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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

Our Mission

Bringing the Environment and the Economy Together

More than ever, Canada’s future rests on a common foundation that brings our environment and economy together.

From climate change to clean energy, from water sustainability to air quality, Canadians are touched by decisions made by governments, industry, and communities about environmental and economic policy.

Traditional ways of thinking saw conflict between the economy and the environment. No longer. Not only can we reconcile environmental and economic considerations in our public policy choices, but we must.

Environmental and economic matters cannot be considered in isolation from each other. Both are driven by the same objectives – to sustain Canada’s prosperity without borrowing from future generations or compromising their ability to live securely.

There are many challenges ahead to our future prosperity; yet, great opportunities also.

Our response, as Canadians, to meeting those challenges and seizing those opportunities will have profound economic and environmental implications for our country.

In a world where environmental stewardship and economic prosperity are increasingly linked, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy is engaging Canadians in ideas and solutions.

We find sustainable pathways that help preserve our environment while building a strong economy.

 
Through the development of innovative policy research and considered advice, our mission is to help Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.