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This section contains resources and information related to all aspects of the environment including eco-efficiency, sustainable development and climate change.
- Canadian Environmental Solutions
- Directory of export-oriented Canadian environmental companies.
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Information about integrating social, environmental and economic considerations into business decision making.
- Eco-efficiency
- Information on the benefits of eco-efficiency for Canadian businesses and how Industry Canada is promoting productivity through eco-efficiency.
- Environmental Industries
- Information on the Canadian environment industry and highlights of the efforts to promote the growth and increased competitiveness of the Canadian environment industry.
- Industrial Sustainability
- Two guides are available: The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability and Industrial Sustainability Through Biotechnology.
- Renewable Energy
- Information on Canada’s renewable energy industries and the technologies they use, as well as on Canadian company capabilities, and manufacturing and investment opportunities.
- SMEs — Improve Your Environmental Performance!
- Programs that help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) improve their environmental performance through financial and technical assistance, education and information resources, demonstration projects and workforce training.
- Sustainability Reporting Toolkit
- Responsible for assisting with sustainability reporting, assessing the need to report and creating an effective report.
- Sustainable Development
- Information on enhancing the sustainability of economic development in cities around the world and helping citizens improve their quality of life without compromising their future.
Other Resources
- Building Sustainable Enterprises
- Workshop held in 2004 whose materials remain applicable to businesses interested in eco-efficiency measures.
- Environmental Supply Chain Management Pilot Project
- Five-year pilot program to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to track, manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through changes in business/production processes and the use of new technologies.