Environmental and Social Risk Briefings"The drive for sustainability requires tools to understand and assess the impact anthropogenic activities are having on the environment and society. The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative is developing such tools to assist its members to understand, identify and analyse the potential effects of their own, and their clients’, activities across a range of issues such as climate change, biodiversity, water, human rights and responsible investment.
"UNEP FI is delighted to have worked with URS Consultants in the development of these Guidance Notes. This set of notes is the first in a series and focuses specifically on the identification of environmental and social issues across key business sectors which can be incorporated into mainstream business risk analysis.
"The notes are aimed at our non-technical finance colleagues working in the business development functions in financial institutions. Given their intended international application across the spectrum of the finance sector, these notes are necessarily generic in nature. They are not meant to be overly technical, and in some cases may need to be modified for specific regional conditions in some of our member countries.
"We hope these notes will be useful to both new and existing members who are embarking/continuing on their sustainability journeys."
Martin Hancock, Chair UNEP FI
For each of the following sectors, each document provides a summary of the sector, the headline issues, the environmental and social risks, the key considerations, and pertinent resources.
- Agriculture and Fisheries (PDF: 63 KB)
Crop farming and market gardening; horticulture; dairy farming; animal husbandry; capture fisheries and culture fisheries; marine and freshwater fish processing
- Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals (PDF: 74 KB)
Chemical, pharmaceutical, pesticide, and fertilizer manufacturing; laundries and dry cleaning; solvents
- Forestry and Logging (PDF: 74 KB)
Propagation and Harvesting; Transport; Timber Products; Pulp and Paper Production; Printing and Publishing
- General Manufacturing (PDF: 122 KB)
Automotive/Aviation/Weapon Manufacture; Electronic and Optical Equipment; Brewing; Food, Beverage and Tobacco; Textile, Leather, Metal, and Mineral Products; Pulp, Paper, and Wood Products; Rubber, Plastic and Derived Products
- Infrastructure (PDF: 102 KB)
Ports, Harbours and Marinas; Dams and Reservoirs; Airports; Property; Pipelines; Roads, Railways, Tramways and Subways
- Mining and Metals (PDF: 73 KB)
Exploration; Mine Planning; Mine Development and Operation; Processing; Mine Closure
- Oil and Gas (PDF: 74 KB)
Exploration; Production; Refining; Transportation; Retail and Distribution
- Power Generation (PDF: 85 KB)
Construction, Operation, Supply, and Decommissioning
Power Stations, Nuclear Energy,
Hydroelectric Power, Wind Power, Wave
Energy, Geothermal Energy,
Photovoltaics, and Energy from Biomass
- Service Industry (PDF: 76 KB)
Health Care; Telecommunications; Tourism
- Utilities and Waste Management (PDF: 88 KB)
Electricity transmission, distribution and supply; Water supply; Sewage treatment works; Landfill facilities (hazardous and domestic); Waste incineration; and Scrap metal recovery
 URS Europe is the creator of these notes. Please address any questions you might have on them to the technical specialists/authors at URS.
Disclaimer
URS Corporation Limited (URS) has prepared the Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Notes (ESRBN) for the sole use of the UNEP-FI and its member banks. No other warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice included in the ESRBN or any other services provided by us. The ESRBN may not be relied upon by any other party without the prior and express written agreement of URS. The conclusions and recommendations contained in the ESRBN are based upon information provided by others and upon the assumption that all relevant information has been provided by those parties from whom it has been requested. Information obtained from third parties has not been independently verified by URS, unless otherwise stated in the ESRBN.
UNEP FI is not liable for any loses due to decisions made or applications based on the content in these documents.
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