Environmental and Social Sustainability Sample Clauses

Environmental and Social Sustainability. The key to ensuring environmental and social sustainability of the Program is ongoing public consultation and attention to environmental mitigation measures to ensure optimal design and implementation and to ensure full country-ownership of the Program. The Government will ensure that environmental and social mitigation measures are followed for all Project Activities in accordance with Environmental Guidelines and the provisions set forth in this Compact and relevant Supplemental Agreements. In agreement with MCC, MCA-Vanuatu will select through an open and competitive process, subject to the approval of MCC, an environmental and social impact officer (the “ESI Officer”) to serve as the point of contact for comments and concerns of the parties affected by the Program and the implementation of all Project Activities. The ESI Officer will be located within the Environment Unit of the Government. The ESI Officer will lead the effort to find feasible resolutions to environmental and social issues in connection with the implantation of Project Activities, and will convene periodic public meetings to provide implementation updates and to identify and address public concerns. Other important sustainability issues involve the provision of adequate maintenance of infrastructure. Insufficient maintenance of assets, such as drainage systems, could lead to environmental degradation and poor performance of the asset. Therefore, institutional sustainability of PWD and the assurance of management effectiveness (through the proposed Service Performance Contract) are directly linked to environmental sustainability. The Service Performance Contract for PWD will address environmental and social impacts. In addition, potential environmental and social impacts of Program-induced tourism will be evaluated to ensure that Vanuatu has adequate capacity to manage such impacts.
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Environmental and Social Sustainability. To help ensure that investments made through the GRDF are not likely to cause a significant environmental health or safety hazard, the GRDF will develop investment guidelines acceptable to MCC that will require compliance with MCC Environmental Guidelines, and the Investment Manager will develop an environmental review process and monitoring check-list. To help ensure that investments made through the ADA are not likely to cause a significant environmental health or safety hazard, technical assistance will be provided to include training and guidance on the proper selection, handling, use, storage, and disposal of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.
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Environmental and Social Sustainability. The key to ensuring environmental and social sustainability of the Project is ongoing public consultation. The Environment and Social Impact Officer (“ESI Officer”) within the Management Unit will ensure that environmental and social mitigation measures are followed for all Project Activities in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Compact and in relevant Supplemental Agreements. The ESI Officer will serve as the point of contact for comments and concerns of parties affected by the implementation of all Project Activities under the Compact and will lead the effort to find feasible resolutions to those problems. The ESI Officer will convene periodic public meetings to provide implementation updates and to identify and address public concerns. The Stakeholders’ Committee will also appoint representatives of civil society to the Governing Council and provide a link between local NGOs and program managers. Environmental and social analyses of the roads will be conducted as part of the technical survey and design to determine the environmental impacts and existence of economic and physical displacement. In addition to the analyses, environmental management plans (“EMPs”) satisfactory to MCC will be developed, implemented and monitored during project implementation. Disbursement of MCC Funding will be contingent upon issuance of environmental licenses, as needed, or any other required permits.
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Environmental and Social Sustainability. Tanzania enjoys a complex and rich environmental and social resource base. In order to achieve long-term sustainable growth and to achieve maximum Program impact, these natural resources (including abundant wildlife and ecological diversity, cultural resources, and coastal and marine life) will be safeguarded through the implementation of several programmatic and sectoral mitigation measures for the Compact Term, as follows: (a) The Government shall comply with MCC Environmental Guidelines and the gender policy delivered by the MCC to the Government or posted on the MCC Website or otherwise publicly made available (the “MCC Gender Policy”). The Government also shall adhere to Tanzanian environmental laws and regulations, including the Government of Tanzania National Environmental Policy of 1997, the 2004 Environmental Management Act, and the 2005 Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Regulations. In addition, for projects on Zanzibar, the Government shall ensure that all implementing entities comply with the 1992 National Environmental Policy for Zanzibar and the Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Act (No. 2 of 1996).
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Environmental and Social Sustainability. The key to ensuring environmental and social sustainability of the Project is ongoing public consultation. The ESI Officer within the Management Unit will ensure that environmental and social mitigation measures are followed for all Project Activities in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Compact and in relevant Supplemental Agreements. The ESI Officer will serve as the point of contact for comments and concerns of parties affected by the implementation of all Project Activities and will lead the effort to find feasible resolutions to those problems. The ESI Officer will convene periodic public meetings to provide implementation updates and to identify and address public concerns. The Stakeholders’ Committee will also appoint representatives of civil society to the Governing Council and provide a link between local NGOs and program managers. ESIAs of the Irrigated Agriculture Project will be conducted as part of the technical survey and design. EMPs satisfactory to MCC will be developed, implemented and monitored during project implementation. Should the issue of involuntary resettlement arise, the Irrigated Agriculture Project will be conducted in compliance with the World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement. To maximize the positive social impacts of the Project, the Implementing Entities for the Water-to-Market Activity will ensure that women are adequately represented in the groups targeted for assistance.
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Related to Environmental and Social Sustainability

