Asia Society Policy Institute

An instrument to determine the nature and extent of all environmental and social areas of concern at an existing project or in existing activities. The audit identifies and justifies appropriate measures to mitigate the areas of concern, estimates the cost of the measures and actions, and recommends a schedule for implementing them. For some projects, the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) report may only consist of an environmental and social audit. In other cases, this audit is part of the ESIA documentation.

Adapted from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), "Environmental and Social Framework," 2021, View the Website; World Bank, "World Bank Environmental and Social Framework," Washington, DC, 2016, View the PDF.