The International Finance Corporation Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability has been at the core of services Monkey Forest Consulting Ltd. has provided to the extractive industry worldwide. Consequently, we have been following with close interest IFC’s work in contributing to the development of the social sustainability agenda. We are please to contribute to that discussion and offer the following suggestions for Phase III of the consultation process for the Sustainability Framework review and update. These comments are based on Progress Report on IFC Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability, and Access to Information Policy – December 1, 2010.

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