World Bank Group Integrity Compliance Guidelines

Overview & Synopsis

These Guidelines provide practical guidance to entities sanctioned through the World Bank Group’s (WBG) sanctions system whose release from WBG sanction (e.g., debarment with conditional release, conditional non-debarment) is conditioned on the sanctioned entity developing, adopting, and implementing integrity compliance measures (e.g., an integrity compliance program) acceptable to the WBG, as determined by the WBG Integrity Compliance Officer. These Guidelines may also be consulted when reviewing an entity’s integrity compliance measures before a sanction is imposed, or outside the sanctioning context by entities seeking to learn more about integrity compliance principles and measures. These Guidelines outline the key principles comprising an integrity compliance program (Program). In the WBG context, a Program should, at a minimum, be designed to prevent, detect, investigate, and remediate the WBG’s five sanctionable practices (i.e., fraudulent, corrupt, collusive, coercive, and obstructive practices). An effective Program also should incorporate the entirety of an entity’s integrity compliance efforts and should function as an integral part of the entity’s business operations. These Guidelines apply to IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and relevant entities sanctioned under the WBG sanctions system.