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BookletEnvironmental and Social Standard (ESS) 6: Gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence
Framework for Environmental and Social Management guidance note
2025Also available in:
No results found.Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 6 focuses on promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence (GBV) in projects supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The standard ensures that FAO projects are designed and implemented in a way that addresses gender disparities and supports the achievement of gender equality goals outlined in FAO’s Policy on Gender Equality. ESS 6 emphasizes the need for gender-responsive project design and implementation, with specific attention to preventing the exacerbation of gender-based inequalities or discrimination, particularly in rural agricultural contexts.The standard provides guidance on how to assess and address gender-related risks, ensuring both women and men have equal access to agricultural resources, services, and decision-making processes. ESS 6 aims to support women’s participation in leadership, enhance their access to productive resources, and reduce their workload burdens. It also includes measures to prevent and respond to GBV, such as sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH), in FAO-supported activities. By embedding gender mainstreaming throughout the project cycle, ESS 6 aims to promote inclusive development while mitigating the risk of reinforcing harmful gender norms and inequities. -
Book (stand-alone)Framework for Environmental and Social Management 2022The Framework for Environmental and Social Management (FESM) establishes environmental and social performance requirements for FAO programming. The FESM includes key elements of a human rights-based approach with the goal to ensure that people and the environment are protected from any potential adverse impacts of FAO programmes and projects. It is also intended to ensure that all stakeholders have ample opportunities to actively participate in the activities of programmes and projects, and have access to effective channels to voice their concerns about them. The FESM reflects the organization’s commitment to sustainability with a new set of guiding principles, two operational pillars and nine environmental and social standards. Together they delineate the mandatory requirements related to the identification, assessment and management of multiple environmental and social risks and impacts associated with programmes and projects supported and implemented by FAO. The FESM introduces an innovative process of climate change and disaster risk screening to identify potential risks, mitigation and resilience measures. It also includes new and updated requirements to conserve and restore renewable natural resources and biodiversity; protect animal welfare; foster resilient livelihoods; manage wastes and non-pesticide hazardous materials; promote resource efficiency; protect community health and promote decent jobs; strengthen requirements for dealing with gender-based violence including the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse; respect Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation; and enhance accountability, conflict resolution and grievance mechanisms.
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BookletEnvironmental and Social Standard (ESS) 4: Decent work
Framework for Environmental and Social Management guidance note
2025Also available in:
No results found.The Environmental and Social Standard 4 (ESS 4) focuses on promoting decent work in FAO-supported programmes and projects by addressing risks and impacts associated with labour conditions while advancing productive employment and applying international labour standards. It emphasizes protecting labour rights, ensuring safety and health, and promoting equal opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged groups such as women, youths, migrant workers, and persons with disabilities. ESS 4 provides guidance for integrating these principles throughout the FAO project cycle, outlining measures to prevent exploitation, address child and forced labour, support freedom of association, and uphold workplace grievance mechanisms.Grounded in international conventions like those of the International Labour Organization (ILO), ESS 4 applies to all types of employment relationships in FAO programmes, including direct, contracted, and primary supply workers. It promotes compliance with national and international labour standards, ensuring projects foster safe, equitable, and inclusive work environments. This guidance supports FAO's commitment to improving rural livelihoods by embedding decent work considerations into its agricultural development initiatives.
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