GEF Evaluation Office ethical guidelines

These guidelines from the Global Environment Facility were developed to ensure ethical considerations were adopted in the case of conflict of interest situations and that the rights of stakeholders were dealt with in an ethical manner.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1.1 Context
  • 1.2 Coverage and Application of Ethical Principles in All GEF Evaluation Office Activities
  • 1.3 Purpose of Ethical Principles and Guidelines on Evaluation
  • Freedom from Bias
  • 2.1 Independence
  • 2.2 Impartiality
  • 2.3 Transparency
  • Open Evaluation
  • Disclosure
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Protection of Stakeholder Rights and Interests
  • Evaluation Quality
  • 5.1 Evidence of Wrongdoing
  • 5.2 Due Process
  • 5.3 Competencies and Capacities
  • 5.4 Credibility
  • 5.5 Utility

Sources

Global Environment Facility, Evaluation Office. (2007). GEF evaluation office ethical guidelines (Evaluation Document No. 2). Retrieved from website: http://www.thegef.org/gef/sites/thegef.org/files/documents/EthicalGuidelines.pdf