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Building the Canadian Advantage: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, 2009.

Canada Current 2009

The strategy encourage voluntary compliance with internationally-recognized CSR tools and guidelines, the Government of Canada promotes GRI, which can help Canadian companies measure and manage their economic, environmental, social and governance performance.

Issuer name

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Ministry, Canada

Government ministry

Business/Trade/Industry

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This is meant to result in enhanced accountability and transparency through the reporting process can lead to good CSR performance and encourage market-based rewards for Canadian companies.

Organizations covered by the instrument

All Companies

Target organization notes

Applies to the extractive sector

Disclosure venue

Sustainability report

ESG coverage - E (Environment)

All

ESG coverage- S (Social)

All

ESG coverage- G (Governance)

All

ESG coverage- Eco (Economic & General)

All

Status

Current

Country

Canada

Region

North America

Date of publication

2009

Issuer type

Governments (governmental department, agency)

Reporting requirements

Other e.g. action plan, strategy, programme, voluntary initiative

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

The geographical scope

National/federal

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