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McMaster doctoral researcher warns Canada's corporate accountability laws fall short
A PhD candidate at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business says her research shows inconsistent company disclosure and limited accountability undermine Canada's ethical business rules.
Why it matters: The study's findings bear on Canadian corporate accountability laws, which the researcher argues are not nearly sufficient.
McMaster University reported that Sima Fallah Tafti, a PhD candidate at its DeGroote School of Business, is researching the human costs behind everyday products.
According to the university, the researcher warns that Canada's laws aimed at improving corporate accountability and ethical business practice are far from enough.
Her research finds that inconsistent disclosure and limited accountability make ethical business practices difficult to assess and enforce, and that many companies disclose very little, the university said.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The work concerns Canada's corporate accountability laws: if, as the research finds, many companies disclose very little, then assessing and enforcing ethical business practices under those laws remains difficult.
