Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Support
Development impact is about more than money. It’s about taking care of people and planet, as well as profit.
FMO recognizes that our clients are the primary source of development impact in our projects. They are also responsible for managing ESG in their own organizations. However, FMO’s mission is to enable the greatest economic, environmental and social impact possible in the countries in which it operates. Through selecting our business carefully, we can make a contribution to sustainable development.
Partnering with our clients means building trust, sharing know-how, and managing and mitigating negative ESG risks in a responsible way. Focusing on doing business responsibly has many benefits: for our clients, it means gaining competitive advantage and improving performance. For local communities, it means better working conditions, improved quality of life, a healthier environment and increased prosperity.
We also work with clients who are committed to meeting our performance standards – even if they don’t at the time of transaction. We assist and support clients who share our vision and mission to create sustainable development through improving their management of ESG issues.
To enable this, we have e.g. developed specialist environmental and social risk management tools for two specific client groups:
