Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit

The Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) report details activities from June to September 2021, focusing on the launch of a new case management system, the closure of nine cases, and the provision of 10 policy advisories. The unit is currently developing secondary documents to operationalise the Administrative Remedies and Exclusion (ARE) Policy and updating the 'Transparency and Accountability' section of the Initial Fiduciary Principles and Standards. Additionally, the IIU expanded its cooperation with Accredited Entities, signing four new Memoranda of Understanding, and participated in Stockholm World Water Week to discuss the nexus between climate finance and corruption.

• The IIU is launching a case management system (CMS) by the end of September 2021, which includes a 24/7 multilingual complaints intake hotline and tools for complaint registration, evidence-tracking, and case referral.
• During the reporting period, the IIU received no new complaints. The total number of cases opened in 2021 was five, consisting of three project-related cases and two cases of staff misconduct.
• The IIU closed nine cases between 8 June and 13 September 2021; five were closed after intake assessment for falling outside the unit's jurisdiction, and four were closed as unsubstantiated following preliminary assessment.
• The unit provided 10 advisories on the application of integrity policies, covering topics such as counterparty due diligence, Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards, and the Prevention and Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) policy.
• The IIU is developing secondary documents to operationalise the Administrative Remedies and Exclusion (ARE) Policy, including procedures, implementation guidelines, Integrity Compliance Guidelines, and Settlement Guidelines.
• The IIU is updating the 'Transparency and Accountability' section of the Initial Fiduciary Principles and Standards, with the goal of presenting the update to the Board in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• The IIU expanded its technical assistance and cooperation by signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with four additional Accredited Entities, bringing the total number of MoU negotiations underway to 35.
• The IIU collaborated with the Water Integrity Network (WIN) at Stockholm World Water Week on 23 August 2021, co-convening a session and submitting a joint paper on the relationship between climate finance and corruption.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b30-inf14.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b30-inf14.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021report, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b30-inf14.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }