To ensure alignment with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards and the World Bank Group’s Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines (EHSGs), the PLEASE project has adopted an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF). This framework provides comprehensive guidelines for managing environmental and social risks associated with the PLEASE project and its sub-projects.

All sub-projects under the PLEASE project, including Regional Block Grants and Innovation Grants, adhere to the requirements outlined in the ESMF & E&S. In line with these guidelines, each sub-project has conducted environmental and social screenings and/or developed site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans. 

To ensure the effective implementation of these plans, mitigation measures will be closely monitored, and necessary adjustments will be made throughout the project’s lifecycle. This approach ensures that the ESMPs & remain dynamic and responsive to emerging challenges.

Below are the Environmental and Social Management Plans developed by recipients of the Innovation Grants. Click the links below to download the detailed reports:

Bangladesh

Grantee: Arranayk

Environmental and Social Management Plan for Community-Based Reduction of Plastic Pollution: Case of Circular Economy and Biodegradable Products – Arranayk

Grantee: Institute of Marine Sciences

Environmental and social management plan for the project: Community-based reduction of plastic pollution — case of circular economy and biodegradable products in Bangladesh – Institute of Marine Sciences-

Grantee: RedOrange Communications

Environmental and social management plan for project: Improved flood mitigation and plastic waste management in the Kallyanpur area – RedOrange Communications

Bhutan

Grantee: Green Roads

Environmental and social management plan for project: The Green Initiative to reduce plastic pollution – Green Roads

Grantee: Clean Bhutan

Environmental and social management plan for Circular Bhutan Innovations Project: Pioneering sustainable development with recycled plastics

Grantee: Eco Waste Solutions

Environmental and social management plan for material recovery facility

Maldives

Grantee: Clean Maldives

Environmental and social management plan for recycling facility: Setting up a plastic recycling facility for sustainable furniture production from waste plastics

Grantee: Community Empowerment Linkage

Environmental and social management plan for establishment of small-scale bottle refilling and rinsing station in M. Diggaru

Nepal

Grantee: Centre for Integrated Urban Development – Nepal

Environmental and social management plan for recycling facility: Establishment of the Plastic Recycling and Upcycling Center (PRUC) by the Centre for Integrated Urban Development, Nepal

Grantee: Doko Recyclers

Environmental and social management plan for material recovery facility: Reclaiming the value of plastic waste through a Plastic Recovery Facility (PRF) by Doko Recyclers

Grantee: Tribhuvan University

Environmental and social screening report for the project: Waste to wealth – Plastic free Himalayan rivers to advanced functional materials

Pakistan

Grantee: Davaam Life

Environmental and social management plan for refill stations and sanitary napkin to inculcate consumer behavior change towards reuse in Karachi

Grantee: Otium Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. – Pakistan

Environmental and social screening report for Plastetech-PK: Revolutionizing plastic waste management

Sri Lanka

Grantee: Chakra Suthra

Environmental and social management plan for project: Use of Trash2Cash smart technologies to change consumer behavior and enhance the collection of recyclable plastics

Grantee: Insee Ecocycle Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Environmental and social management plan for material recovery facility – Puttalam

Environmental and social management plan for resource recovery center – Malvana

Grantee: Save A Life

Environmental and social management plan for project: Plastic Zero initiative – Empowering institutions and communities for sustainable change