Albania Support to Albania Extractive Industries Mainstreaming Process P177130 Draft ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) June 2022 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The executing agency will be the EITI National Secretariat, within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy. The National Coordinator will coordinate the use of the Grant, as set out in the Grant Agreement. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) has agreed to provide financing (P177130) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. The ESCP is a part of the Grant Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement. 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring, and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESS, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Bank. 4. As agreed by the Bank and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Recipient and the Bank agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING PIU within the EITI National Regular progress reporting of the PIUs Secretariat Prepare and submit to the Bank regular monitoring reports on the environmental, social, towards the Bank will include a section performance of the Project, including but not limited to the implementation of the ESCP, on environmental and social stakeholder engagement activities, and functioning of the grievance mechanism(s). compliance. These reports will be submitted semi-annually, throughout Project implementation, commencing after the Effective Date. Submit each report to the Bank no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting period. B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Bank no later than 48 hours PIU within the EITI National after learning of the incident or Secretariat Promptly notify the Bank of any incident or accident related to the Project which has, or accident. is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and Provide subsequent root causes abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or analyses report to the Bank within 30 multiple injury. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible days to the Bank causes of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided by any contractor and/or supervising firm, as appropriate. Subsequently, at the Bank’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to address it and prevent its recurrence. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The staff will be seconded from the PIU within the EITI National The executing agency will be the Albanian EITI National Secretariat, housed within the executing agency within 30 days of the Secretariate Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (PIU) with qualified staff and resources to support Grant/Project effectiveness. the management of E&S risks and impacts of the Project including social specialist, mostly responsible for Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) implementation, running the project related Grievance Redress Mechanism, and oversee the LMP. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS Prepare draft LMP and draft SEP and PIU within EITI National disclose them by the appraisal. Secretariate Prepare, a draft SEP and draft LMP including setting GRM, management of potential SH/SEA risks, and oversight LMP 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout Project implementation. PIU within EITI National Secretariate Ensure that the consultancies, capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project are carried out in accordance and terms of reference acceptable to the Bank, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Complete, a LMP within 30 days after the PIU within EITI Secretariat effectiveness, and thereafter implement The Project shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements of ESS2, the LMP throughout Project and respective provisions reflected in the LMP, in a manner acceptable to the Bank, implementation including through, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers relationships, occupational health and safety, code of conduct (including relating to SEA All bidding documents and contracts to and SH), grievance arrangements for Project workers, and incorporating labor include ESHS requirements in line with requirements into the ESHS specifications of the procurement documents and contracts World Bank Procurement Guidelines. with consulting firms. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Grievance mechanism operational prior EITI Secretariat Establish, maintain, and operate grievance mechanisms for direct workers (consultants to contract signature with Project engaged by (EITI SECRETARIAT/PIU) and contracted workers, where such is absent. workers and maintained throughout Project implementation. PIU Within the EITI Secretariat shall monitor number of received complaints. Ongoing throughout project implementation ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT Not relevant for the project ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY This standard is not relevant. However, the project activities focused on environmental and social capacity building should be informed by the standard as may be relevant in the development of workshops and training ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT Not relevant to the Project ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant to the Project ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES Not relevant to the Project 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE Not relevant to the Project ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Not relevant to the Project ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Complete, a SEP within 30 days after PIU within the EITI the effectiveness, and thereafter Secretariat The Project shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements of ESS10. implement the SEP throughout Project Provisions and principles of the ESS10 that will ensure compliance with the standard and implementation. that shall guide the preparation and implementation of the Projects Actions Plans. This will include, inter alia, provisions to ensure that the engagement of relevant stakeholders is done as per ESS10 throughout respective Project activities, identification of key and interested stakeholders and provisions to ensure that their views and needs are included in the Project's Action Plans 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM GRM adopted within 6 months from PIU within the EITI The project will establish GRM. This shall include separate tracking of grievances and effectiveness and to be maintained Secretariat further sensitization to SEA/SH related grievances. The GRM will is presented and throughout Project implementation. explained in detail in the SEP. CAPACITY SUPPORT CS1 Training topics for personnel involved in Project implementation will among others Throughout Project implementation. PIU within EITI secretariat in include: cooperation with experts • Stakeholder engagement and beneficiary survey management experienced in the relevant • topics. 5|Page