Social and Environmental Issues Sample Clauses
The Social and Environmental Issues clause sets out the parties' commitments and responsibilities regarding social and environmental standards within the scope of their agreement. Typically, this clause requires compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to labor practices, environmental protection, and sustainability, and may obligate parties to implement specific policies or reporting mechanisms. Its core function is to ensure that business activities under the contract are conducted in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner, thereby mitigating reputational and legal risks associated with non-compliance.
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3. The Borrower shall ensure that VEC prepares an EIA that takes into account the detailed engineering design for the HLD Expressway Project. The EIA shall include an EMP which shall have been prepared with adequate public consultation, in accordance with the requirements of ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2005) and Environment Policy (2002), and submit it to ADB for approval. The Borrower shall ensure that the civil works contracts for the HLD Expressway Project include specific measures as indicated in the EIA and in accordance with ADB's Environment Policy to mitigate negative environmental impacts caused by the construction of the HLD Expressway and to give due consideration to prevention of damage to the natural environment in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the highway facilities. The Borrower shall also ensure that (i) specific provisions are included in civil works and consulting services contracts for the implementation of the EMP and its monitoring, and (ii) budget allowances are made for the implementation of these provisions.
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Social and Environmental Issues. FOS will continue to provide the City of Boroondara and the Boroondara community with an opportunity to contribute collectively to the rebuilding of Timor-Leste for the term of the current agreement with Council.
Social and Environmental Issues. The Advisers generally support management on social and environmental proposals.
Social and Environmental Issues. The HDMP provides a nutritious meal for people who are vulnerable, frail aged and/or have a disability. These people can experience difficulties shopping and cooking for themselves and are typically housebound. They represent a client group who has the highest needs of any of the HACC clients. Council Meeting Agenda 26/04/16 Attachment 2 Attachment 2 Boroondara City Council of ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 (“the Acceding Party”)
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6. The Borrower shall ensure that JMBA shall prepare, with adequate public consultation with affected people, an environmental impact assessment (EIA), which shall include an environmental management plan (EMP), in accordance with the environmental assessment requirements of the Borrower and ADB. The Borrower shall ensure that the environmental concerns of affected people will be addressed in the Project design.
Social and Environmental Issues. Equitable community access to sport and recreation facilities is paramount and is an underlying principle that has informed this report. Given the level of investment made by Council on behalf of the community to provide the BSC, consideration has been given to maximising broad community access while recognising that the HBA has high participation, a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of participants, contributes to the social capital of Boroondara and will continue using the BSC.
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5. The Borrower shall ensure that VEC updates the EIAs and the EMPs, taking into account the detailed engineering design for the construction of the Expressways (and related facilities and activities), in accordance with the requirements of ADB’s Environment Policy (2002). The Borrower shall ensure that the procurement documents for the Works include specific measures as indicated in the EIA and in accordance with ADB's Environment Policy (2002) to mitigate negative environmental impacts caused by the construction of the Expressways (and related facilities and activities) and to give due consideration to prevention of damage to the natural environment in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Expressways (and related facilities and activities). The Borrower shall also ensure that (i) specific provisions are included in Works and consulting services contracts for the implementation of the EIAs and EMPs and its monitoring, and (ii) sufficient budgetary allocations are made for the implementation of these provisions.
6. The Borrower shall ensure that VEC updates the RPs and the EMDPs or EMSAs (as may be applicable) in accordance with the requirements of ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy (1995) and ADB’s Policy on Indigenous Peoples (1998) taking into account the final detailed engineering designs. The Borrower shall further ensure that VEC submits the updated RPs and updated EMDPs or EMSAs (as may be applicable), to ADB for approval and that the updated RPs and updated EMDPs or EMSAs (as may be applicable) are disclosed to the APs prior to submission to ADB.
7. The Borrower shall ensure that (i) APs are compensated at replacement cost and assisted before they are displaced from their houses, land, and assets, and (ii) no AP is displaced until suitable alternative land within the same or a neighboring commune has been allocated to them or compensation has been paid to them that is sufficient to purchase suitable alternative land within the same or a neighboring commune.
8. If, at any time after the approval or update of an RP and of either the EMDP or EMSA (as may be applicable), significant realignment of any part of the Expressways is required, the Borrower shall revise and update that RP and EMDP or EMSA (as may be applicable), to take into account the realignment. The relevant RP shall be updated in accordance with ADB's Involuntary Resettlement Policy (1995) and submitted to ADB for approval prior to commencement of an...