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Information on commitments to promote sustainable development

2.3 INFORMATION ON

In July 2017, the system received a first claim related to a drainage project in Douala. This was declared eligible for the dispute resolution process and for a compliance audit by the panel of independent experts recruited by AFD in April 2017. 2.3.2 Relations with individuals or organisations interested in the company’s activity, particularly

COMMITMENTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2.3.1 Territorial, economic and social impact of the company’s activity The territorial, economic and social impact of AFD’s activity in foreign countries and in French Overseas Departments and Collectivities is a result of the role assigned to it by the French State to contribute to the implementation of the French State’s official development aid policy to developing countries abroad and the development of the French Overseas Departments and Collectivities and New Caledonia. ADF’s activity takes place in the context of the Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO) and the Paris Climate Agreement, with the objective of contributing to building a “shared world”. 2.3.1.1 Regional employment and development AFD Group groups the 17bAgenda 2030bgoals into five transitions: demographic and social, energy, territorial and ecological, digital and technological and political and public. These transitions provide a structure for AFD’s activity in support of sustainable development by covering all of its areas of intervention. The mandate conferred on AFD is to contribute to the economic and social development of the regions where it operates by financing and supporting development projects and programmes. The impact of its financing activities can be assessed as a whole via the sector-based breakdown of its commitments and by their typology. The amount in euros of AFD’s financing approvals in foreign countries and in the French Overseas Territories and Collectivities as well as their typology is broken down based on the activity sectors within the meaning of the OECD CAD in Appendix 6. 2.3.1.2 On local communities Given that any development activity could harm local communities, AFD Group ensures its partners commit to reducing these risks and impacts. In addition, in 2017 AFD launched its environmental and social complaints system. AFD’s Chief Executive Officer formalised the launch of this system in April 2017bby signing a briefing note to all AFD’s partners which was widely disseminated within the network. The financing agreement model now includes a provision covering this system. This provision makes the system rules contractually binding and provides that the borrower expressly authorises that all of the project documents on environmental and social issues, that are necessary to process a claim by one of the panel of independent experts, be passed on. On 6bJune 2017, AFD became a member of IAMnet, a network for cooperation and exchanges between the claims management mechanisms of different donors, following the unanimous approval of its members. AFD decided to join this network in order to present to the donor community its own system and to benefit from experience acquired by other donors in this area.

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2.3.2.1 Conditions for dialogue with these stakeholders

AFD Group’s approach to dialogue with civil society stakeholders is a responsibility shared with all of the Group’s divisions. In 2017, it was implemented through the following arrangements: P institutional dialogue conducted by the Group’s General Management with representatives of Coordination Sud, the international NGO solidarity platform, and with NGOs (RAC, WWF, OXFAM, CCFD-TS, ONE, Coalition éducation) on their main advocacy issues (official development assistance, vulnerabilities, climate or education); P Group participation in the permanent bodies for dialogue offered by the authorities, particularly GISA, the French inter- ministerial group on food security and CNDSI, the French national council for development and international solidarity; P consultations on the preparation of cross-cutting (partnership strategy with civil society organisations, climate strategy, or strategy in support of external aid for territorial collectivities), sectoral (financial systems, sustainable towns, governance, energy) or geographical (Latin America) strategies as well as corporate responsibility and transparency policies; P an ongoing dialogue with Coordination Sud regarding the financing arrangements of French civil society organisations, particularly on the management of the “NGO Initiative” scheme and on the organisation of theme-based seminars; P a dialogue with the Group’s operational divisions on sectoral innovation facilities for NGOs, preparation for international meetings (One Planet Summit) and technical committees (Scientific and Technical Committee on Forests); P a dialogue as part of responses to media disputes and appeals issued by NGOs against AFD’s activities (Greenpeace, Oxfam, Global Witness, 350.org, CCFD-TS, Grain, Zero waste, ACF); P a dialogue with local civil society organisations in network offices (16bmeetings in 2017). In addition, when investigating and implementing its projects, AFD ensures, through legal conditions and support processes, that the project owner consults with the various project stakeholders (local residents, in particular). Their interests and perspectives are also included in project assessments.

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