Policy Comparison Tool

Compare and analyze accountability policies across institutions

Easily compare the policies of different complaint offices across almost 150 policy benchmarks. Use these insights to evaluate each office’s strengths and weaknesses, and to advocate for stronger accountability frameworks.

Active IAMs

Accountability Mechanism	Bank or Institution	Acronym	Active Complaints	Closed Complaints
NCP	OECD		0	0
Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism	Inter-American Development Bank	IDB MICI	5	209
Ombudsperson	Brazilian Development Bank	BNDES Ombudsman	0	0
Complaints Mechanism	European Investment Bank	EIB CM	19	372
Independent Complaints Mechanism	German Investment Corporation, Netherlands Development Finance Company	DEG/FMO/PR ICM	2	28
Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor	Canadian Office of the Extractive Sector	COES CSR	0	6
Independent Project Accountability Mechanism	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	EBRD IPAM	10	58
Objection Procedures on Environmental Guidelines	Nippon Export and Investment Insurance	NEXI OPEG	0	0
Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism	French Development Agency	AFD ESCM	6	59
Independent Accountability Mechanism	U.S. International Development Finance Corporation	DFC IAM	0	0
Complaints Mechanism	Australia Export Finance and Insurance Corporation	AEFIC CM	0	0
Stakeholder Response Mechanism and Social and Environmental Compliance Unit	United Nations Development Programme	UNDP SECU	4	18
Inspection Panel	World Bank	WB Panel	2	163
Project-affected People’s Mechanism	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank	AIIB PPM	0	2
Examiner for Environmental Guidelines	Japan Bank for International Cooperation	JBIC EEG	0	6
Compliance Mechanism	International Climate Initiative	IKI CM	0	0
Complaints Mechanism	Australia Export Finance and Insurance Corporation	EFIC CM	0	0
Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman	International Finance Corporation and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	IFC CAO	23	416
Special Project Facilitator and Compliance Review Panel	Asian Development Bank	ADB SPF CRP	59	558
Independent Redress Mechanism	Green Climate Fund	GCF IRM	2	8
Internal Audit Department	Black Sea Trade and Development Bank	BSTDB IAD	0	0
Accountability Mechanism	World Bank	WB AM	0	0
Examiner for Environmental Guidelines	Japan International Cooperation Agency	JICA EEG	0	6
Compliance Officer	Export Development Canada	EDC CO	0	0
Independent Recourse Mechanism	African Development Bank	AfDB IRM	6	128

Inactive IAMs

Accountability Mechanism	Bank or Institution	Acronym	Closed Complaints
Stakeholder Response Mechanism	United Nations Development Programme	UNDP SRM	0
Office of Accountability	Overseas Private Investment Corporation	OPIC OA	16
Independent Resource Mechanism	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	EBRD IRM	13
Project Complaint Mechanism	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	EBRD PCM	216