Caisses Desjardins du Québec and Caisses populaires de l'Ontario [Change site]
Programs and tools
The following programs and tools provide companies with tips on how to incorporate sustainable development in their organizations and increase their market competitiveness.
These sites were visited in March 2010. The list will be updated twice a year.
Training and support (3)
- Amorcer une démarche de développement durable – Mouvement québécois de la qualité (in French only)
- Enviroclub – A concept to help SME leaders to better understand the advantages of environmental management and to try eco-efficiency projects experience
- Directory of Financial Programs and Consulting Services in Sustainable Development (PDF, 398 KB) - SADC des Laurentides
Energy efficiency (5)
- Programs and tools to be energy wise – Hydro-Québec
- Construction and renovation – Agence de l'efficacité énergétique du Québec
- Energy Innovation assistance Program (PAIE) – Agence de l'efficacité énergétique du Québec
- Écotech Québec – Québec Cleantech Cluster
- Centre de formation en maîtrise de l'énergie – Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (in French only)
Property management (5)
- Canada Green Building Council – Quebec chapter
- LEED certification – Canada Green Building Council
- Green Globes Design – An on-line auditing tool to assess the design of green buildings against best practices and standards (recommended by Industry Canada)
- BOMA BESt – Environmental certification program for commercial buildings
- REALpac – Real Property Association of Canada
Greenhouse gas emissions management (4)
- Biogaz program – Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (in French only)
- ISO Certification 14064 – Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals
- Purchasing Carbon Offsets – David Suzuki Foundation
- Offsets – Planetair
Alternative transportation (5)
- Programme d'aide gouvernementale aux modes de transport alternatifs à l'automobile – Québec Minister of Transport (in French only)
- Energy Efficiency in Freight Transportation - Marine and Rail Component – Marine and Rail Component
- Programme d'aide visant la réduction ou l'évitement des émissions de gaz à effet de serre – Marine and Rail Component (in French only)
- Modal Integration
- Projet pilote de formation à l'écoconduite – Agence de l'efficacité énergétique du Québec (in French only)
Residual material management (8)
- Extended Producer Responsibility – Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
- Programme de reconnaissance ICI ON RECYCLE! – Industries, commerces et institutions Recyc-Québec (in French only)
- Gérer les matières résiduelles au travail – Recyc-Québec (in French only)
- Guide Déchet zéro au boulot – Recyc-Québec (in French only)
- Répertoire québécois des récupérateurs, recycleurs et valorisateurs – Recyc-Québec (in French only)
- Programme de traitement des matières organiques par biométhanisation et compostage – Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (in French only)
- Guide de valorisation des matières résiduelles inorganiques non dangereuses de source industrielle comme matériau de construction (in French only, PDF, 331 KB)
- Bourse des résidus industriels du Québec (BRIQ)
Eco-friendly events (1)
- Guides and resources (in French only)
Contaminated soil treatment (2)
- Programme d'aide gouvernementale à la réhabilitation de terrains contaminés ClimatSol (in French only)
- Guide de caractérisation des terrains – Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (in French only, PDF, 7 MB)
Responsible consumption and procurement (5)
- Ethiquette
- EcoLogo Program
- Guide d'achats responsables Action RE-Buts (in French only, PDF, 107 KB)
- Guide de mise en place d'une politique d'achat responsable (in French only, PDF, 1,12 MB)
- Répertoire de produits et de services éco-responsables de la Direction générale des acquisitions (in French only, PDF, 418 KB)
Sustainable development information (6)
- Novae – Sustainable development portal (in French only)
- Forum – Novae community (in French only)
- Vision durable – Sustainable business practices partner (in French only)
- Ethipedia
- La Vie en vert – Télé-Québec (in French only)
- GaïaPresse (in French only)
Applied research centre (3)
- Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG)
- Expertise en Écoconception – Institut de développement des produits (in French only)
- L'écoconception : quels retours économiques pour l'entreprise? (in French only, PDF, 2,4 MB)
ISO Standards (4)
- Bureau de normalisation du Québec
- Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001
- Environmental management systems – Requirements with guidance for use - International Organization for Standardization
- ISO standards and sustainable development – International Organization for Standardization
