Corporate Policies Summaries
1.1 Building Commitment to Corporate Aboriginal Policies
1.1.1 Aboriginal and Community Relations Management Processes
· Sponsor: Ledcor Industrial Limited
· Provide point of contact and operational guidance for developing and managing successful relationships with Aboriginal and other communities.
· Establishes a point of contact between the project, Aboriginal community and company that facilitates information exchange, interaction and communication for developing successful relationships.
· Provides overall operational guidance and support to various Ledcor divisions on managing and building relationships with Aboriginal and other communities.
· Sponsor: Flint Energy Services Ltd.
· Supports developments and creates opportunities for Aboriginal and local people and businesses in the vicinity of Flint’s operations.
· Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
· Raises internal awareness of the corporate business case for implementing effective Aboriginal relations programs and strategies, and increases the understanding of Aboriginal peoples.
· Sponsor: AMEC Earth and Environmental Services
· Enhances the value of AMEC services in an ever-changing market.
· Sponsor: Petro-Canada Ltd.
· Provides employees, corporate management, the Aboriginal community, principal contractors and other stakeholder and community groups with a practical understanding of Petro-Canada’s commitment to Aboriginal relations and the principles and strategy for delivering on this commitment.
· Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
· Provides a greater awareness among EnCana employees and contractors leading to more effective engagement with Aboriginal peoples and communities.
· Sponsor: ATCO Electric Ltd.
· Provides clear internal direction regarding ATCO Electric’s relationship with the 27 First Nations and 6 Metis Settlements in the company’s service area in northern and eastern Alberta.
· Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
· Provides clear and consistent direction for developing and maintaining relationships with Aboriginal communities.
· Sponsor: Xerox Canada Ltd.
· Supports Aboriginal community economic development, fosters a labour force consistent with Xerox’s future requirements, and develops markets through strategic community investments and initiatives.
· Sponsor: Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
· Guides relationship-building with Aboriginal peoples and creates a procedure for measuring progress toward the goal of strengthened Aboriginal relations.
1.2 Benchmarking Performance in Aboriginal Relations
· Sponsor: Conference Board of Canada
· Tracks performance and identifies targets related to corporate social responsibility in key areas: investment in community outreach, employee relations, creation and maintenance of employment, environmental responsibility, human rights, and financial performance.
· Sponsor: Sustainable Forest Management Network
· Preserves an Aboriginal community’s traditional lifestyle without significantly compromising the economic integrity of the industrial activity.
· Sponsor: Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
· Used by companies to develop, maintain and benchmark their relationships with Aboriginal communities and receive hallmark recognition for achievement.