CHAPTER 4 63. Furthermore, for a country in which most commercial activities to some extent affect the environment (mining, logging, construction and fishing), proactive engagement on environmental issues is not apparent. Environmental protection tends to focus more on commercial industrial concerns to the detriment of attempts to deal with hazardous waste. Environmental degradation caused by illegal gold panners and logging for fuel wood in rural areas is also ignored. Legislation protecting the environment is not widely known, and penalties and fines for environmental degradation are outdated and not in line with current trends of inflation. The EPA has set aside a reclamation fund or bond as insurance for the specific purpose of restoring any degraded area. Officials have stated that the government has stepped up efforts to regulate logging. However, the CRM is of the view that enforcement of such regulations is weak iii. Recommendations 64. The Panel recommends that the Government of Ghana, the private sector and other relevant entities: ? Establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for corporate social responsibility to complement the corporate governance framework. ? Include guidelines on corporate social responsibility in corporate governance codes developed by institutions such as the Institute of Directors and the SEC for their members. ? Encourage reporting on CSR activities by listed companies. ? Address stereotyping of women and gender discrimination in the workplace. ? Tackle with greater resolution the problem of child labour and eliminate child trafficking. ? Create a tribunal instead of the CHRAJ to handle employee grievances. ? Enhance the capacity of the Labour Department to monitor compliance with labour standards. ? Undertake sensitisation of communities, civil society and corporations around the issue of corporate social responsibility. ? Encourage corporations to support communities and social programmes. ? Motivate corporations to engage in training, apprenticeship and skills development, especially in manufacturing and production. ? Encourage corporations, in addition to financial reporting, to report on their involvement in social programmes and their impact on the environment. ? Revisit legislation that affects the CSR (e.g. the Land Act and the EPA 104