Environmental Practice and Performance of Canadian Business and Industry

Report prepard for
Industry Canada

by Conference Board of Canada
November 2003

Table of Contents

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Executive Summaary

Introduction

1  Scope and Objectives

2  Methodology and Report Strructure

3  Evolution of Environmental Practice in Canada's Private Sector

4  Environmental Practice and Performance of Canadian Business and Industry

• 4.1 Environmental Management Practices
  
• 4.1.1 Environmental Management Systems
  
• 4.1.2 Life Cycle Analysis
  
• 4.1.3 Voluntary Environmental Agreements and Programs
  
• 4.1.4 Green Procurement
  
• 4.1.5 Eco-Labeling
  
• 4.1.6 Environmental/ Sustainability Reporting
  
• 4.2 Eco-Efficiency
  
• 4.2.1 Energy Intensity
  
• 4.2.2 Water Use
  
• 4.2.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  
• 4.2.4 Toxic Substance Release
  
• 4.3 Environmental Protection and Environmental Technology
  
• 4.3.1 Pollution Prevention
  
• 4.3.2 Other Environmental Protection
  
• 4.3.3 Environmental Technologies

5  Conclusion and Future Directions

Appendices

• Appendix A Distribution of Environmental Management Practices by Industry, 1998 & 2000
• Appendix B Aggregate Energy Intensity by Industry, 1995 to 2001
• Appendix C Major Withdrawl Uses of Water, 1991 and 1996
• Appendix D Industrial GHG Emissions (Including Electricity-Related Emissions), 1995 to 2001
• Appendix E Industrial GHG Emissions (Excluding Electricity-RelatedEmissions), 1995 to 2001
• Appendix F Pollution Prevention Methods by Industry, 1998
• Appendix G Operating Expenditures on Environmental Protection by Industry and Type of Activity, 1998 and 2000
• Appendix H Capital Expenditures on Environmental Protection by Industry and Type of Activity, 1998 and 2000
• Appendix I Type of Environmental Technology Treatment by Industry, 1998
• Appendix J Energy Conservation Processes and Technologies by Industry,1998

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