  • Environmental and Social Safeguards (a) The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that each Sub-Project is prepared, implemented and monitored in accordance with the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards, which form a supplement to the Operations Manual, and all guidelines and checklists set out therein, including those specifically provided for Indigenous Peoples and land donation, and the Negative List. (b) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards and those of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail. 2. The Borrower, through PMD, shall apply the section of the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards in each Sub-Project that may affect Indigenous Peoples, in a manner to ensure that the Sub-Project shall: (a) avoid, and, if not possible, minimize cultural, social and economic adverse effects on Indigenous Peoples, caused or likely to be caused by the Project, by taking appropriate mitigating measures; and (b) through a process of free, prior and informed participation, involve concerned Indigenous Peoples in the design and implementation of Sub- projects in which such people reside or make their living and design and implement measures so as to ensure that the benefits received by the Indigenous Peoples under the Project are in harmony with their economic, social and cultural preferences, and likely to protect their customary user rights and reduce, mitigate and offset any adverse impacts of Sub-projects. 3. The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that the proceeds of Kecamatan Grants shall not be used to finance the acquisition of land or compensation for involuntary resettlement and that no Sub-Project shall require or permit the involuntary acquisition of land or involuntary resettlement. The Borrower, through PMD, shall ensure that in any Sub-Project involving land donation, the planning and verification procedures for land donation (voluntary donation and donation with compensation) set out in the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards shall have been followed and documented in a manner satisfactory to the Bank and PMD prior to the commencement of the Sub-Project. 4. The Borrower shall ensure that the proceeds of the Loan are not used to finance any activities or materials on the Negative List as set out in Section A.2 of Annex 1 to this Schedule 2. 5. Without limiting the obligations under Section II.A of this Schedule 2, the Borrower shall include in each Project Report: (a) information on the status of compliance with the Implementation Guidelines for Social and Environmental Safeguards; (b) details of measures taken for each Sub-Project in the implementation of such guidelines; (c) conditions, if any, in any Sub-Project which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of such guidelines; and (d) remedial measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions.

  • Environmental and Social Standards 1. The Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that its Respective Part of the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 2. Without limitation upon paragraph 1 above, the Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that its Respective Part of the Project is implemented in accordance with the respective Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (“ESCP”), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. To this end, the Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that: (a) the measures and actions specified in the respective ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, and provided in the respective ESCP; (b) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the respective ESCP; (c) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the respective ESCP, as provided in the respective ESCP; and (d) the respective ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended or waived, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the respective ESCP, and ensure that the revised respective ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. 3. In case of any inconsistencies between the respective ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. 4. The Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that: (a) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Bank through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the respective ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Bank, information on the status of compliance with the respective ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, setting out, inter alia: (i) the status of implementation of the respective ESCP; (ii) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the respective ESCP; and (iii) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (b) the Bank is promptly notified of any incident or accident related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including, in accordance with the respective ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. 5. The Project Implementing Entity shall establish, publicize, maintain and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 6. The Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for civil works under its Respective Part of the Project include the obligation of contractors, subcontractors and supervising entities to: (a) comply with the relevant aspects of the respective ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein; and (b) adopt and enforce codes of conduct that should be provided to and signed by all workers, detailing measures to address environmental, social, health and safety risks, and the risks of sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and violence against children, all as applicable to such civil works commissioned or carried out pursuant to said contracts.

