Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Report
# 4 Semestral Report July 2019
People’s Republic of China: Air Quality Improvement in the Greater Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region—China National Investment and Guaranty Corporation’s Green Financing Platform Project
Prepared by China National Investment and Guaranty Corporation for the Asian Development Bank.
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ESMS Implementation Report
No. Subprojects
1 Shenyang Kanghe Straw Biomass Utilization Subproject
2 Zhalaiteqi Diwo Straw Biomass Utilization Subproject
Item Details, comments
Institutional Aspects: Whether there have been any changes to the No change to the ESMS, staffing of ESMS, staffing of environment unit at I&G, budget environment unit at I&G, and budget available for ESMS implementation. available for ESMS implementation.
Whether there has been any major difficulties in No major difficulties in implementing implementing ESMS and if so the remedial actions ESMS. taken.
Two environmental and social Due diligence and/or audits undertaken during the safeguard due diligence activities were year conducted for the subprojects. IEE (List the number and type of investigations reports were prepared and submitted to undertaken.) ADB as required.
Exclusion of subprojects which have impacts on involuntary resettlement and ethnic minority No subproject has been found to have
potential involuntary resettlement and (If there were subprojects assessed that have ethnic minority impacts that should be potential involuntary resettlement and ethnic excluded from financing. minority impacts that were excluded from financing)
Non-conformances report (NCR) and corrective actions report (CAR) The subborrowers submitted semi-annual environmental and social Whether the subprojects regularly submit the monitoring reports; the EMPs and other environment and social reports and the status of relevant environmental and social compliance of subprojects with EMP and other requirements are complied or being relevant environment and social requirements. complied with. No remedial actions were taken by I&G. If there are major gaps or defects, the remedial actions taken by I&G.
No incidents have been reported by Environmental Incidents subborrowers in the reporting period.
(Any incidents reported by subborrowers, provide details)
In the first half of 2019, six trainings and case sharing have been delivered to related institutions, experts and enterprises by I&G. The details are as follows:
1. January 2019: ESMS training was conducted in Kangping county, Liaoning Province for the straw biomass comprehensive utilization subproject.
2. January 2019: ESMS training was delivered in Jalaid Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the straw biomass comprehensive utilization subproject.
3. January 2019: I&G attended China Energy Conservation Service Industry Training delivered Annual Summit in Beijing and introduced the establishment and implementation status of ESMS.
4. March 2019: I&G participated in Workshop on Appropriate Technical Solutions and Supporting Policies for Clean Heating in Northern China and shared cases about ESMS implementation in Jinan, Shandong Province.
5. March 2019: ESMS training was delivered to the enterprises at Seminar on Pollution Control of Scattered Coal in Beijing.
6. May 2019: I&G attended the First China Clean Heating Industry Summit and shared I&G’s experience on ESMS implementation in Beijing.
Other environmental including health and safety or social issues (if any) None.
(Describe any other issues arising)