Events

JPAC - North American Workshop on Environmental Sustainability and Competitiveness

The Joint Public Advisory Committee of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will host its Workshop on Environmental Sustainability and Competitiveness on December 2-3 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This day-and-a-half workshop will identify areas of opportunity and priority for simultaneously enhancing environmental sustainability and competitiveness in the region. The event will include panel discussions with some of North America’s top experts to consider the following topics: drivers and barriers to improvements in environmental performance, drivers and barriers to environmental innovation, how corporate improvements in environmental performance influence business competitiveness, and how mutual supportiveness between environmental performance and competitiveness can be promoted. Registration to all events is free-of-charge. More information about the workshop, including a registration form and agenda, is available at: www.cec.org.

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