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	<title>PRIZMA &#187; Oil and Gas</title>
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	<description>Bankable. Credible. Sustainable.</description>
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		<title>European Bank Outreach to US-based Consultants in Chicago &amp; Washington</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/10/24/ebrd-outreach-to-us-based-consultants-in-chicago-and-washington-dc/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ebrd-outreach-to-us-based-consultants-in-chicago-and-washington-dc</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consultancy Services Unit of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is conducting an outreach to US-based consultants in Chicago (Nov 30) and Washington DC (Dec 1).  The EBRD is a London-based Multilateral Financial Institution in which the US Government is the largest individual shareholder (about 10%).  An AAA rated public institution, the EBRD provides debt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will GRI be able to catch up with IPIECA&#8217;s lead?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While GRI is still completing its first-generation Oil and Gas Sector Supplement, IPIECA scores more endorsements for its second generation sustainability reporting guidelines. Will GRI be able to catch up? As detailed in a previous blog, the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Association of Oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC discloses 2011 Performance Standards</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/08/01/ifc-discloses-2011-performance-standards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ifc-discloses-2011-performance-standards</link>
		<comments>http://prizmablog.com/2011/08/01/ifc-discloses-2011-performance-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IFC disclosed its 2011 Sustainability Framework (that includes the IFC Performance Standards) which will become effective on January 1, 2012. They contain strengthened aspects related to transparency, climate change, business and human rights, biodiversity and supply-chain management. IFC's fact sheet summarizing key changes can be downloaded here. Prizma will continue to offer its updated 1-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Environmental Assessments in Mining</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/08/01/strategic-environmental-assessments-in-mining/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=strategic-environmental-assessments-in-mining</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There appears to be an increase in SEAs relating to the extractive/mining sector, including the Central Namib Uranium Rush study, which caught my eye. Therivel et. al.’s  textbook entitled Strategic environmental assessment (first published in 1992) defines SEAs “as the formalized, systematic and comprehensive process of evaluating the environmental impacts of a policy, plan or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should GRI be Added to IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/01/07/should-gri-be-added-to-ifc-performance-standards-and-equator-principles/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=should-gri-be-added-to-ifc-performance-standards-and-equator-principles</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those looking for encouragement for sustainability reporting and/or GRI in the draft revision of the IFC Performance Standards will be disappointed. But the revision process is not over yet. Despite a recent joint publication (Getting More Value Out of Sustainability Reporting  about which I blogged here: IFC gets out vuvuzella for sustainability reporting), sustainability reporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prizmablog.com’s Top 10 Blogs in 2010</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/01/05/prizmablog-com%e2%80%99s-top-10-blogs-in-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prizmablog-com%25e2%2580%2599s-top-10-blogs-in-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following list comprises the most popular entries amongst 78 blogs posted in 2010 which resulted in over 13,400 page views: What are Cost Drivers of Sustainability Reporting for First Timers? (2010/06/27) IFC Performance Standards: Lessons Learned (2010/03/03) IFC gets out vuvuzela for sustainability reporting  (2010/06/19) A Look at GRI Application Level Declaration Statistics (2010/07/04) Chuckles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Performance Standards Revisions Entering Final Lap</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/01/03/ifc-performance-standards-revisions-entering-final-lap/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ifc-performance-standards-revisions-entering-final-lap</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its recent CODE Progress Report on IFC Sustainability Framework Review and Update ( December 1, 2010), IFC notes that, with exceptions (such as the Access to Information Policy), majority of proposed changes are clarifications rather than material changes.  Please visit updated blog post: Remaining Obstacles to Revisions of IFC Performance Standards The IFC Performance Standards, which provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IPIECA, API and OGP Publish Sustainability Reporting Guide for Oil &amp; Gas Sector</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/01/02/ipieca-api-and-ogp-publish-sustainability-reporting-guide-for-oil-gas-sector/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ipieca-api-and-ogp-publish-sustainability-reporting-guide-for-oil-gas-sector</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While GRI’s sector supplement is still work in progress, IPIECA, API and OGP jointly published the second edition of the Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting in December 2010.The International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Association of Oil &#38; Gas Producers (OGP) teamed up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Octopus Paul Predicts More Canadian Mining Sustainability Reports</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2010/07/30/octopus-paul-predicts-more-canadian-mining-sustainability-reports/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=octopus-paul-predicts-more-canadian-mining-sustainability-reports</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officially retired from predicting world cup soccer games, Octopus Paul now expects proliferation of first-time sustainability reporting amongst Canadian listed mining companies. Will Paul be right again? About 2/3 of the world’s exploration and mining companies are headquartered/listed in Canada. And increasingly, extractive companies (particularly those with some appetite for political risk) are searching and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Cost Drivers of Sustainability Reporting for First Timers?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2010/06/27/what-are-cost-drivers-of-sustainability-reporting-for-first-timers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-are-cost-drivers-of-sustainability-reporting-for-first-timers</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some may still be wondering how long they can get away without reporting, others see this as an opportunity to leverage sunk costs, impress investors and drive performance improvement. All first time reporters will be wondering about one thing: what is the length of that proverbial string? What are cost drivers of inaugural sustainability [...]]]></description>
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