KAIROS Briefing Paper #11: Regulating Canadian Mining, Oil and Gas Companies Operating Internationally
Canada has a unique opportunity to become a world leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the mining, oil and gas sector. In March 2007, the Harper government was handed a blueprint for a new approach to promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in the extractive industries, which was developed as part of a year-long multi-stakeholder process of National Roundtables chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The Final Report of the Roundtable Advisory Group – a panel of representatives of industry, labour, NGOs, academia and socially responsible investors – includes 27 recommendations for the federal government that, if implemented, would increase transparency and corporate accountability.
