2022 Annual Implementation Report on the Policy on Prohibited Practices

The Green Climate Fund's Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) reported a significant increase in registered cases in 2022, totaling 31, which the Fund attributes to the upscaling of projects and the return of personnel to offices post-pandemic. The IIU focused on prevention through 'Ask IIU Live' training sessions, the development of AML/CFT Standard Operating Procedures, and the creation of an Administrative Remedies and Exclusion (ARE) Policy framework. Additionally, the IIU conducted two Proactive Integrity Reviews (PIRs) using data analytics to preemptively detect vulnerabilities in funded activities.

• The GCF defines a wide range of 'Prohibited Practices' for which it maintains a zero-tolerance policy, including corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, abuse, money laundering, retaliation against whistleblowers or witnesses, and the financing of terrorism.
• In 2022, the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) registered 31 cases, representing nearly a fourfold increase over 2021. These cases included 13 project-related cases, 17 staff misconduct cases, and one external matter.
• Of the 31 cases opened in 2022, half were related to Prohibited Practices in the implementation of GCF projects/programmes by Counterparties, specifically involving fraud (3 cases), corruption (1 case), collusion (1 case), and abuse (3 cases).
• The IIU implemented several prevention and awareness initiatives in 2022, including three 'Ask IIU Live' brownbag sessions attended by 178 Covered Individuals and a webinar on the GCF Integrity Policy Framework for Counterparties.
• The IIU is developing an Administrative Remedies and Exclusion (ARE) Policy to provide an enforcement framework that includes the potential for exclusion or debarment of Counterparties who engage in Prohibited Practices.
• The IIU provided 34 advisory services in 2022, with the majority (21 requests) concerning integrity safeguards in contractual agreements with Counterparties.
• The IIU utilized data analytics, machine learning, and intelligent automation to identify two projects for Proactive Integrity Reviews (PIRs) in 2022, with plans to expand these reviews to the GCF Readiness portfolio in 2023.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). 2022 Annual Implementation Report on the Policy on Prohibited Practices. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b36-inf16.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. 2022 Annual Implementation Report on the Policy on Prohibited Practices. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b36-inf16.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund20232022, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{2022 Annual Implementation Report on the Policy on Prohibited Practices}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b36-inf16.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }