2006, Ashraf Hassanein, Gideon Lundholm, Graham Willis, Corrie Young / Canadian Centre for the Study of Resource Conflict (CCSRC)
Despite the flurry of activity over the manifestations of CSR, little has been known about the state of CSR – in any of its many permutations - among Canadian companies in the extractive sector. The adherence of some major companies to CSR standards and frameworks is documented, but there has been little study specific to the extractive sector. Most surveys and research projects on CSR have focussed on only the largest corporations, regardless of sector. The CSR policies of some companies in the Canadian international extractive sector are available on their websites. However, these companies represent only a small fraction of the large pool that operates internationally. With this in mind, it was determined that in order to truly understand the state of adherence to the paradigm of corporate social responsibility in the Canadian international extractive sector it was necessary to attempt direct contact with 600 companies.
