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	<description>Bankable. Credible. Sustainable.</description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s GRI reporting in 2011 appears on par with 2010</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/01/27/canadas-gri-reporting-in-2011-appears-on-par-with-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=canadas-gri-reporting-in-2011-appears-on-par-with-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although 2011 GRI reporting in the US seems to be trailing by nearly 30% from 2010, Canada’s numbers remain largely on par. But has push by government and PDAC been effective? Earlier this week, I reviewed a January 2012 GRI spreadsheet which listed sustainability reporters for North America. GRI had sent this spreadsheet to its Organizational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has GRI Reporting declined by up to 30% in US?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Hiding in plain sight: the (incomplete, Jan 2012) numbers of GRI reporters show a nearly 30% decline from 2010 to 2011.  And GRI started counting non-GRI reporters. I used to love GRI’s old global reporting spreadsheet. It included a listing of GRI-type reports which came to the attention of GRI. CSR nerds like me were able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of Equator Principles III Delayed to July 2012</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/01/10/launch-of-equator-principles-iii-delayed-to-july-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=launch-of-equator-principles-iii-delayed-to-july-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Equator Principles Association announced a delay to the development and launch of the Equator Principles III Update. The new launch date is currently set for July 2012. The updated development, consultation and launch schedule is shown below: EPA consultation and drafting of the EP III - September 2011 - March 2012 External stakeholder consultation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prizma shortlisted by AfDB, searching for African Partners</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/01/09/prizma-shortlisted-by-afdb-searching-for-african-partners/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prizma-shortlisted-by-afdb-searching-for-african-partners</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The African Development Bank shortlisted Prizma to provide Training and Consultancy on Environmental and Social (E&#38;S) Management in Financial Intermediaries (FI) and Microfinance Institutions (MFI). We are now searching for additional partners in Africa to collaborate with our team of experienced international experts. The main objective of the project, which is being funded by Japan, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays and a Wonderful 2012</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/12/24/happy-holidays-and-a-wonderful-2012-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=happy-holidays-and-a-wonderful-2012-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our tradition, rather than spending money on printed cards and mailing them, we invite you to help us redirect these funds to a charity on your behalf. Please submit your selection by December 27, 2011. Click here to choose a charity.]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Publishes 2012 Guidance on Performance Standards</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/12/21/ifc-publishes-2012-guidance-on-performance-standards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ifc-publishes-2012-guidance-on-performance-standards</link>
		<comments>http://prizmablog.com/2011/12/21/ifc-publishes-2012-guidance-on-performance-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:51:56 +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[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>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)]]></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>
		<comments>http://prizmablog.com/2011/11/28/bhp-billiton%e2%80%99s-mozal-back-for-oecd-mne-review/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></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>US launched Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2011/11/15/us-launched-public-private-alliance-for-responsible-minerals-trade/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=us-launched-public-private-alliance-for-responsible-minerals-trade</link>
		<comments>http://prizmablog.com/2011/11/15/us-launched-public-private-alliance-for-responsible-minerals-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artisanal Mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade was launched in November 2011 to promote conflict-fee mineral supply chains in Eastern Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Will it help resolve conflict minerals related due diligence and reporting concerns of major brands? Will it be able to attract other governments and multilaterals?  The launch event of the [...]]]></description>
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