Under pressure from the Rain forest Action Network making their financing policies more sustainable, executives at the Royal Bank of Canada who handle concerns of business citizenship and sustainability have to choose whether to continue financing business associated with drawing out oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada.
The case asks students to think about the following concerns: 1) Should banks provide to any company or market the federal government considers to be sustainable? 4) How does a bank choose exactly what is sustainable financing practice?
RBC - Financing Oil Sands (A) Case Study Solution
PUBLICATION DATE: January 27, 2010 PRODUCT #: 910M15-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
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