<p>DFID takes any allegation of mistreatment seriously and where there is firm evidence of abuse we will take immediate action. Assessing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) safeguard standards is critical for investments in private entities. In this case, we reviewed the systems that our intermediary put in place to assess the standards and practices of their investment. Our initial findings are that the intermediary through which DFID funds flowed applied International Finance Corporation safeguard standards and found that Agrica had complied with them.</p>