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IFC’s Advisory Services for Environmental and Social Sustainability department intends to fund the assignment through the Swedish trust funds SIDA: Sustainability Index Study

The last few years have seen a proliferation of initiatives to create sustainability indices in a number of emerging markets. In order to support such initiatives, the objective of this study is to formulate a set of recommendations to support private sector partners in the creation of sustainability indices in emerging markets. This would be based on a substantive market analysis and a coordinated engagement and dissemination campaign with key market partners. The market research shall provide an overview of current and planned sustainability indices in the global market, developed and emerging markets. It will be a categorization of Sustainability Indices by qualities or traits; and building upon the market analysis, the consultants will identify areas of good practice which can be distilled into a set of recommendations to increase the probability of commercial success for new sustainability indices in emerging markets. These recommendations should be tested in consultations with stakeholders. The final study will draw on both the desk research and the market consultations to provide an insight into the long-term commercial viability of sustainability indices as well as a set of recommendations. The expected time frame is April – December 2010.

IFC’s Advisory Services for Environmental and Social Sustainability department now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing their services by submitting a response to this Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI). Please note that Consulting Firms may associate with other interested firms or individuals to enhance their qualifications. Firms that have been determined to be qualified through the evaluated results of this first stage may be invited to submit proposals for the Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be issued at a later date.

Interested consultants must provide the following information that will indicate that they are qualified to perform the services:

• Provide information on your expertise and experience with any prior similar assignments; experience in similar conditions; availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.

• Demonstrate a capability to meet the World Bank Group’s Vendor Eligibility Criteria as found on www.worldbank.org/corporateprocurement .

• Please note that Marketing Brochures should only be provided as attachments and will not be considered as a substitute for written responses. Elaborate artwork is not required or encouraged.

Responses must be delivered to the below mentioned personnel by e-mail no later than Thursday, April 1, 2010 and shall not exceed 3 pages. If the submitted response exceeds 3 pages, IFC reserves the right to read only the first 3. By responding to this REOI, you are confirming compliance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policy.

The responses will be reviewed and those consultants deemed best qualified in IFC’s judgment will be short-listed according to the following mandatory criteria:

1. Knowledge and understanding of the sustainable investing landscape

2. Relevant expertise on indices and financial mechanisms

3. Well-connected in the financial community with the ability to attract cooperation from index providers and investors in order to gain insight into business models and commercial viability.

4. Project management, core team credentials and ability to build consensus around a set of recommendations. IFC reserves the right to limit the number of qualified firms shortlisted for efficiency.

IFC reserves the right to verify any information provided, or to request additional information after REOI packages are received. IFC reserves the right to proceed, or to not proceed, with issuing an RFP. IFC reserves the right to modify the scope of work for the RFP as necessary to meet Project requirements.

All data and information received from IFC for the purpose of this assignment are to be treated confidentially and are only to be used in connection with the execution of these Terms of Reference. The contents of written materials obtained and used in this assignment may not be disclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written notice of IFC.

All correspondence related to this REOI should be addressed in writing only by sending an e-mail to Kshires@ifc.org.

IFC is not responsible for any verbal explanation or interpretation of these documents.

Nytt nordiskt klimatinitiativ för utvecklingsländer

Nordiska Utvecklingsfonden (NDF) är de nordiska ländernas gemensamma biståndsfinansierings-institution. NDF har i tjugo år beviljat mjuka krediter till utvecklingsländer. Från och med 2009 beviljar NDF gåvofinansiering för klimatsatsningar i världens fattigaste länder.

En nyinrättad klimatrelaterad finansieringsmöjlighet - Nordic Climate Facility - som finansieras av NDF och genomförs i samarbete med Nordiska Miljöfinansieringsbolaget (Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, NEFCO) lanserades officiellt den 27 oktober 2009 i samband med Nordiska rådets session i Stockholm.

Nordic Climate Facility - NCF - underlättar överföringen av klimatrelaterad teknologi, kunnande och innovativa idéer mellan Norden och låginkomstländer. Faciliteten riktar sig till nordiska institutioner, organisationer, företag och myndigheter som har en partner i ett land som kvalificerar sig för finansieringen enligt riktlinjerna för NCF. För den första fasen har NDF beviljat 4 miljoner euro för klimatrelaterade insatser inom två specifika områden, vattenresurser och energieffektivering i låginkomstländer i Afrika, Asien och Latinamerika. Finansieringen lämnas i form av gåvobistånd och stödet kan uppgå till 150.000-500.000 euro per projekt.

Information om Nordic Climate Facility finns att få via nedanstående länkar:

NCF brochure (English): http://www.ndf.fi/NCF-brochure-lowres.pdf
NCF Letter of invitation: http://www.ndf.fi/letter-of-invitation.pdf
NCF Project description: http://www.ndf.fi/NCF-Project-Description.pdf
NCF Pre-qualification instruction: http://www.ndf.fi/NCF-Pre-Qualification-Instructions.pdf

Närmare information om NDF och NEFCO finns på institutionernas hemsidor: http://www.ndf.fi
http://www.nefco.org