AFD - 2019 Universal registration document

CHAPTER 2

Statement of Non-Financial Performance

2.1 The business model

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2.6.1 Partnerships with civil society organisations

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2.6.2 Partnerships with European and Ǿ international players

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2.2 Identification of the main

2.6.3 Support for project management and the building of capacities

non-financial issues and risks

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2.3 Managing the risks

2.7 Fair practices

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and impacts of our action

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2.7.1 Initiatives for preventing corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorist fi nancing and Ǿ tax evasion 2.7.2 Checks made during a project’s life Ǿ cycle 2.7.3 Checks carried out as part of the foreign public procurement Ǿ process

2.3.1 AFD’s management of environmental and social impacts, and the procedure for Ǿ managing Ǿ complaints 2.3.2 PROPARCO’s management of environmental and social impacts, and the procedure for managing complaints

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2.7.4 Counterparty commitments 2.7.5 Information reporting systems 2.7.6 Training of Group employees

2.3.3 Human rights due diligence

2.4 The Group’s contribution to sustainable development

2.7.7 Initiatives undertaken to prevent tax evasion 54 2.8 Ameaningful work environment 55 2.8.1 The ethics system 55 2.8.2 Skills development, employability Ǿ and training 55 2.8.3 Employee dialogue and social Ǿ relations 56 2.8.4 Quality of employee working conditions and safety 57 2.9 Report from one of the

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2.4.1 Impact of AFD’s activity 2.4.2 Impact of Proparco’s activity 46 2.4.3 Impact of the Group’s activity on Ǿ climate change 47 2.4.4 Impacts related to the Group’s activity in reinforcing social link 49 2.5 Transparency and dialogue with stakeholders 50 2.5.1 Transparency of funds granted 50 2.5.2 Dialogue with stakeholders 50 2.6 Coordination with development actors: priority to partnership 51 44

statutory auditors, as a designated independent third party, on the voluntary consolidated statement of non-financial performance included in the management report

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