Environmental and Social Management System: The ESMSEnvironmental and Social Management System: The ESMS of the entity is the framew... of the entity is the framework of policies/systems/structures, which aims to minimize the environmental and social risks associated with the performance standards. The ESMSEnvironmental and Social Management System: The ESMS of the entity is the framew... is comprised of a set of management processes and procedures, which help the national entities to identify, analyze, control and reduce the adverse environmental and social impacts of activities under projects/programmes. It can take various forms depending on the needs and structure of the institution.