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Businesses, accelerate your green transition with our toolbox: resources, guides, and strategies to help you along the way.

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Check out our 5 convertgence fact sheets to help you accelerate your company’s green transition.

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Inspiring leaders, success stories and valuable advice on the greening of businesses in urban areas.
https://www.ccmm.ca/en/i-love-working-downtown/centre-tenir-podcast/

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Check out the highlights of our survey “Transition verte des entreprises du Grand Montréal : où en sommes-nous?” [Green transition of Greater Montreal companies: where do we stand?] – May 2023 (in French)

Check out the highlights of our survey “L’engagement des entreprises du Grand Montréal pour le virage vert” [Greater Montréal companies’ greening commitment] – February 2023 (in French)

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Check out our study entitled Downtown Montréal's transition to a green economy: accelerating the shift to sustainability in business practices, buildings, urban planning and mobility (in French only). This study proposes ten recommendations for making downtown Montréal a place where the green transition of the city and the province can be accelerated.

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Discover the BMO Climate Institute supports our clients by engaging with industry, the public sector, academia and investors, and serves as a resource on decarbonization, resilience, social impact, and biodiversity.

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Discover the Corporate Transition Barometer, a survey that provides data on corporate climate action in Quebec.

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Discover the climate initiative PLAN/NET-ZÉRØ

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Check out the 2023 ESG Report, Building a more sustainable and inclusive world.

Adapt my business strategy

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Webinar Measure your company’s carbon footprint with Climate Smart from BMO, presented by Ece Dusunmez, Senior Associate and Climate Smart Advisor at BMO – Broadcast on June 20, 2024

Webinar The circular economy: a driver for your green transition, presented by Hélène Gervais, Environmental Advisor at RECYC-QUÉBEC – Broadcast on June 12, 2024

Webinar Sustainable business transformation: Énergir’s journey and lessons learned, presented by Joannie Lacasse, Expertise Leader, Organizational Transformation at Énergir – Broadcast on May 31, 2024

Webinar Communicating in the age of sustainable transition, presented by par Sophie-Annick Vallée, Vice-présidente, Stratégie et associée, LG2 – Broadcast on May 9, 2024

Webinar How to boost your impact among your funders and partners?, presented by led by Chantal Thieblin Goffoz, Director of Impact Financing and Sustainability at Evol. Also, Roxane Valiquette, Founder and President of Floèm, shares her approach to implementing a long-term sustainable business model and improving practices gradually, while Sylvie Gasana, Regional Manager for Montréal at Evol Financement, presents Evol's criteria for assessing companies' extra-financial performance and advises on preparing to engage with a financial partner supporting eco-friendly transitions. – Broadcast on April 25, 2024

Webinar Decarbonization: learn how to develop a strategy tailored to your SME, presented by Pauline Robert, Carbon Markets and GHG Management Director at Coop Carbone – Broadcast on March 27, 2024

Webinar How to integrate ESG factors to accelerate your transition process, presented by Luciano Barin Cruz, Full Professor, Director of the Office of Sustainable Transition, and Director and Co-founder of the IDEOS hub at HEC Montréal, and Sonia Hernandez, CPA and Partner, ESG, at KPMG in Canada – Broadcast on March 19, 2024

Webinar Keys to the green transition for SMEs, presented by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Professor of Decision Sciences at HEC Montréal – Broadcast on March 1, 2024

External resources

BDC - Climate Action Centre

BMO Financial Group - BMO Climate Institute

Fonds Écoleader - Directory of funding programs (in French)

Intact - Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

Intact - Fact sheet - Corporate climate resilience (in French)

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Fact sheets on the green transition (in French only):

Sheet 1 – Why and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at your SME? Explore ways to start decarbonizing your business.
Sheet 2 – Aligning your business strategy with the green transition: where to start? Explore ways to align your strategy with the green transition.
Sheet 3 – How to talk about your transition without greenwashing? Explore actions to ensure good climate communication practices.
Sheet 4 – What is extra-financial reporting for SMEs? Explore ways to help you report on your progress.
Sheet 5 - Adopting a circular economy strategy tailored to your SME. Discover circular economy strategies tailored to your business.

