IDB and CGI 2011 Commitment to Action

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2011 COMMITMENTTO ACTION

Thank you for proposing a CGI Commitment to Action. Once finalized, CGI will use the

information contained in this form to communicate about your Commitment to Action withthe public. This information will also be used by CGI during consideration for featuringopportunities at the CGI Annual Meeting in September. Please contact your relationshipmanager if you would like any information given on this form to be private.

Please confirm your understanding of this by checking the following:

I understand that the information given in this form may appear on CGIs websiteand in external communications.I understand that, for the commitment to be made public and considered forfeature at the 2011 CGI Annual Meeting, a first draft of this form must be submittedto CGI by Friday, August 12th, 2011, and the final draft must be received by

Thursday, September 1st, 2011.I understand that I am expected to report annually to CGI on the progress of thiscommitment, including challenges faced and lessons learned from the experiencethat should be shared with others.

Below you will find a series of fields that will help you to design your commitment and helpCGI to understand it, track your progress, and communicate with others about your work.All text should be in the third person in order to accurately reflect the work ofthe member(s) (e.g.,AIL commits to constructing facilities to house its expanding

programs).

Commitment Name: Untangling the informal recycling market[Name of specific commitment activity; must be 55 characters or less. This name will beused publicly to identify your commitment.]

Global Challenge Area: (please choose one)[Please indicate which of these broad fields most closely fits the primary focus of yourCommitment to Action.]

2011 Annual Meeting Topic: (please choose one)[Please indicate which, if any, of these cross-cutting areas most closely fits the approachtaken by your Commitment to Action. If none is applicable, please select None of these.]

Throughout this form, if you select a blank form field and press F1, you will be providedwith help or an example for that field. If you have further questions concerning how to

properly fill out this form, please contact your Commitment Relationship Manager.


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A. COMMITMENT MEMBER INFORMATION

Commitment By [CGI member organization(s)]: the Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) through its Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and its Water and Sanitation Division(WSA)

Member Type: [Please specify the type of CGI member(s) leading this Commitment toAction]

Corporation NGOCorporate Foundation Small or Medium Sized BusinessFoundation Think TankIndividual UniversityInternational Multilateral Agency Other (please specify)

Point of Contact:[Please identify the person who will be the primary liaison to CGI within your organizationregarding this Commitment to Action. This person will be contacted for regular progressreports and for any opportunities that arise related to this commitment. He/she shouldhave substantive knowledge of the implementation of this commitment.

Name: Bernardo Guillamon

Position: Advisor, Office of Outreach and Partnerships

Organization: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Full Address: 1300 New York Ave. NW; Stop W1210; Washington DC 20577; USA

Tel: +1 202 623 2107

E-mail: [email protected]


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B. COMMITMENT INFORMATION

[For sections I-IV below, please put all text in the third person, in order toaccurately reflect the work of the member(s) on the CGI website e.g.,AIL commitsto constructing facilities to house its expanding programs.]

I.CommitmentSummary. Please provide a brief description of the commitment that CGIcan use as a summary of your work for the CGI website and other communicationsopportunities. Please limit your response to one concise paragraph and be sure to outlineproject outcomes and impacts. Please do not use bullets or other text formatting, and limityour response to 100 words or less.

Example:In 2010, After-School All-Stars (ASAS) committed to expand the We Are Ready

program, which aims to prevent 6,500 eighth graders around the country fromdropping out of high school. We Are Ready provides high school readiness training,study skills, college exposure, mentoring opportunities, and career explorationactivities such as work-site visits and informational interviews to eighth graders at riskof becoming high school dropouts. Over five years, ASAS committed to launch We AreReady in 200 schools, up from 82.

The AVINA Foundation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) ofthe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the IDBs Water and Sanitation Divisionare launching the first Latin American program to create an integrated vision for how tointegrate waste collectors into the formal recycling market across Latin America and theCaribbean. This novel program, being implemented over a five-year period, will improveaccess for informal recyclers to private and public markets for recycled materials byenabling the sharing of knowledge, innovation, access to market and regulatory reform.

The Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling is expected to reach 5,000 directbeneficiaries, and 10,000 recyclers as indirect beneficiaries. Other direct and indirectbeneficiaries will be recycling cooperatives, the recycling value chain of companies,municipal and national governments, NGOs and foundations in Latin America and theCaribbean.

II. Statement of problem. Please give a clear, concise description of the issues that thiscommitment seeks to address as well as the role of the committing organization. If youreference statistics in your statement, please cite your source(s).

