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Policies and Guidelines

Policies and Guidelines

Environmental and Social (E&S) Risk Policy

In addition to development impacts, FinDev Canada aims to identify, assess, mitigate, monitor and manage the potential negative environmental or social impacts across FinDev Canada’s financing and investment activities.  FinDev Canada’s E&S Risk Policy outlines the approach taken to identify, mitigate and manage negative human rights and environmental and social risks. FinDev Canada updated E&S Risk policy is now available below:

FinDev Canada's E&S Risk Policy is being implemented over time. An implementation plan will be developed that details the many processes and controls that FinDev Canada puts in place to support us in delivering on our E&S Risk Policy commitments. We will provide updates on our progress through implementation reports that will be available here.

For more information on our stakeholder engagement, click here.

Code of Conduct

FinDev Canada is committed to the highest standards of ethical business conduct and to carrying out its mandate in a socially responsible manner consistent with its corporate values. It is FinDev Canada’s policy that each of its directors and employees conduct FinDev Canada’s business and manage the relationship with FinDev Canada's customers, shareholder and other stakeholders, with honesty, integrity, fairness and transparency that will withstand the highest degree of public scrutiny, weighing responsibilities to all stakeholders

Procurement policy

Our procurement policy outlines how we engage suppliers to help us deliver on our short-term and long-term goals.

Expression of Principles Regarding Taxes and Uses of Offshore Financial Centres

This Expression of Principles states FinDev Canada’s position on questions of taxation arising in its business activities for the benefit of stakeholders, partners and clients alike.

S-211 Report

This disclosure is intended to meet FinDev Canada’s reporting obligations as a government institution under Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023) (the “Act”) for fiscal year 2023. This report outlines the steps taken in 2023 to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used in the production of goods purchased by FinDev Canada. 

Stakeholder Engagement

Read our Stakeholder Engagement on our dedicated page.