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Eco-efficiency: Promoting Innovation and Competitiveness in Industry -Presentation by Mr. Jerry Beausoleil, Director General, Strategic Policy Branch, Industry Canada         

The presentation provides an overview of the federal government's Innovation Strategy and the important role eco-efficiency can play in helping Canada and Canadian business become more innovative and competitive. Presented to the 4th Annual Environmental Excellence in Business Breakfast, Burnside Eco-efficiency Centre, June 3, 2003, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  html presentation      pdf presentation

"Sustainable Development:  Challenges and Opportunities" - Presentation by Mr. Jerry Beausoleil, Director General, Strategic Policy Branch, Industry Canada     

At Industry Canada, we believe eco-efficiency will help Canadian industry to enhance its bottom-line, productivity and meet environmental objectives.  Presented to the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia - October 16, 2001.
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Productivity Through Eco-efficiency
Productivity Through Eco-efficiency is a key theme in Industry Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2003. This portion of the Strategy places emphasis on enhancing the capacity of Canadians, industries and firms to develop and use eco-efficient practices, tools, technologies and products that contribute to increased productivity and environmental performance.

"Eco-efficiency: A New Canadian Priority" - Speech by Mr. Jerry Beausoleil, Director General, Strategic Policy Branch, Industry Canada
A complimentary approach to achieve sustainable development - eco-efficiency, is presented in this speech delivered at the conference "Supporting a Sustainable Future: Making Dollars and Sense" in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 12, 2000

"Productivity Through Eco-efficiency" - Speech by Mr. Andrei Sulzenko, Assistant Deputy Minister Industry Canada
Two key messages. (1) the productivity gap in Canada; and, (2) the role eco-efficiency can play in addressing this issue and improving our environmental performance are elaborated on in this speech.

Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Industry

Productivity and Innovation: A Competitive and Prosperous Canada
Report of the Standing Committee on Industry
full document,        chapter 10 (Eco-efficiency and the Knowledge Economy)
In chapter 10 Industry Canada's researchers argue that the traditional economic-environement trade-off will no longer exist, or at least will be attenuated, in an innovative, knowledge-based economy through investments and innovations that raise productivity while lessening the environmental impact of economic activity.