Public Consultation on Environmental and Social Principles and Standards

Closed 17 Nov 2008

Opened 25 Mar 2008

Overview

On 25 March 2008, the EIB launched a public consultation on its Environmental and Social Principles and Standards.

The public consultation included two rounds with three consultation meetings that were held in Brussels and in Warsaw.

Following the consultation process, the EIB's Board of Directors approved the Bank's new Environmental and Social Principles and Standards on 3 February 2009.

The timetable below provides an overview of the main steps of the consultation as well as reference to the relevant documentation that was issued and received during the process.

Event Date Documents

Launch of consultation

25/03/2008

  • 1st draft Policy for comments: [DE], [EN], [FR], [PL], [RU]

1st Consultation meeting in Brussels 2nd Consultation meeting in Warsaw

14/05/2008

 

12/06/2008

Publication of stakeholder contributions

24/09/2008

Publication of EIB comments to stakeholder contributions

24/09/2008

Launch of 2nd round consultation

02/10/2008

  • 2nd draft Policy for comments: [DE], [EN], [FR], [PL], [RU]

3rd Consultation meeting in Brussels

27/10/2008

Publication of stakeholder contributions

17/12/2008

Publication of EIB comments to stakeholder contributions

13/01/2009

Publication of Consultation report

13/01/2009

Publication of final draft document

13/01/2009

  • Final draft of Policy: [DE]; [EN]; [FR]

Adoption of new document by EIB’s Board of Directors

16/02/2009

Audiences

  • Anyone from any background

Interests

  • Transparency
  • Accountability
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Complaints Mechanism
  • Access to Information
  • CBR
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Labour Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Resettlement
  • Transport
  • Occupational and Public Health
  • Biodiversity
  • Resource Efficiency
  • Pollution
  • Ecosystems