It is estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean there are 4 million people whoderive their livelihood from the hazardous work of recycling street trash. These people,including entire families, work in unhealthy conditions with materials that may pose risksto their health and well-being. These recyclers produce an environmental and economicbenefit to society by reducing waste and making recycled material available to industry,thereby providing a public service that enhances industrial competitiveness by supplyingcheaper inputs and mitigating the post-consumption effect of products. Yet despite theimportance of their work, recycling/waste picking lacks dignity and is accorded no social or


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economic recognition, meaning informal recyclers remain trapped in the cycle of poverty,isolated from society and the formal economy.

Although some countries in the region have seen limited progress in terms of setting uprecycler business organizations and in developing linkages with public services provided

by municipalities and/or with the supply chain of large corporations, there are fewexamples of successful social and economic inclusion for these people. The sustainabilityof the recycling cooperatives remains elusive and challenging, requiring the adoption ofmanagerial best practices, incorporation of technology into the process and thedevelopment of new income-generating alternatives.

A new push is needed if such efforts are going to be shared, replicated and scaled toachieve a long-term and lasting impact. It is essential to bring together key public andprivate players involved in the recycling market to create an environment that respectstheir work, demonstrating that is honorable and valuable to society. The MIF of the IDBGroup - with its strong relationship with civil society, governments and corporate players iscommitted to play such catalytic role launching a regional public-private partnership handin hand with AVINA Foundation and The Coca-Cola Company with support from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.

III.Commitment Details. Please describe the approach taken by this commitment,including specific implementation steps and plans for monitoring and evaluation. Pleaseinclude a timeline and specific deliverables. Please limit your response to 300 words orless.

APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

The Regional Initiative for Inclusive recycling will provide a forum for dialogue and action

between the different stakeholders to promote the socio-economic empowerment ofrecyclers. It seeks to transform the recycling market generating systemic impact in 3dimensions:

(a) improving the economic and social conditions of informal recyclers and their families,by upgrading their skills and making their activities more profitable and secure, providingthem better access to basic services, and changing the public perception of the recyclersfrom that of a social problem to that of a social, environmental and economic asset;(b) changing public policies, by improving municipal capabilities to work with informalrecyclers and to develop inclusive waste management systems, while strengthening theregulatory framework and creating laws for enforcing rules and policies in the sector; and(c) involving the private sector, from including recyclers in the value chains andencouraging greater market responsiveness and transparency to facilitating thetraceability of recycled materials used as inputs.

Two independent evaluations will be conducted. The MIF/IDB and AVINA Foundation willmonitor and supervise the program. Program status reports every six months will helpmonitoring the implementation progress.

IMPLEMENTATION, TIMELINE, AND DELIVERABLES


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- Conduct a study to identify best business practices/models for documenting and transfer(month 6)- Finance specific innovative projects (2 each year)- Develop programs for training trainers (month 36)- Conduct exchange among government professionals, recycling groups, and corporations

(month 36)- Technical assistance for regulatory framework reform (month 36)- Identify, document and disseminate knowledge (on-going)- Design and implement a strategic communications plan (month 12)

IV.Newness of Commitment. Please confirm that the commitment has not beenpreviously publicized in a significant way at the time of finalization, and specify how thecommitment differs from or adds to work you have previously done in this area. What isthe story behind the commitment?

MIF/IDB and AVINA Foundation are currently collaborating on five technical assistanceprojects in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. This history of teamwork createdthe institutional basis, the technical know-how and the managerial capabilities tosuccessfully expand the relationship for the benefit of recyclers in Latin America and theCaribbean. For the scaling-up effort, additional partners were brought in early on to addtheir expertise: The Coca-Cola Company with their technical and market expertise; theIDBs Water and Sanitation Division (AquaFund) with its municipal market knowledge; andthe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with its global perspective and know-how. TheAdministration Agreement for the Initiative was signed on May 26th, 2011; being now thefounding partners in the final steps of designing policies and processes to start activeoperations.


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C. TIMEFRAME AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

I. Please provide the anticipated launch and completion dates [M/D/YYYY] for yourcommitment.5/26/2011 12/31/2015

II. Please list all countries on which the commitment will have direct impact, inalphabetical order.Example:Afghanistan, Cambodia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe26 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

III. If applicable and relevant, please list states, cities, or villages targeted bycommitment activities. This information will be used to map out the areas affected byyour commitment on the CGI website.N/A

D. PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Current Partner(s):[Please list all current partners essential to the implementation of this commitment,regardless of whether they are CGI members. List only those partners who are activelyinvolved, who have agreed to be involved, and have been notified of their participation inthis commitment. As applicable, please list name, title, and organization of all partners,and the unique expertise and resources each partner brings to the project.]

