The Centre for Excellence on Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the 4 pillars of the Canadian government's action plan on CSR - Building the Canadian Advantage - announced in March 2009.
Currently under development by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), this web-based resource will be the hub of knowledge on CSR-related practices in the extractive sector and serve as a tool to assist Canadian companies doing business around the world.
A multi-stakeholder executive committee will ensure that a broad spectrum of perspectives are included and make the Centre a useful tool, not only for industry and government, but for the civil society organization (CSO) community as well.
The Centre will also offer a forum through which various stakeholders - including industry, government, Aboriginal organizations, non-governmental organizations, CSOs, human rights associations, academics, environmental managers, and various associations - can obtain timely access to high-quality CSR information and, in so doing, raise the bar for excellence in CSR-related practices in the extractive industry.
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