ESAT is short for Environmental and Social Assessment Tool - a software for financial professionals in emerging and developing countries.

ESAT supplies information and a pragmatic tool for assessing the business risks and opportunities linked to sustainability issues. The software is tailored to business with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

ESAT consists of four elements:

• Home: The basics of sustainable finance, information on IFC, user's guide for the ESAT software.
• Assessment Tool: The core of the ESAT software. Guided assessment of the environmental and social risks and opportunities of an investment. Output: Assessment report.
• Sector Information: Production processes, sector-specific environmental and social issues. For viewing on screen and printing out as fact sheets.
• Glossary: Illustrated explanations of technical terms.

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