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20 years 9 months ago. IFI policies and positions.
February 12, 2004
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20 years 9 months ago. IFI policies and positions. February 12, 2004
Mr. James Wolfensohn
President
World Bank Group
1818 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20433
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20 years 9 months ago. Corporate accountability, Human rights, IFI, IFI accountability, IFI policies and positions. High Level World Bank Review calls for the phase out of World Bank involvement in oil exploitation and coal mining
Bank Management to ignore recommendations says leaked report
(Ottawa) February 9th, 2004 -- Conforming to industry’s desires, the World Bank management is pushing to have its Board of Directors reject the recommendations of an independent review of its performance in the oil, coal, and mining sectors, according to a leaked report. The World Bank’s Management Response to the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) was leaked last week.
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20 years 9 months ago. . High Level World Bank Review calls for the phase out of World Bank involvement in oil exploitation and coal mining
Bank Management to ignore recommendations says leaked report
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20 years 10 months ago. . January 20, 2004
Mr. Fraser Reilly-King
Halifax Initiative
153 Chapel Street, Suite 104
Ottawa, Ontario
KIN 1H5
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20 years 10 months ago. Corporate accountability, Government accountability, Government of Canada policies and positions, Human rights, Transparency and disclosure. Comments to the Auditor General on the review of EDC's Environmental Review Directive (January 2004)
EDC’s Commitments to the Environment
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20 years 11 months ago. Environment. EDC’s Commitments to the Environment
“I have asked the Auditor General to undertake an audit two years after a revised framework has been adopted, to ensure that EDC has implemented the recommended changes in its design and operation.”
Pierre Pettigrew, Press Release, June 26, 2001
Following a two year review by Parliament of the Export Development Act (EDA) and Export Development Canada (EDC), Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of International Trade, held a press conference in June 2001 to highlight what changes EDC would make to its policies.
The press release noted the government commitment to, among other things:
* Take account of benefits to Canada and Canada’s international obligations in the area of human rights, core labour standards, and the environment
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20 years 11 months ago. . Export Agency Must Stiffen Bribery Sanctions - Report (IPS)
by Mark Bourrie
OTTAWA, Dec 16 (IPS) - The Canadian agency that underwrites large-scale export projects must adopt tougher rules against bribery by client companies, says a report by a trade union anti-corruption group affiliated with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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20 years 11 months ago. . EDC ranks poorly in Anti-Corruption Index
Crown Corporation says it is satisfied with safeguards in place, new Report indicates it should not be.
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