  • Environmental and Safety Matters (a) Except as set forth in Section (i) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has complied with and is currently in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental and Safety Requirements the non-compliance with which will or threatens to impose a material liability on the Company, and the Company has not received any oral or written notice, report or information regarding any liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) or any corrective, investigatory or remedial obligations arising under Environmental and Safety Requirements which relate to the Company or any of its properties or facilities. (b) Except as set forth in Section (ii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has obtained and complied with, and is currently in compliance in all material respects with, all material permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required pursuant to any Environmental and Safety Requirements for the occupancy of its properties or facilities or the operation of its businesses. (c) Except as set forth in Section (iii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations on the Company for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of any government agencies or third parties under any Environmental and Safety Requirements (including, without limitation, any so called "transaction-triggered" or "responsible property transfer" laws and regulations). (d) Except as set forth in Section (iv) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, none of the following exists at any property or facility owned, occupied or operated by the Company: (1) underground storage tanks or surface impoundments; (2) asbestos-containing materials friable; or (3) materials or equipment containing friable polychlorinated biphenyls. (e) Except as set forth in Section (v) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has not treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled or Released any Hazardous Materials, or owned, occupied or operated any facility or property, so as to give rise to liabilities of the Company for response costs, natural resource damages or attorneys fees pursuant to CERCLA or any -38- other Environmental and Safety Requirements. (f) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the knowledge of the Company, no facts, events or conditions relating to the past or present properties, facilities or operations of the Company shall prevent, hinder or limit in any material respect continued compliance with Environmental and Safety Requirements, give rise to any corrective, investigatory or remedial obligations pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements or give rise to any other liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements (including, without limitation, those liabilities relating to onsite or offsite Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials, substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage or natural resources damage). (g) Except as set forth in Section (vii) of the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE, the Company has not, either expressly or by operation of law, assumed or undertaken any liability or corrective, investigatory or remedial obligation of any other Person relating to any Environmental and Safety Requirements. (h) No Environmental Lien has attached to any property owned, leased or operated by the Company.

  • Environmental and Safety Laws To its knowledge, the Company is not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, and to its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation.

  • Environmental Compliance Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) Each of the Facilities and all operations at the Facilities are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Facilities or the Businesses, and there are no conditions relating to the Facilities or the Businesses that could give rise to liability under any applicable Environmental Laws. (b) None of the Facilities contains, or has previously contained, any Hazardous Materials at, on or under the Facilities in amounts or concentrations that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws. (c) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any written or verbal notice of, or inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Facilities or the Businesses, nor does any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened. (d) Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of from the Facilities, or generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Facilities or any other location, in each case by or on behalf the Borrower or any Subsidiary in violation of, or in a manner that would be reasonably likely to give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law. (e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiary, the Facilities or the Businesses. (f) There has been no release or, threat of release of Hazardous Materials at or from the Facilities, or arising from or related to the operations (including, without limitation, disposal) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Facilities or otherwise in connection with the Businesses, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.

  • O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance (a) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has duly complied in all material respects with, and its facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property and equipment are in compliance in all material respects with and (the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, RCRA and all other Environmental Laws; there are no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date or relating to their business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property or equipment under any such laws, rules or regulations; (b) Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries has all federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits relating to all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries; and (i) There are no signs of releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposal (collectively referred to as “Releases”), of Hazardous Substances at, upon, under or within any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no underground storage tanks or to the best of any Credit Party’s knowledge polychlorinated biphenyls on any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) no Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries has ever been used as a treatment, storage or disposal facility of Hazardous Waste; (iv) no Hazardous Substances or substances governed by an Environmental Law are present on any Real Property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries excepting such quantities as are handled in compliance with all applicable manufacturer’s instructions and Environmental Laws and in proper storage containers and as are necessary for the operation of the commercial business of the Credit Parties, their respective Subsidiaries or of their respective tenants; and (v) all underground storage tanks on the Real Property are in good condition and are being maintained in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including all Environmental Laws.

