ESG Governance

Our ESG governance approach begins with our board, which provides oversight of our ESG efforts and contributes to the ongoing evolution of our ESG strategy. Our governance is strengthened by our ESG Advisory Council and the policies, procedures and controls we put in place to guide our actions and decision-making. These are informed by international best practices and by the perspectives of our wide range of stakeholders.

EDC’s ESG priorities are also shaped by our shareholder, the Government of Canada, through various mechanisms. This includes the annual Statement of Priorities and Accountabilities from the Minister responsible for International Trade to EDC’s Chair of the Board of Directors and the government’s review and approval of our annual Corporate Plan.

EDC’s mandate, powers and objectives are established by statute of the Parliament of Canada through the Export Development Act. As a commercial and financial Crown corporation, EDC is governed by a Board of Directors whose representatives are primarily from the private sector. Discover more about our overall corporate governance on our Management and Governance page.

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Measuring and monitoring our performance is key to understanding where we’re doing well, where we need to improve, and what we want to achieve in the future. Details on our 2023 performance and plans are available in our integrated annual report.