Experimental environmental, social and governance dashboard

Environment, Social and Governance overview

• Environment

  Greenhouse gas emissions

  Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Canadian industries cover annual emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide for selected industries. The unit of measure is kilotonnes. This indicator is relevant given the growing awareness of climate change and its potential impacts.

  GHG emissions intensity is calculated as GHG emissions per unit of an economic variable. There are four variables for measuring intensity.

  • Real gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Number of jobs
  • Total assets
  • Total operating revenues

  For more information, refer to the data tables 38-10-0097-01, 36-10-0480-01, 36-10-0434-01, 33-10-0006-01 and 33-10-0500-01from Statistics Canada. For definitions, data sources and methods related to the physical flow accounts, refer to survey number 5115.

  Energy consumption

  Energy consumption describes the annual consumption of different energy sources. The unit of measure is in terajoules. The availability, cost and source of energy can present operational risks for industries.

  Energy consumption intensity describes the annual consumption of different energy sources per unit of an economic variable. There are four variables for measuring intensity.

  • Real gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Number of jobs
  • Total assets
  • Total operating revenues

  For more information, refer to the data tables 38-10-0096-01, 36-10-0480-01, 36-10-0434-01 and 33-10-0006-01 from Statistics Canada. For definitions, data sources and methods related to the physical flow accounts, refer to survey number 5115.

  Water use

  Water use measures gross water use in thousands of cubic metres. Industries with high water consumption can be exposed to operational or reputational risk.

  Water use intensity is calculated as total water consumption per unit of an economic variable, giving a measure of intensity. There are four variables for measuring intensity.

  • Real gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Number of jobs
  • Total assets
  • Total operating revenues

  Values for the fishing, hunting and trapping industry are not available. For more information, refer to the data tables 38-10-0250-01, 36-10-0480-01, 36-10-0434-01 and 33-10-0006-01 from Statistics Canada. For definitions, data sources and methods related to the physical flow accounts, refer to survey number 5115.

• Social

  Employment composition

  Age distribution measures the proportion of workers per age group and can provide information relevant to future recruitment needs within an industry.

  Employment composition measures the proportion of selected Employment Equity groups among employed persons. This could reflect an industry’s ability to attract and retain diverse talent.

  Estimates for the Agriculture industry, which are from the Labor Force Survey (LFS), measures the number of employees, and includes self-employed workers. Alternately, estimates for the other industries are from the Natural Resources Satellite Account Human Resource Module (NRSA HRM) and measures the number of jobs, which excludes self-employment. The labour statistics produced by the NRSA HRM are the result of the integration of data from a variety of surveys and statistical programs.

  Due to these conceptual differences, the industry totals in the NRSA HRM may not match the LFS levels but should trend in the same direction.

  Values for some employment equity groups for the agriculture industry are not available. For more information, refer to the data tables 14-10-0023-01 and 36-10-0653-01 from Statistics Canada. For definitions, data sources and methods related to the LFS, refer to survey number 3701 and to sources and methods for Natural Resources Satellite Account Human Resources Module.

  Job quality

  Job tenure measures the number of consecutive months or years a worker has worked for their current (or most recent) employer or at their current business. This may provide an indication of an industry’s ability to retain talent, leading to greater stability and knowledge retention.

  Workdays lost measures the days lost per full-time employee in a year and include reasons which could be related to employee health and safety.

  For more information, and to obtain definitions, data sources and methods related to number of workdays lost refer to data tables 14-10-0055-01 and 14-10-0191-01 from Statistics Canada.

  Gender wage ratio

  The gender wage ratio is the wage for women divided by the wage for men among employees. The gender wage ratio can be interpreted as the proportion of a dollar that women earn for every dollar earned by men and could indicate an industry’s ability to attract and retain diverse talent.

  Some values may not be available for a given occupation, age group, and reference period. For more information, and to obtain definitions, data sources and methods related to the gender wage ratio refer to data table 14-10-0340-02 from Statistics Canada.

  Data on Employee wages by occupation in table 14-10-0340-02 use 2016 National Occupational Classification (NOC). Data are also available by 2021 NOC in table 14-10-0417-01.

  Breaches of Privacy

  Percentage of business that reported a cyber security incident which led to substantiated complaints to police services.

  Cyber security incidents reported to a police service could be related to:

  • disrupting or defacing the business or web presence
  • stealing personal or financial information
  • stealing money or demanding ransom payment
  • stealing or manipulating intellectual property or business data
  • accessing unauthorized or privileged areas
  • monitoring and tracking business activity
  • Incidents with an unknown motive

  This indicator addresses breaches in customer privacy that can result from non-compliance with laws, regulations, or other standards which can cause a loss of customer trust.

  For more information, and to obtain definitions, data sources and methods related to number of substantiated complaints received concerning breaches of customer privacy refer to data table 22-10-0078-01 from Statistics Canada.

  Job Vacancy Rate

  Average rate of vacancy positions represents the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of labour demand; that is, all occupied and vacant jobs. Labour demand is the sum of employed individuals and the number of job vacancies.

  The rate of unfilled positions shows an industry’s ability to attract and retain employees and can be used to understand labour supply and demand.

  Data for the second and third quarters of 2020 are unavailable due to some Statistics Canada operations being suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aggregated data for 2020 is calculated by averaging seasonally adjusted data for the first and fourth quarters of 2020.

  For more information, and to obtain definitions, data sources and methods related to the job vacancy rate, refer to the data tables for the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey and the Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (survey number 5217).

• Governance

  Governing body

  The share of women in executive positions measures the proportion of women board directors and officers for companies that conduct business in Canada. Diversity on boards may be measured by various demographic factors, such as: gender, age and racialized groups. Diverse boards may provide different perspectives on topics, which may enable better decision-making.

  Directors are responsible for supervising the activites of the corporation and for making decisions regarding those activities. Officers are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the corporation. Officers are appointed by the directors and, together with the directors, form the management of the corporation. Officers can fill any position in the corporation that directors want them to fill (president, secretary or any other position).

  These data are subject to revision. For more details about the revision policy, please refer to the Note to Readers for Representation of women on boards of directors.

  For more information, and to obtain definitions, data sources and methods related to representation of women on boards refer to data table 33-10-0501-01 from Statistics Canada.

  Collective bargaining

  The percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements measures the proportion of employees who are members of a union and employees who are not union members but are covered by a collective agreement or union contract. This indicator can help identify higher quality employment, particularly in terms of higher wages and security.

  For more information, refer to data table 14-10-0070-01 from Statistics Canada. For definitions, data sources and methods related to the Labour Force Survey, refer to survey number 3701.