Sustainable Business Online Resources

This Web site helps you find information, tools and resources that can assist you to implement sustainable development practices in your small and medium enterprise (SME).

Summary

For the business enterprise, sustainable development means adopting strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.

Customers/clients are now more discerning about their purchases and are favouring green products. Businesses committed to environmental, economic and social stewardship are being rewarded for their efforts. Companies are beginning to understand that sustainability involves more than an ethical consideration – it affects the bottom line and is an integral part of good business.

To access information to help improve the sustainability of your SME, first ask yourself, What do I want to do? The Web site provides four options to help you:

• build a better community;
• protect the environment;
• offer green products and services;
• reduce costs.

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National Contact(s):
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Toll-free (information): 1-888-338-WEST (9378)
Web site: http://www.deo.gc.ca/default_e.asp