidelines all cite them.

Why it matters: The [[id:022109ad-f031-44c4-8ea0-0b3c9402ca90][OECD]] frameworks are indirect revenue drivers. Regulatory
alignment with OECD principles is often a procurement requirement for
international organizations and development finance institutions. First-mover
advantage is about standard-setting: the gate package that maps to OECD
principles first becomes the reference implementation.

** World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)

The World Bank's framework for managing environmental and social risk in
investment projects. Ten standards: ESS1 (assessment), ESS2 (labor), ESS3
(resource efficiency), ESS4 (community health), ESS5 (land/resettlement),
ESS6 (biodiversity), ESS7 (indigenous peoples), ESS8 (cultural heritage),
ESS9 (financial intermediaries), ESS10 (stakeholder engagement).

Who must comply: Borrowers and project implementers across World Bank-financed
projects in 100+ countries. Also adopted by many multilateral development banks