Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the Oil Sands: New Directions

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dc.contributor.advisorFlanagan, Tom
dc.contributor.authorGacek, Keith
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-30T21:49:11Z
dc.date.available2016-08-30T21:49:11Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.description.abstractThe environmental performance of oil sands development in Canada is under intense public scrutiny. The prevailing narrative positions industry development with an essential contribution to Canada's economy and energy security against potential environmental damage and negative impacts on communities. This research paper studies whether the range of current corporate social responsibility (CSR) indicators used by oil sands companies effectively addresses the main environmental externalities associated with oil sands development. This research finds that, while improvements have been made, there are still significant gaps in reporting methods. This paper then explores ways to both improve these CSR reports and suggests drivers (policy or other) that will help incentivize a more consistent release of information on environmental externalities by corporations. The suggestions for improvement are placed in the context of communicating more effectively with a broad range of multiple stakeholders. Finally, this paper concludes by discussing how improved environmental CSR reporting in the oil sands will not only help enhance the industry's "social license to operate," but will also contribute to our understanding and advancement of the political and socio-economic setting in which oil sands development occurs.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationGacek, Keith. (2012). Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the Oil Sands: New Directions ( Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30097
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51543
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentThe School of Public Policyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Graduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.titleEnvironmental Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the Oil Sands: New Directionsen_US
dc.typereporten_US
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