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Sustainability Firms – National (back to top)
The 2010 Business Network is a database of firms interested in becoming Games suppliers or sub-contractors. Approximately 75% of registrants self-identify their “sustainability and Aboriginal” attributes.
Environmental Products and Services – Canada, United States and British Columbia (back to top)
Canada
EcoLogo is Canada's is a multi-attribute environmental certification mark. The EcoLogo Program provides a database of over 300 categories of products. EcoLogo belongs to the Government of Canada and is stewarded by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing.
United States
Green Seal is a US environmental certification mark for products and services. Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services.
British Columbia
The SmartSteps Products and Services directory helps businesses identify products and services that have less impact on the environment. It features products and services that carry either a third party certification based on the life-cycle impacts of the product or service, or a self-declared environmental claim provided by the manufacturer, distributor or supplier. Self-declared environmental claims may be based on a life-cycle assessment of the product or service or based on a single attribute merit such as the product is recyclable. All products listed in the Directory are available in the Lower Mainland.
Aboriginal Business Directories - Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan (back to top)
Canada
The Aboriginal Business Directory is an online listing of Aboriginal businesses in Canada. Each profile includes the company name, location, company profile, primary business activity, technology profile, a list of contacts, product/service information and markets served.
British Columbia
The Marketplace is a searchable database of Aboriginal entrepreneurs in B.C.
TACC is mandated by the 54 Coast Salish Nations to provide Small Business Financing and support services to Aboriginals (Status Indians, Métis and UNN members) in the traditional Coast Salish Nation Territories, as well as Campbell River, Comox and Cape Mudge. This website includes an Aboriginal Business Directory.
The 2010 Business Network encourages businesses to highlight their Aboriginal participation attributes.
Saskatchewan
The mission of the Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan (CIC) Aboriginal Business Directory is to assist in the greater participation of Aboriginal firms within the Saskatchewan Crown procurement and other procurement processes.
Manitoba
Apeetogosan Métis Development Inc. provides profitable, sustainable financial services and support to Aboriginal clients who seek the means to attain economic self-sufficiency. This link takes you to their Aboriginal Business Database searchable by category.
Social Enterprises – National and Vancouver
ENP provides a marketplace of products and services from Canadian social enterprises to support social enterprise business growth and achieve local social goals.
Vancouver
The Vancouver SPP is an online marketplace that aims to provide business-to-business procurement transactions to leverage social benefits such as community economic development activity. Find other Canadian portals at http://www.sppcanada.org/
The Metro-Vancouver SmartSteps/Buildsmart Directory lists environmentally preferred products and services for business purchasing and green building that are available in the lower mainland of Vancouver.
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