Civil society reacts to Export Development Canada’s new climate plan
22 July 2021Above Ground, Environmental Defence and Oil Change International release a statement reacting to EDC’s 2023 targets and 2050 net-zero emissions plan.
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Report finds high risk of slavery in Canadian supply chains, calls for stricter import controls and new due diligence law
21 June 2021Canada’s enforcement of a ban on importing goods produced by forced workers will fall short of standards set by the U.S. example unless Ottawa strengthens its policies, according to a report released today by Above Ground.
Press ReleasesExport Development Canada must stop fuelling the climate crisis
7 June 2021With Export Development Canada set to announce its new climate targets any day, Above Ground and over one hundred civil society organizations are calling on Ottawa to follow the example set by the United Kingdom and immediately order EDC to align its business with Canada’s climate obligations.
Letters and SubmissionsHuman rights advocates and legal experts deliver blueprint for new international corporate accountability law in Canada
31 May 2021The draft model law would require Canadian firms to respect human rights throughout their global operations and supply chains.
Press ReleasesUN human rights body should consider Canada’s role in fossil fuel industry expansion
24 May 2021Canada’s human rights performance is up for review by the UN Human Rights Committee. The committee should ask Canada to explain how it squares its duty to protect the right to life with its policies favouring expanded fossil fuel production in a world wracked by climate change, we argue in a submission with the Center for International Environmental Law.
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