Fostering pollution prevention in small businesses: the Enviroclub initiative |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;2. Heron Island Research Station, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4680, Australia;3. Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK;4. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK;5. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;1. Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer UMR 6539 Lemar, IUEM, Rue Dumont d''Urville, 29280 Plouzane, France;2. Facultad de Pesquería, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n, La Molina, Lima, Peru |
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| Abstract: | The Enviroclub initiative was developed by three federal government agencies (Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Environment Canada and the National Research Council Canada) to assist small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in improving their profitability and competitiveness through enhanced environmental performance. An Enviroclub consists of a group of 10–15 SMEs, each of which carries out one profitable pollution prevention project. To support this practical experience, business participants attend 4 days of workshops on various themes related to environmental performance, spread out over a period of about 6 months. Enviroclubs have been undertaken in several regions of Quebec, and are delivered by not-for-profit organisations, mainly Enviro-Access and the Centre québécois de développement durable. Projects implemented in seven Enviroclubs brought annual savings of CAD$5.1 million and multiple environmental benefits including annual reductions in resource use, such as water (536,000 m3), petroleum products (225,000 litres), wood (11,300 m3) and emissions, such as greenhouse gases (17,100 tonnes equivalent CO2), hazardous wastes (708 tonnes) and toxic substances (53 tonnes). |
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