Ethics and Development for The World Bank Towards a Map

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Ethics and Development for The World Bank
Towards a Map
Map Framework
STAFF ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR
OPERATIONAL WORK
Ethical Principles And Values In Work
Rules, Norms and Operational Policies
Rules, Norms and Operational Policies
Ethical Principles And Values In Work
INSIDE THE BANK
INSIDE THE BANK
Operational Managers
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
Benchmarks/Millennium Development Goals
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Ethics and Development for The World Bank
Towards a Map
Map Framework Who is Responsible?
STAFF ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR
OPERATIONAL WORK
(rules and norms)
(rules and norms)
(Values and Ethics Broadly)
(Values and Ethics Broadly)
Conflict Resolution System
Legal
Internal Communications
Ethics office
Operational Services
INSIDE THE BANK
Ombudsman
Academic/Intellectual Integrity
Staff Association
Quality Assurance Group
INSIDE THE BANK
Human Resources
Conflict of Interest Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Reports
Executive Directors Review Mechanisms
Anti-Harassment Program
Corporate Strategy
Operational Risk Services
Institutional Integrity Department
Staff Training
Resource Management
Dialogue on Values and Ethics for Development
Operational Managers
Anti-Corruption Work
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Hotlines
Survey data
Operational Risk Review
Environmental Safeguards
INT Investigations
Complaint resolution
Human Rights Concerns
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
Safeguard Policies
Finance Ethical Investing
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
Media Alerts
WBVS
Participatory Development
Disclosure Policies
Civil Society Group
Inspection Panel
WBI, Dialogues Training
OED
Benchmarks/Millennium Development Goals
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Ethics and Development for The World Bank
Towards a Map
Map Framework Underlying Questions
STAFF ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR
OPERATIONAL WORK
How are ethical values part of institutional
culture?
What rules guide staff behavior?
Quality assurance.
Legal policies and standards Do they have
adequate coverage?
Complaints from those indirectly affected?
Are they adequate?
How are possibilities of subtle discrimination
handled?
Are they well enforced? Who is responsible for
enforcement and shaping rules?
Are they appropriately adaptable?
INSIDE THE BANK
Honesty and openness of internal communication.
Intellectual property acknowledging resources.
Application of ED decisions.
INSIDE THE BANK
What is done to raise ethical standards?
How fair is what happens when something goes
wrong? Recourse?
Corporate footprints.
How is the ethos transmitted?
Effective use of resources.
Honest use of resources.
Whistle-blower protection?
Operational Managers
What are specific standards of behavior and how
are they applied?
Sins of Commission (beyond rules).
What do we do to address misuse of our power?
Safeguard policies.
Are people affected able to hold Bank to account?
Arrogance?
Sins of omission (what we miss doing)
How do we know how well this works?
Outside Bank behaviors with employees in
families (domestic abuse, GV employees).
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
How effective are disclosure policies?
Are we honest in our use of data always?
RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND CRITICS
What redress is there?
Financial impact of our work and analysis.
Adequacy of evaluation and monitoring.
Personal reports in media on staff.
Handling of problem cases (arrests, accusations)
How doe we deal with human rights issues not
covered by Bank policies (torture, slavery, press
freedom, religious freedom)?
How well do we deal with corruption?
Cultural diversity in country offices.
Benchmarks/Millennium Development Goals