A group of CSOs has written a letter urging the World Bank Group (WBG) to reinstate a civic engagement (CE) indicator in its Corporate Scorecard. The recently released Corporate Scorecard no longer includes this indicator, raising concerns about the WBG’s commitment to civic engagement. The CSOs propose adding a “Quality of Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability” indicator to the new WBG Operational Dashboard and the IDA21 policy package. This indicator would assess civic engagement impact and civil society’s influence on decision-making. Read more here.
Source: Global Standard for CSO Accountability