Notice of Failure to Observe the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct and Request for Review

Equal Routes and seven co-filers, including Indigenous leaders, health and environmental organizations from Canada, Germany and South Korea, filed a formal complaint alleging Export Development Canada (EDC) failed to meet international standards for responsible business conduct in its financing of billions of dollars in maritime LNG infrastructure.

As a Crown corporation, EDC has committed to following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct, including standards on due diligence, human rights, environmental impacts and disclosure. Canada has committed to upholding these standards. This complaint alleges that EDC has failed to meet these standards.

This complaint is calling on EDC to stop financing LNG projects without rigorous, transparent due diligence and full lifecycle environmental, human rights and financial risk assessments, and to use its influence to reduce harms associated with existing LNG investments.