The founding members of the "Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling" are: (1) theMultilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (MIF

contributes $4,000,000, IDB's Water and Sanitation Division $1,000,000); (2) the AVINAFoundation ($1,400,000), and (3) The Coca-Cola Company ($2,000,000).

In addition, (4) the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports the Initiative and is currentlya member of its Steering Committee.

CGI Role:[Please list any role that the CGI platform may have played in bringing these partnerstogether.]

Although the "Regional Iniciative for Inclusive Recycling" was created outside the CGI, ithas been in actively in contact with the CGI Action Network on "rethinking waste" lead by

the Cason Family Foundation. The IDB has had multiple fruitful contacts and interactionswith the Cason Family Foundation to find sinergies and share know-how.

CGI is expected to provide a very powerful convening platform to make the case tomobilize civil society and corporations interested in working in the informal waste sectorand raising awareness to the importance of integrating these millions of people into theformal market and into society.

Type of Partnership Opportunities


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[As appropriate, CGI strives to connect members to each other to build productivepartnerships. Please indicate below the kinds of partnerships that you would like to build inorder to implement this commitment or to share resources with others who are working insimilar areas or on similar projects.]

SEEKING PARTNERSHIPPlease check all that apply.

Financial ResourcesImplementing PartnersBest Practice InformationMedia/Marketing Opportunities

Other

Please provide specific information on thetypes of partnerships you are seekinghere. Please limit your response to 150words or less.

The "Regional Initiative for InclusiveRecycling"is keen to work with morepartners interested in enabling theinformal recycling market and impact thelives of about 4 million people. Interestedpartners can join by contributing to orcofinancing activities. The Initiative isparticularly interested in parterning withcorporations and NGOs that (a) arecommitted to recycling as an added valuebusiness proposition, and (b) can bring aglobal perspective and transferinnovations and good practices to andfrom Latin America.

OFFERING PARTNERSHIPPlease check all that apply.

Financial ResourcesImplementing PartnersBest Practice InformationMedia/Marketing Opportunities

Other

Please provide specific information on thetypes of partnerships you are offeringhere. Please limit your response to 150words or less.

The "Regional Initiative for InclusiveRecycling" offers the vast expertise of itsfounding members in development issuesfrom a multilateral developmentinstitution (MIF/IDB) and a very activecivil society organization (AVINAFoundation) as well as the corporateworld (The Coca-Cola Company) to: (a)co-finance and implement technicalassistance projects; (b) developknowledge management activities; and(c) perform strategic communicationactivities.


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E. COMMITMENT FUNDING (ESTIMATED)

Commitments take different forms, and funding structures differ accordingly. Please notethat, while CGI is not a fundraising organization, relationship managers do work tocommunicate opportunities for supporting CGI member commitments through ourwebsite, media, and other communications platforms. Please enter the following estimatesin U.S. dollars (USD).

What is the total estimated value of your Commitment to Action? $10,200,000.00

How much of this total estimated value have you raised or secured to date?[Please include all donations for in-kind contributions in this amount.] $8,400,000.00

How much of this total estimated value will you be spending in year 1?

How much, if any, is a for-profit investment with financial return?$0.00

If you still have funds to mobilize, please briefly outline your fundraising strategy.

The funds to be mobilized ($1,800,000) are 30% of the counterpart required for the pilottechnical assistance projects to be implemented by the Initiative.

The partners of the Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling are very interested infurther increasing the number and depth of the activities to be undertaken in order tomaximize scale and impact. As such, the founding partners well try to capture the interestof additional partners in the recyclers regional platform. The main counterparts that could

be interested in contributing are: (a) large companies mitigating the post-consumptioneffect of their products in a responsible manner, reducing consumption of raw materials,and/or developing products and services from recycled material; (b) national andmunicipal governments seeking solutions to the socioeconomic exclusion of recyclersthrough inclusive systems of solid waste management; (c) civil society creating linkagesbetween recyclers, businesses and governments; and (d) recyclers business associationsgenerating economic opportunities that result in greater empowerment and better livingstandards among their associates.


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F. MEASURES OF SUCCESS

I. If possible, please indicate the total number of lives that will be directly affected as aresult of your commitment (e.g., number of children receiving a vaccination) and thosethat will be indirectly affected (e.g., those reached through an awareness or mediacampaign). Please be conservative in your estimates, taking into consideration your owndocumentation and reporting of your impact.

Lives AffectedTarget

Number of people to be DIRECTLY affected by this commitment15,000

Number of people to be INDIRECTLY affected by this commitment45,000

Additional notes related to Lives Affected:

The Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling is expected to reach at least: (a) 5,000direct beneficiaries in the pilot project to be financed; and (b) 10,000 beneficiaries throughits training and knowledge management activities.