  • Environmental Health and Safety i. Environment, Health and Safety Performance. Seller acknowledges and accepts full and sole responsibility to maintain an environment, health and safety management system ("EMS") appropriate for its business throughout the performance of this Contract. Buyer expects that Seller’s EMS shall promote health and safety, environmental stewardship, and pollution prevention by appropriate source reduction strategies. Seller shall convey the requirement of this clause to its suppliers. Seller shall not deliver goods that contain asbestos mineral fibers.

  • Environmental, Health and Safety Matters Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Sellers Disclosure Letter: (a) The Transferred Entities are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, including holding and complying in all material respects with all permits, certificates, licenses, approvals, registrations and authorizations required under Environmental Laws for their operations. (b) The Transferred Entities are not subject to any pending Action or written notice from a Governmental Entity alleging that the Transferred Entities are in violation of, or have liability under, any Environmental Law. (c) To the Knowledge of Sellers, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials at any Business Real Property in an amount, manner or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Transferred Entities under applicable Environmental Laws. (d) Sellers have made available to Purchasers copies of all material written environmental assessments, audits, and reports in their possession and relating to the Business or any Business Real Property. (e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Transferred Entities have any outstanding material indemnification obligation, or any unresolved material enforcement action or liability, pursuant to any Environmental Law, including but not limited to, any investigation, cleanup, removal action, response action, remediation, or corrective action obligation, relating to the Business Real Property or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, to any (i) formerly owned or operated property, or (ii) offsite disposal location. (f) None of the Transferred Entities has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, or released any Hazardous Material in material violation of any Environmental Laws, or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability (including, but not limited to, any material obligation to conduct an investigation, cleanup, removal action, response action, remediation or corrective action) to any of the Transferred Entities under applicable Environmental Laws. (g) To the Knowledge of Sellers, neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in any obligations for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of any Governmental Entity or third parties, pursuant to any of the so-called “transaction-triggered” or “responsible property transfer” Environmental Laws.

  • Environmental Compliance and Reports Borrower shall comply in all respects with any and all Environmental Laws; not cause or permit to exist, as a result of an intentional or unintentional action or omission on Borrower’s part or on the part of any third party, on property owned and/or occupied by Borrower, any environmental activity where damage may result to the environment, unless such environmental activity is pursuant to and in compliance with the conditions of a permit issued by the appropriate federal, state or local governmental authorities; shall furnish to Lender promptly and in any event within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof a copy of any notice, summons, lien, citation, directive, letter or other communication from any governmental agency or instrumentality concerning any intentional or unintentional action or omission on Borrower’s part in connection with any environmental activity whether or not there is damage to the environment and/or other natural resources. Additional Assurances. Make, execute and deliver to Lender such promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, assignments, financing statements, instruments, documents and other agreements as Lender or its attorneys may reasonably request to evidence and secure the Loans and to perfect all Security Interests.

  • Environmental, Health and Safety Laws To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there does not exist any violation by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of any applicable federal, state or local law, rule or regulation or order of any government, governmental department, board, agency or other instrumentality relating to environmental, pollution, health or safety matters that has, will or threatens to impose any liability on the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or that has required or would require any expenditure by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary to cure. Neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that any part of its operations or properties is not in material compliance with any such law, rule, regulation or order or notice that it or its property is the subject of any governmental investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to any release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Occurrence. Except as set out on Schedule 4.7, neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary has knowledge that the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or the property of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary will become subject to environmental laws or regulations during the term of this Agreement, compliance with which could reasonably be expected to require Capital Expenditures that could constitute a Material Adverse Occurrence.

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