EXCEL's 2006 Program Theme

EXCEL's 2006 Program Theme will be: Building Canadian Corporate Sustainability: A Vision for the Next Decade. The Theme reflects a dialogue EXCEL intends to promote within the Partnership, and externally with business groups, governments and civil society organizations that intersect with sustainability issues.

EXCEL's 2006 Program Focus

EXCEL's 2006 Program Focus will advance Canadian Corporate Sustainability through a focus on: Supply Chain Sustainability; Materials and Sustainability; Energy and Climate Change; and Finance and Sustainability.

EXCEL Sustainability Services

1. EXCEL Forums
• Supply Chain Sustainability: Managing For Excellence, Globe 2006, Vancouver
• Partnership Sustainability Forum



2. Major Topics:
• Materials and Sustainability: Dematerialization, supply chain management, green building trends, nanotechnology, healthy products, etc.
• Energy and Climate Change: Post Kyoto Realities
• Finance and Sustainability- Where is the Dividend?



3. EXCEL Tel
• Building Canadian Corporate Sustainability: A Vision for the Next Decade - Conference calls scheduled through the year with sustainabilitys big thinkers - providing guidance and insight into the key issues over the next decade.
• Rapid Response Capacity for EXCEL Members - Responding to request for assessment and analysis of Canadian sustainability issues, and policy developments within the Canadian government.



4. EXCEL Briefings
• A Changing Federal Scene: A Sustainability Survey - A Just in Time Briefing on what a Conservative Government means for the environment and corporate sustainability
• CEPA Review - An Update for EXCEL members
• Finance and Sustainability - A Briefing on the NRTEE Capital Markets Working Group



5. EXCEL Spotlight
Focus: Sustainability Integration in Corporate Functions
Planned Issue Themes: Business and Biodiversity; Sustainability Communication; Corporate Management of Toxics; Corporate Brownfield Management; Supply Chain Sustainability; Sustainability practices for corporate waste management; Managing Fleets and Freight for Sustainability; Sustainability Credit; Executive Management for Sustainability.