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Joint civil society comments on the draft EBRD Food and Agribusiness Draft Strategy 2025

Policy comments | 29 November, 2024 | Download PDF

The joint civil society review of the EBRD’s draft Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 highlights areas for improvement. While the strategy shifts towards sustainability, it lacks robust environmental and social safeguards. Case studies from Ukraine and Uzbekistan illustrate the potential negative impacts of EBRD investments without proper measures. We recommend enhancing collaboration with local communities and smallholder farmers, especially in regions with limited civic engagement, and developing region-specific sustainability indicators. 


Holding the EIB and EBRD accountable: Are their grievance mechanisms effective?

Briefing | 20 November, 2024 | Download PDF

In this report, we examine the alignment of the EIB and EBRD grievance mechanisms with the effectiveness criteria for the design and assessment of non-judicial complaints mechanisms set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.


Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector update

Briefing | 19 November, 2024 | Download PDF

This briefing takes an updated look at the Greece – North Macedonia gas interconnector project and concludes that the arguments in favour of the project are still not supported by convincing evidence and that the claimed benefits are highly unlikely to materialise.


Ukraine’s Single Project Pipeline sectoral distribution and prioritisation: recommendations for improvements

Briefing | 13 November, 2024 | Download PDF

This briefing examines Ukraine’s Single Public Investment Projects Portfolio, highlighting concerns over project quality and prioritisation.


Green Solidarity: Guiding principles for a truly just Social Climate Fund

Briefing | 6 November, 2024 | Download PDF

The Social Climate Fund (SCF) was established by the EU to help alleviate the negative social and economic impacts of the new Emissions Trading System (ETS2), which introduces a carbon price on transport and heating.