Beginning in 1989, in response to harsh criticism from many groups, the bank began including environmental groups and NGOs in its loans to mitigate the past effects of its development policies that had prompted the criticism.
A comezos de 1989, en resposta á dura crítica de moitos grupos, o banco empezou a incluír grupos ambientais e ONGs nos seus préstamos para mitigar os anteriores efectos das súas políticas de desenvolvemento.