Less is not More: Non-Financial Disclosures of Canadian Issuers and the Socially Responsible Investor - Spotlight Oil & Gas
Article from: OGEL 5 (2020), in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Introduction
Is Canada, and in particular the oil and gas sector, doing enough to encourage positive change in global corporate behavior, to foster full, accurate and true disclosures, and to raise awareness of social issues? Canadian federal and provincial laws that could encourage responsible social behavior and enforce against abuses may not be complete and their adequacy has been questioned. Admittedly, there is work to be done and Canada has recently appointed a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) to advance responsible business conduct by Canadian business abroad. In ...