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The road so far

Reviewing the status of the ILO Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF) development

Introduction

The ILO wants to pursue its mandate in an environmentally sustainable manner, to reduce and mitigate any negative impacts on the environment, and to improve the ILO's environmental performance towards the goal of achieving climate neutrality.

ILO commitment

ILO commitment to the development and implementation of the ESF across the Organization's work is envisaged in its:

1. Environmental Sustainability Policy
2. Environmental Management System

3. Environmental Sustainability Action Plan

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ILO's funding partners

Those represented by MOPAN pointed to the need for accountability systems and solid approach to PSEA and to the need to invest in cross-cutting issues.

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environmental sustainability policy

environmental management system

The UN model approach

Guiding principles

UN model approach provides reference for agencies to create or update their own frameworks, but also helps to promote greater coherency among UN agencies

Operationalising the approach

ILO ESSF Presentation

Thematic areas

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The screening checklist

• Helps to identify potential project-related environmental and social risks, impacts as well as opportunities in addressing potential social and environmental issue areas.

• It helps users to decide whether an environmental impact assessment is required based on the characteristics of the project and its environment

Screening

Assessment

Management

What could the possible steps be?

REFLECT

REDRAFT

BUILD

ROLL OUT

ILO environmental sustainability action plan

• Through the Office-wide Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC), the ILO Environmental Sustainability Action Plan is formulated each biennium to record the objectives and priorities within ILO programmes, projects, and operations. It establish targets, outcomes, and indicators for the biennium.

• Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCP) and CPOs include references to a just transition to environmental sustainability.
• Important progress has been achieved in the greening of ILO operations and facilities, with reductions in water use and waste generation, and significant gains in energy efficiency.