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.
- Tools and Consulting Services in Sustainable Development - SADC des Laurentides
- Programs and tools to be energy wise - Hydro-Québec
- Transition énergétique Québec
- Écotech Québec - Québec Cleantech Cluster
- Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (in French only)
- 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
- 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
- Carbon Offsets - David Suzuki Foundation
- High-Quality Offsets You Can Trust - Planetair
- Aide financière pour promouvoir les modes de transport alternatifs à l'automobile - Québec Minister of Transport (in French only)
- 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)
- 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, 228 KB)
- Bourse des résidus industriels du Québec (BRIQ)
- Guides et resources (in French only)
- 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, 2,7 MB)
- Ethiquette
- EcoLogo Program
- Guide de mise en place d'une politique d'achat responsable (in French only, PDF, 1,1 MB)
- Répertoire de produits et de services éco-responsables de la Direction générale des acquisitions (in French only, PDF, 571 KB)
- Novae - Sustainable development portal (in French only)
- Vision durable - Sustainable business practices partner (in French only)
- Ethipedia
- GaïaPresse (in French only)
- Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG)
- Expertise en Écoconception - Institut de développement des produits (in French only)
- Bureau de normalisation du Québec
- Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001
- Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use - International Organization for Standardization