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	<title>PRIZMA &#187; IFC Performance Standards</title>
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	<description>Bankable. Credible. Sustainable.</description>
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		<title>Creating Paper Parks or Biodiversity Value in Kyrgyzstan?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/05/15/creating-paper-parks-or-biodiversity-value-in-kyrgyzstan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=creating-paper-parks-or-biodiversity-value-in-kyrgyzstan</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Councellor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1995, the Kyrgyz Republic established the Sary-Chat Ertash Reserve or Zapovednik (SCER/SCEZ) near Centerra Gold’s high altitude Kumtor gold mine. While inaccurate maps and politics seem to fuel misunderstandings about the SCER’s boundaries and Kumtor’s impacts, an important question deserves more attention: Is the SCER just another ‘paper park’ or is it generating biodiversity value? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prizma Publishes Spring 2012 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/05/14/prizma-publishes-spring-2012-newsletter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prizma-publishes-spring-2012-newsletter</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[- Assessing Kyrgyz Commission’s Report on Centerra Gold’s Kumtor Gold Mine - Supporting ScottsMiracle-Gro with CR Reporting  - Supporting Claimant at International Arbitration Hearing case before ICSID -Completing 3rd Party Check for Lundin Mining’s 2011 Sustainability Report You can access the  PDF version of the newsletter here or request via email here. Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Claimant at International Arbitration Hearing at ICSID</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/05/09/attending-international-arbitration-hearing-at-icsid/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=attending-international-arbitration-hearing-at-icsid</link>
		<comments>http://prizmablog.com/2012/05/09/attending-international-arbitration-hearing-at-icsid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artisanal Mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broad Community Support (BCS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resettlement Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prizma's Mehrdad Nazari was engaged by White &#38; Case to serve as an Expert Witness for Claimant in the case of Gold Reserve Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela which is before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). According to its press release, Gold Reserve claims damages of approximately $2.1 billion arising from violations of provisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do Mining and Gardening Have in Common?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/03/19/what-do-mining-and-gardening-have-in-common/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-do-mining-and-gardening-have-in-common</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Councellor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Even the most diverse projects in different parts of the world tend to share some communalities in terms of context. And sometimes, recognizing these can be very sobering. Two recent assignments in the lawn and garden sector in North America (ScottsMiracle-Gro) and the mining sector in Central Asia (Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine) drove home the importance of climate change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Publishes 2012 Guidance on Performance Standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IFC  published its Updated Guidance Notes, the companion to the Updated IFC Performance Standards, which will also apply to Equator Banks and be effective January 1, 2012.  The new IFC Performance Standards (IFC board approved in May 2011, listed and hot-linked further below) and the Guidance Notes apply to all IFC investment and advisory clients whose projects go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Popular Entries on this Blog in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the year is coming to an end, I assembled the favorite entries on my blog. Are you curious to see which ones made it to the Top 10 list and which ones attracted most comments? Continuing a long tradition (OK, it’s only the second year), I assembled the most popular entries on my blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability Conference in Seoul</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/12/10/sustainability-conference-in-seoul/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sustainability-conference-in-seoul</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prizma’s Bill Kennedy was recently invited to participate at the 6th Sustainability Management Conference in Seoul, Korea.  The focus of the event, sponsored by the Korean Standards Association and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, was an examination of the IFC Performance Standards, the Equator Principles and OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the way in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BHP MOZAL Smelter Back for OECD MNE Review</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/11/28/bhp-billiton%e2%80%99s-mozal-back-for-oecd-mne-review/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bhp-billiton%25e2%2580%2599s-mozal-back-for-oecd-mne-review</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broad Community Support (BCS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OECD Watch reports that UK National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises re-initiated review of BHP Billiton's bypass case of its MOZAL smelter in Mozambique after IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman appears to have failed to facilitate a resolution of this case.  In late 2010, a coalition of NGOs had lodged complaints about BHP’s MOZAL aluminum smelter with the Johannesburg Stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biodiversity for Banks Program Launched by Equator Principles, WWF, BBOP</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/11/07/biodiversity-for-banks-program-launched-by-equator-principles-wwf-bbop/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=biodiversity-for-banks-program-launched-by-equator-principles-wwf-bbop</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Equtor Principles Association has recently co-launched the Biodiversity for Banks (B4B) program, with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program (BBOP).   The objective of this program is to assist financial institutions to manage risks from biodiversity and ecosystem services in their lending decisions. B4B is developing and will deliver a set of training materials to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/10/25/while-banktrack-criticizes-equator-principles-ifc-celebrates-community-of-learning/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=while-banktrack-criticizes-equator-principles-ifc-celebrates-community-of-learning</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In advance of the gathering of Equator Banks for the fifth Community of Learning event hosted by the IFC this week, BankTrack published its critical review: The Outside Job -Turning the Equator Principles towards people and planet. As blogged in greater detail previously, the Equator Principles are a derivative of the IFC Performance Standards and form [...]]]></description>
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