Materiality
Understanding our ESG risks and opportunities
Our key stakeholders
Stakeholders across the trade ecosystem have different priorities and expectations of EDC. To identify the environmental, social and governance topics that are the most important for us to focus on and report, we engage with:
- EDC employees
- Industry associations
- Civil society groups
- EDC’s ESG Advisory Council
Our material topics
The material topics included here are those that are highly prioritized by internal and external stakeholders and considered most relevant to EDC’s overall performance at this time.
- Environmental impact of the portfolio
- Sustainable/transition finance
- Climate risk and opportunity management
- Human rights
- ESG risk due diligence
- Transparency and communication
- ESG oversight and corporate governance
- Inclusion, diversity and equity
- ESG knowledge sharing and capacity building
- Talent
Details on our materiality matrix are available in our 2021 Materiality Assessment.
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2021 EDC Materiality Assessment
Explore details of our assessment methodology, stakeholder groups and feedback, material topics, and how we are putting our assessment into action.
Integrated Annual Report
Discover how EDC performed in 2021 and how we’re thinking about the future.
Human rights at EDC
As an export credit agency, we have a responsibility to respect human rights across our operations.
Environment at EDC
EDC is determined to continue pursuing a path to sustainability—for ourselves, our customers and Canada’s trade ecosystem.
Our communities
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Policies & reports
Explore policies, reports and other reference materials related to environmental, social and governance practices at EDC.
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