Industry Canada's Initiatives

Clean, Lean and Green
By moving beyond traditional environment-as-cost thinking and towards seeing sustainability as an opportunity, businesses can save money — and even make more money — and help the environment in the process!

Industry Canada's Eco-efficiency Web Site
This site is intended to provide information on the benefits of eco-efficiency for Canadian businesses. It also provides information on Industry Canada's efforts to promote productivity through eco-efficiency, and contains general information on business and the environment.

Consumers and the Environment
The Office of Consumer Affairs at Industry Canada provides links to papers published by industry and consumer associations. This site lists a large number of consumer related environmental links as well as a listing of useful text-based sources for further reading.

Canadian Environmental Solutions (CES)
CES currently addresses industry sector problems related to water, air, soil, research and development, and energy. CES contains 1,980 environmental problems, 1,920 solutions and their descriptions, along with the 872 companies that can provide the solutions.

Computers for Schools Program (CFS)
helps young Canadians gain greater access to computer technology in a learning environment so they can acquire the computer skills to succeed in a technology driven economy and society.