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IDB Invest and IFC’s new guidance on reprisals: a welcome step, but more is needed

In March 2020, IDB Invest and IFC’s released a new guidance which lays out 10 steps companies should take to screen, prevent and respond to reprisals. In this blog, Hannah Storey analyses the document and explains why, although this is a welcome and important step, much more is needed to truly tackle reprisals.

EWS alert for IFC-funded Yaramoko Gold Project in Burkina Faso

An Early Warning System alert has been published for the Yaramoko Gold Project in Burkina Faso, which is financed by the International Finance Corporation. The project will involve connection of the existing Pa-wonâ line to the SONABEL grid. The project was approved for funding and is now ac

EWS alert published for IFC-funded Bioparques 3 in Mexico

An Early Warning System alert has been published for Bioparques 3, a project proposed for financing by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This is IFC’s third investment with Bioparques. According to IFC documents, a past investment involved the use of forced labor, which h