The World Bank adopted a new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) in 2016 that aims to protect people and the environment from potential adverse project impacts while promoting sustainable development. The Board of Executive Directors approved the ESF on August 4, 2016. It consists of a Vision for Sustainable Development; 10 Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), which set out the requirements that apply to borrowers; an Environmental and Social Policy for Investment Project Financing (IPF), which sets out the requirements that apply to the World Bank; an Environmental and Social Directive/Procedure for IPF; and a Directive on Addressing Risks and Impacts on Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Individuals or Groups (World Bank 2017, 2021, 2023). It applies to all IPF projects initiated on or after October 1, 2018. The World Bank has also developed a Good Practice Note to assist task teams in identifying risks of sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/SH) and to advise borrowers on how to best manage such risks. Although the ESF itself does not explicitly mention SEA/SH, various ESSs align with the recommendations of this Good Practice Note for addressing SEA/SH. The ESF is supplemented by many other guidance notes, templates, and tools.1 At the time of ESF adoption, the Board and management explicitly recognized that the ESF has the potential to create better long-term development outcomes in IPF and that evidence of improved development outcomes will be collected over time by the World Bank (World Bank 2016).