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Striking a better balance – The World Bank Group and Extractive Industries: the Final Report of the Extractive Industries Review

Publication  |  August 7, 2004

The World Bank Group annonced in 2000 it would conduct a comprehensive assessment of its activities in the extractive industries sector (oil, gas, and mining production EI). This included, the Extractive Industries Review, an independent stakeholder consultation process headed by Dr. Emil Salim (former state Minister for population and Environment, Indonesia). Dr. Salims report produced a number of recommendation for the institutions future involvment in the sector.

Declaration of Civil Society and Indigenous Participants of the Regional Workshop of the World Bank’s Extractive Industries Review – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 16-19, 2002

Publication  |  April 19, 2002

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – April 16-19, 2002 We, the undersigned, would like to express our comments about the Latin American Regional Workshop of the Extractive Industries Review, and to highlight several important issues about the Review, keeping always within an analysis of whether or not the extractive industries have contributed to poverty alleviation in our countries. Limited focus and unequal participation and information

Implementation of the Management Response to the Extractive Industries Review

Publication  |  December 9, 2005

This paper provides a report to the Board on progress in implementing the Management Response to the reports of the Extractive Industries review and the World Bank Groups’s own evaluations. It follows abn interim update to the Board in July 2005. The paper overviews key extractive industries (oil, gas, mining – EI) related developments in the last year, summarizes WBG activities in the sector in the year, and reviews specific progress in implementation of the MR.

Grounded in Washington: Extractive Industries Review Implementation in Europe and Central Asia (2004-2005)

Publication  |  December 13, 2005

“Grounded in Washington”, a report from Bankwatch and Bank Information Center, finds that the World Bank Group’s implementation of its Extractive Industries Review (EIR) in Europe and central Asia is neglecting a significant number of commitments which the Bank’s managment signed up to in October last year. Our on the ground investigations into six WBG supported extractive projects has revealed uneven EIR implementation.

Letter to EIB on the Bank consideration of the World Bank Extractive Industries Review in its energy portfolio

Publication  |  October 31, 2003

Mr Philippe Maystadt President European Investment Bank 100, bd Konrad Adenauer L-2950 Luxembourg Re: World Bank Extractive Industries Review Dear Philippe Maystadt,

Extractive Industries Review Reports

Publication  |  November 4, 2005

Striking a Better Balance Executive Summary English | French | Russian | Spanish ) Volume I: The World Bank and Extractive Industries

Religious leaders urge World Bank president to support Extractive Industries Review

Press release  |  February 17, 2004

Over 100 Jewish and Christian leaders sent a letter to World Bank President James Wolfensohn today urging him to support full implementation of recommendations in the recently released report Striking a Better Balance: The Extractive Industries Review.

Extractive Industries Review Implementation: Assessment of the World – Bank Groups Follow-up Measures

Publication  |  December 10, 2005

Based on several NGOs assessment, the reports concludes that the World Bank Group’s implementation of the EIR, including direct Management commitments, has been disappointing. Governance considerations, relevant to the extractive industries, are not systematically applied and do not appear to be having any influence on project selection or sequencing. Operational polices across the board are relying heavily on Bank staff discretion, both for Development Policy Lending and project lending.

The World Bank Extractive Industries Review: Update and Interim Assessment

Publication  |  April 23, 2003

The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is an independent consultative process initiated by the World Bank Group (Bank) to consider the Banks future role in the oil, gas and mining industries. Friends of the Earth has been closely monitoring the EIR process since its inception. In November 2002, FoE released a Midterm Assessment of the EIR that described the most critical issues that had arisen during the first year of the Review, and assessed the key challenges that lay ahead in the coming year.

The World Bank Group, the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) and Governance: Evaluating the Bank Groups implementation of its commitments

Publication  |  January 14, 2006

The new report by Environmental Defense and Bank Information Center, examining the World Bank Group’s implementation of its post-EIR commitment to factor governance into decisions about the selection and sequencing of extractive industries operations.