External resources

Alliance SWITCH - Grille Éco+ (in French)

Concertation Montréal - Les SDC : des actrices clés pour la relance verte de Montréal [economic development corporations: key players in Montréal’s green recovery] (in French)

Éco Entreprises Québec - Responsible procurement guide (in French)

Investissement Québec - Improving ESG performance (in French)

RECYC-QUÉBEC - Les Rendez-vous RECYC-QUÉBEC (webinars in French)

RECYC-QUÉBEC - Guides and studies on organic waste management (in French)

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Écotech - GPS Climat

Institut des entreprises engagées - ChatESG

Numana - SymbiotiQ – Québec Technology Platform

Reduce my emissions

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Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ) - Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Businesses (2023)

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) - Guide de décarbonation pour les entreprises (2022) [decarbonization guide for businesses] (in French)

Gouvernement du Québec - L’efficacité énergétique des bâtiments institutionnels en neuf étapes [nine steps to energy efficiency in institutional buildings] (in French) (2016)

Gouvernement du Québec - Estimating the value of energy-efficient renovations (in French) (2016)

Gouvernement du Québec - Implementing Energy Management in Buildings (in French) (2018)

Gouvernement du Québec - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quantification Guide (2022)

Energy Star - Helping you track and improve energy efficiency across your entire portfolio of properties.

Gouvernement du Québec - Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

SME Climate Hub - Free online tool

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Autorité des marchés financiers - Carbon credit guide (2024)

Conseil Patronal de l'Environnement du Québec (CPEQ) - La décarbonation et l’atteinte de la carboneutralité en entreprise (2023) (In French only)

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) - Guide de décarbonation pour les entreprises (2022) (In French only)

HEC Montréal, KPMG (Pineau & Hulin) - Trajectoires d'émissions en entreprise : - Réduire les GES et saisir les opportunités de croissance (2024) (In French only)

Measure and communicate

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BDC - How to measure your company's carbon footprint?

BMO Financial Group – Climate Smart

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Environmental labels and declarations

Republik - Good ESG reporting practices (in French)

Fondation de l'environnement et du développement durable - Community of practice in climate communication in Quebec (in French)

Fund my transition

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Gouvernement du Québec – Bioénergie program (in French)

Gouvernement du Québec – EcoPerformance program (in French)

Gouvernement du Québec – Waste heat recovery program (in French)

Gouvernement du Québec – Transportez vert program (in French)

Gouvernement du Québec – Private sector support program for the deployment of public fast-charging stations (in French)

Evol

Fonds Écoleader

Ville de Montréal - Ecological transition subsidy program for companies

Hydro-Québec - Efficiency Solutions Program

Hydro-Québec - Financial assistance to optimize your plant’s electricity use

RECYC-QUÉBEC - Financial assistance programs for organic waste management (in French)

Be supported in my transition

External resources

Council of Sustainable Industries - Montréal Carbon-Leadership Journey (in French)

Finance Montréal - Climate Leadership Training: Carbon 1 (in French)

Finance Montréal - Sustainable Finance and the Climate Action Education Network for Québec SMEs

HEC Montréal - IDEOS

Concordia University - Micro-certificates in sustainable development (in French)

Cabinet de curiosités contemporain

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BXVentures

Quebec Business Council on the Environment

CRE-Montréal

Équiterre

David Suzuki Foundation

Partenariat Climat Montréal

Startup Montréal

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ADDERE

Bouthillette Parizeau

CASACOM

Changing Habits Solutions

Consult our 5 fact sheets to accelerate your green transition plan (in French only)

Decarbonization

Sheet 1 – Why and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at your SME?

Explore ways to start reducing your business's GHG emissions.

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Green transition strategy

Sheet 2 – Aligning your business strategy with the green transition: where to start?

Discover the benefits of integrating the green transition into your corporate strategy.

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Responsible communication

Sheet 3 – How to talk about your transition without greenwashing?

Explore ways to ensure good climate communication practices.

View the sheet

Extra-financial reporting

Sheet 4 – What is extra-financial reporting for SMEs?

Explore ways to help you report on your progress.

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Circular economy

Sheet 5 – Adopting a circular economy strategy tailored to your SME

Discover circular economy strategies tailored to your business.

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Does your organization have resources or services that could be put to good use? Share them with us to make a significant impact (Form in French only).

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Together, let’s create value in a responsible way and contribute to building a greener and more resilient economy!