Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit

The Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) reported on its activities from 16 May to 18 September 2023, focusing on case management, policy development, and capacity building. During this period, the IIU opened 12 new cases and closed 12, including one substantiated case of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH). Key achievements include hosting the 2nd GCF Integrity Forum in Bangkok and conducting an in-person workshop in Kigali. The unit is also advancing an internal machine learning database for risk detection and developing a handbook on integrity good practices for stakeholders.

• Between 16 May and 18 September 2023, the IIU opened 12 new cases, consisting of eight staff misconduct cases, three GCF project-related cases, and one non-integrity violation case. During the same period, it closed 12 cases: six related to projects and six pertaining to staff misconduct, the latter of which included one substantiated case of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH).
• The IIU is developing secondary documentation to operationalize the Administrative Remedies and Exclusion (ARE) Policy, including procedures, implementation guidelines, integrity compliance guidelines, and settlement guidelines, with a goal of submitting them to the Board in the final quarter of 2023.
• The IIU conducted several capacity-building initiatives, including the 2nd GCF Integrity Forum in Bangkok, Thailand (13-15 September 2023) with 54 participants from 36 Direct Access Entities, and the first in-person capacity-building workshop for Direct Access Entities and Civil Society Organisations in Kigali, Rwanda (27-28 July 2023).
• To improve risk detection, the IIU is developing an internal machine learning database that processes internal and external data to enhance integrity due diligence for projects and programmes.
• The IIU is creating a strategy for knowledge management, which includes the planned launch of a handbook on integrity good practices for Accredited Entities, Direct Access Entities, and National Designated Authorities in the last quarter of 2023.
• The IIU is finalizing two Proactive Integrity Review (PIR) reports from a pilot program, which identify improvement areas and recommendations for control mechanisms in funded activities, with expected issuance by the end of 2023.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/08-report-activities-iiu-gcf-b37-inf02.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/08-report-activities-iiu-gcf-b37-inf02.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023report, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/08-report-activities-iiu-gcf-b37-inf02.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }