AGRA

AGRA recognises environmental and social risks as critical issues that require deliberate systemic and organisational capacities to identify, manage and monitor in the implementation of its core mandate. To this end, AGRA has institutionalized environmental and social considerations in its work, and that of its partners by developing and adopting an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).

AGRA’s ESMS guiding principles
Avoid, reduce or limit negative environmental, social and climate impacts and improve the environmental and social benefits of its initiatives
Support the preservation and protection of biodiversity and sustainably manage natural resources
Avoid negative impacts on the living conditions, livelihoods and land tenure of communities
Ensure the health and safety at work of its own employees and require its subcontractors and partners to implement measures to protect the health and safety of their employees at work
Condemn forced labour and child labour, prohibit discrimination, prohibit and combat harassment and support the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining of workers
Comply with all relevant environmental, social, health and safety as well as land acquisition policies, laws and regulations of the countries of intervention and international standards
The Environment and Social Management System (ESMS) provides a systematic procedure to check AGRA programmes and projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts to assure that negative impacts are avoided or minimised to the extent possible while positive impacts are stimulated.