To guide our ESG approach and practices
Policies and reports
The ESG policies, reports and guidelines that guide our approach to responsible, sustainable business and are integral to how we support our customers.
ESG
Explore our policies, reports and other reference materials related to EDC’s environmental, social and governance practices.
Driven by our mandate, and guided by our vision and values, we aspire to be a powerful force for good for Canadians and the world – as leaders in international trade. Our 2030 Strategy is our blueprint.
Discover how EDC performed in 2024 and what’s coming up next.
2021 EDC Materiality Assessment
Explore the issues deemed by our stakeholders to be most material to EDC and learn more about how we're putting our results into action.
Environmental and Social Risk Management Policy
EDC’s overarching policy that sets out our commitments and approaches for environmental and social risk management.
Environmental and Social Risk Management Guideline
Supports the application of the ESRM Policy.
Environmental and Social Review Directive
A requirement of the Export Development Act, the directive is one of the processes through which we manage environmental and social risks for project-related reviews.
Sustainable Finance Framework
Learn how EDC defines and classifies sustainable finance, and reports, monitors and tracks our sustainable finance activities.
Bonds are a key tool for financing sustainable activities and businesses. Our Sustainable Bond Framework sets out the criteria that our green, social, sustainable and transition bonds can support.
ESG survey: The SME perspective on sustainability
Discover key insights from 350 small- and medium-sized enterprises on how ESG/sustainability affects their business.
A starter guide on the benefits of a company policy and steps for getting started.
Environment
Explore policies, reports and other reference materials related to environmental practices at EDC as we continue to pursue a path to net zero by 2050.
Provides the strategic foundation of our commitments to address climate-related risks and opportunities through measurement, engagement, green financing, risk management systems and reporting.
Climate Change Risk Management Guideline
Outlines how our policy commitments are integrated into our environmental and social risk assessment processes.
2024 Climate-Related Disclosure
An update on our climate risks, opportunities and net zero commitment.
Report - Canada’s cleantech future: Scalable, profitable, essential
Discover Canada’s cleantech export strengths. EDC’s 2025 cleantech report reveals scalable, commercially mature clean technologies powering the global energy transition and positioning Canada for global strength.
Sustainable Bond Impact Report
Last year, EDC took another step forward as a sustainable bond issuer. In June 2024, we issued our sixth green bond to support the financing of Canadian businesses engaged in projects that generate positive environmental outcomes.
EDC Guide: Create Your Own Climate Change Report
For certain products, we require customers in the upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors to produce and publish a climate change report aligned with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). We’ve developed a guide to help customers fulfill these reporting requirements.
Annual report on the implementation of the Equator Principles
EDC is part of the growing list of international financial institutions committed to the Equator Principles, a financial industry benchmark for the determination, assessment and management of social and environmental risk in project financing. We report annually on our implementation.
Small actions can make a big difference—both to your energy bills and your environmental impact.
How can your business become more energy efficient? Find out in our step-by-step guide.
Waste management and pollution 101 guide
Cutting waste and optimizing the materials you use can save money and help the environment.
Waste management and pollution checklist
How can your business generate less waste and manage it more effectively? This guide can help.
Explore policies, reports and other reference materials related to social practices aimed at respecting human rights and building a more equitable and inclusive society.
Drives our approach to human rights, including decision-making for the transactions we support and the actions we take.
Human Rights Risk Management Guideline
Outlines how our policy commitments are integrated into our environmental and social risk assessment processes
Principles on Leverage and Remedy
Describes how our leverage and remedy commitments are put into practice.
Forced Labour in Canadian Supply Chains
This report outlines the steps taken in 2024 to prevent and reduce the risk of forced labour or child labour within EDC’s supply chain.
Defence and Security Position
Please note that this document is no longer available as we have updated our approach to the sector. If you have questions about our approach to the Canadian defence and security sector, please contact your EDC account manager or visit our Contact Us page.
Guide for Canadian Companies: Apparel, Footwear and Textiles
This guide helps companies consider human rights when procuring goods or services from different suppliers in this sector.
Highlights of EDC’s performance in 2023 and our future plans.
Why respecting human rights is important for doing business—at home and abroad.
Ready to take action on human rights as they relate to your business? This guide can help.
Why investing to keep your workers and your workplace safe matters more than ever.
Want to enhance health and safety in your business? This step-by-step guide can help.
ESG Governance
Responsible business conduct is an integral part of our culture, reputation and ability to deliver value for Canadians. Learn more about our ESG governance policies and guidelines.
Transparency and Disclosure Policy
Sets out the framework for how we disclose information about our business in a manner that balances the confidentiality required by our customers with the information sought by interested Canadians.
All employees are expected to honour and comply with our Code of Conduct, which helps us navigate the complexities of the global trade environment.
Anti-Corruption Policy Guidelines
Explains the measures we take in our due diligence process to align with legislation and international standards.
Sustainability management 101 guide
Use this guide to learn more about sustainability management and managing a company’s strategies and performance related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Sustainability management checklist
A step-by-step checklist to help improve your sustainability management practices.
Use this guide to help understand how strong ethics can help reduce risk in international trade and what issues matter most to your business, both at home and abroad.
Use this checklist to get started or improve your current practices with steps you can take to build a good ethical foundation.
Agreements and memberships
EDC is guided by a number of agreements and standards that form the foundation of our view of best practices when it comes to ESG.
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