OPIC Office of Accountability Benchmark | Accountability Console

OPIC Office of Accountability

Does the IAM publish guides for how it may be used?

Yes

Benchmark Category

Public Access to the IAM/Outreach

Date of Policy Review

Jan, 2005

Page Updated On:

May 11, 2021, 5 p.m.

Citations

Board Resolution (BR); p. 3, section 4.c

Notes

No provision in the policy, but para. 4.c (p.3) of the Board Resolution outlines that the project sponsors will be made aware of the problem-solving mechanism available to them on a mutually voluntary basis. Guides are available online https://www.opic.gov/who-we-are/office-of-accountability/a-guide-for-communities

How do other IAMs compare?

IAM	Answer
DEG/FMO/PR Independent Complaints Mechanism	Yes
UNDP Social and Environmental Compliance Unit	Yes
UNDP Stakeholder Response Mechanism	Yes
EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism	Yes
ADB Special Project Facilitator and Compliance Review Panel	Yes
IDB Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism	Yes
AFD Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism	Yes
EIB Complaints Mechanism	Yes
EBRD Independent Project Accountability Mechanism	Yes
GCF Independent Redress Mechanism	Yes
AfDB Independent Recourse Mechanism	Yes
WB Inspection Panel	Yes
WB Accountability Mechanism	Yes
AIIB Project-affected People’s Mechanism	Yes
IKI Compliance Mechanism	Yes
IFC Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman	Yes

Does this policy correlate with complaint outcomes?

Complaint Status

Eligibility

Dispute Resolution

Compliance Review