The number of people to be indirectly affected (45,000) are those family members thatwill benefit from living in improved social standards and socioeconomic empowerment(average family size: 4 members).

Our estimates do not include the general public in those cities targeted in Latin Americaand the Caribbean that will enjoy a healthier environment.

II. Please provide numerical values for the performance targets below that apply to yourcommitment. If the performance target does not apply to your commitment, please leavethe field blank. If you intend to measure the impacts of your project using performancetargets that are not listed here, you may indicate these at the bottom of the section.Please only indicate those targets that you plan to measure and report on asyour project is implemented and include information below about how thesenumbers are calculated.

EducationTarg

etNumber of children to gain access to education (formal or non-formal school programs)

Number of children to gain access to improved quality of education

Number of girls to be reached by interventions targeting female enrollment

Number of children to be reached by school feeding programs

Number of people who will benefit from skills-based professional training programs10,00

0

Number of people to become actively engaged in efforts to promote education


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Environment and EnergyTarg

et

Amount of greenhouse gases to be avoided (in CO2 equivalents; please show

calculations below)

Megawatts of clean/renewable energy to be generated (please show calculationsbelow)

Acres of forest to be protected or restored

Number of clean jobs to be created

Number of people to become actively engaged in efforts to promote climate changesolutions

Economic Empowerment Target

Number of people who will generate sustainable income through self-employment ornew job opportunities 5,000

Amount of new capital to be invested in or loaned to small and medium enterprises

Number of people who will have improved access to capital and financial services

Number of farmers or small-scale producers who will gain access to inputs, supports,and markets

Number of people who will gain skills to cope with the risks of environmental stressand natural disasters

Number of girls/women to be supported through empowerment initiatives

Number of people to obtain access to information technology

Global HealthTarg

et

Number of people to have increased access to health services

Number of people to have increased access to maternal-child health and survivalprograms

Number of children who will have benefited from malnutrition interventions

Number of people who will have received treatment for neglected tropical diseases

Amount of research and development funds to be dedicated to new vaccines,medicines, and diagnostics

Number of people who will have increased access to safe drinking water

Number of disability-adjusted life years saved

Other Metrics. Please feel free to provide additional metrics that CGIshould use to gauge your future progress.

Target

Number of municipalities that have signed selective collection contracts with recyclersassociations

10

Number of municipalities that have approved rules regulating separation at origin for 10


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domestic waste

Number of corporations with procurement policies that include buying materials fromrecyclers assoc.

4

Number of members of the regional platform among governments, civil society and

corporations

70

Number of countries that receive assistance in reformulating recyclable waste mgtregulatory frameworks

6

Please show any relevant calculations here.


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G. COMMITMENT KEYWORDS

Please select the subtopics and cross-cutting approaches below that best represent yourCommitment to Action. These keywords will help us to identify common interests andthemes among our portfolio of commitments.

Please select no more than ten, and enter one of these as your primary subtopichere: Recycling

GLOBAL CHALLENGE ISSUE AREAS

Access to EducationAdaptationAgricultureArtsBiofuelsBlindnessCancerCarbon Economy

CDMChronic DiseaseCivil SocietyClean EnergyCommunity CentersConflictCorruptionCurriculumDisasterDonationEarly ChildhoodEcosystemsEducational Materials

Educator TrainingEnergy EfficiencyFinancial LiteracyFish & WildlifeFood SecurityFood Systems

ForestsGreen BuildingGreen FundGreen OperationsHealth EducationHealth SystemsHepatitisHigher Education

HIV/AIDSHousingHuman RightsImmunization & VaccinesInfectious DiseaseInjuries/ViolenceJobsLeadershipLegal RightsLiteracyMalariaMaternal HealthMedia

Mental HealthMentoringMetricsMobile Financial ServicesNatural ResourcesNTDs

NutritionObesity/Heart DiseaseOVCPeace BuildingPrimary CareRecyclingReportReproductive Health

SanitationScholarshipsSchool HealthSchool InfrastructureSmart EnergySMEsSocial/Sustainable

EnterpriseSpecial NeedsSportsSTEMTBTrafficking/Slavery

TransportationVolunteerismWasteWaterWellnessYouth

CROSS-CUTTING THEMES AND APPROACHES

Access to Capital

Access to Markets

Awareness Raising

Base of the PyramidCapacity Building

Community-Based

Direct Services

Enterprise Development

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Governance

Human Capital

I.C.T.

InfrastructureInnovation

Innovative Partnerships

Investment

Market-Based

Microfinance

New Business Model

Policy/Advocacy

Products/Services

R & D

ReligionRural Development

Skills Development

Supply Chains

SustainableDevelopment

Urban Development

Women/Girls


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