The Toronto Region Sustainability Program: Improving Environmental Performance

Abstract

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS in Vaughan, Ontario, have a new tool to help make industry more competitive, more sustainable, and more profitable. The Toronto Region Sustainability Program is available to help Vaughan small-to-medium sized (SME) manufacturers reduce their costs while improving their environmental performance. For the past two years, the Toronto Region Sustainability Program has helped SME manufacturers in Toronto to develop their pollution prevention plans. Given the tremendous success shown with participating companies in the City of Toronto, the program is now being extended to companies in the Toronto Region: Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill and Pickering. The Toronto Region Sustainability Program can help economic development officers help small to medium sized industrial manufacturers to meet their bottom line, to reduce priority pollutants and wastes, to reduce costs, and improve overall performance.