Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2003

Sustainable Development Strategy II (HTML version)                pdf version
Industry Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy for 2000-2003 is guided by a commitment to promote sustainable development as part of its mandate to create the foundation for a more productive, competitive, knowledge-based economy. This vision calls for the Department to play a leadership role and form partnerships to promote sustainable development by promoting eco-efficiency, environmental technologies and decision-making.

Performance Reports
Tracking progress on the implementation of our Sustainable Development Strategy provides the department with the means to evaluate our performance over time.

Press Release
View the Press Release on the joint tabling of the 28 Federal Departments and Agencies Sustainable Development Strategies

Sustainable Development Strategy II Advisory Committee Meeting Proceedings
Industry Canada established an Advisory Committee to provide strategic input to its second Sustainable Development Strategy.  Committee members were invited to: comment on the content of the draft strategy as well as the process for developing it; provide comment and advice on the proposed three objectives for the SDS; and engage in a discussion of the draft strategy with Industry Canada representatives.

SDS II - Industry Canada Response to Advisory Committee Comments
This table gives details of the comments and suggestions provided by the Advisory Committee. Industry Canada provides an account of actions taken to fulfill the suggestions given by the Committee.

Stakeholder Comments on the Second Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS II) fall 2000
This report provides a summary of the comments received by Industry Canada during the public consultations for SDS II, that took place in September 2000. The objective of this process was to seek the perspectives of clients, partners and stakeholders on departmental priorities for SDS II. Comments are summarized according to each of the three major SDS II themes (Eco-efficiency, Environmental Technologies, Decision-making). Individual reports from the Montreal and Toronto sessions are also included.

Industry Canada's Management Board Highlights Sustainable Development in Priorities Chart

Industry Canada Receives “Level I” Ranking from CESD for its Sustainable Development
Management System

Deliverables

Industry Canada sponsors study on Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Canada
Stepping Forward presents the results of a recent survey conducted by Stratos Inc., which provides the first in-depth examination and assessment of current sustainability reporting practices and trends in Canada. The survey reveals that in 2000/01, 57 companies in Canada published voluntary corporate sustainability reports, which provide detailed information on their sustainability management and performance.

Report on the Summit on Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Reporting

Public Policy Forum's Roundtable on Environmental Protection & Business Competitiveness
Industry Canada was a sponsor of this event, held in Toronto on March 21 & 22, 2001. The main issue considered was the evolution of environmental policy frameworks in the U.S. and Canada and the implications for the competitiveness of Canadian business. This summary paper provided participant with a framework to structure the discussion, as well as illustrative examples that compare selected standards in Canada and the U.S.

Speeches

Speech by Hon. Paul Martin, Finance Minister on Environmental Indicators

Speech by V. Peter Harder, to the Conference on Sustainable Production

Industry Canada sponsors "Linking Sustainable Development to Shareholder Value" seminar

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