PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

600838

Primary Business Area

Environment, Social and Governance

Disclosure Date

Oct 24, 2017

Country

South Africa

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Jun 4, 2015

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$348,023.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Jun 12, 2021

Project Estimated Start Date

Jun 15, 2015

Project Estimated End Date

Jun 30, 2018

Project Description

The South Africa Corporate Governance Program aims to build sustainable businesses and improve the business environment through targeted CG services. 1: Firm-level: Provide direct assistance to selected firms, such as: - CG Assessment and Development of Improvement Plan - Training on CG principles, practices and framework as well as benefits thereof 2: Market-level: Build capacity and strengthen CG intermediaries and market infrastructure through training-of-trainers events and other interventions to help training institutes, Local CG service providers and other market intermediaries (associations, investors, media, consultants) increase outreach to firms and other institutions across Sub-Sahara Africa 3: Macro-Level: Awareness raising activities to trigger interest and awareness of the effort of IFC and South African institutions to increase outreach to and potentially influence CG practices and adoption in other countries and firms across the region.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation