BACKGROUNDER
February 17, 2009
SUPPORT FOR THE CLEANTECH GROWTH & GO-TO-MARKET REPORT
“Working with emerging, clean technologies to strengthen the Ontario economy makes good sense. We are looking at ways to reduce environmental impact across government operations, including the procurement of clean technology to meet our own goals.”
Ted McMeekin, Minister of Government Services
“Our support for Ontario’s cleantech companies is a key to the government meeting its targets to reducing greenhouse gases to combat climate change and toxic substances to protect our health and environment. In the end, everyone benefits from a healthy industrial sector that is developing, implementing and marketing new and innovative green technologies.”
John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment
“The opportunities for Ontario’s clean technology companies are promising: however, world-class technology alone will not guarantee commercial success. To grow and be profitable, these companies will need sufficient risk and growth capital, top management talent, strong market demand for their innovations, and effective marketing and sales strategies.”
Kevin Jones, President and CEO, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement
“There is an opportunity to stimulate the clean technology industry by aggressively implementing made-in-Canada clean technology products. The energy savings from these investments could reach billions of dollars creating tens of thousands of jobs. The cost savings achieved by the provincial and federal governments could be reinvested in the clean technology industry to drive global competitiveness.”
Celine Bak, Partner, The Russell-Mitchell Group
“The success of Canada’s present and future clean technology companies depends in large part on our ability to build robust management capacity to leverage the value of our world-class technologies. We believe that this report will play an important role in highlighting the necessary elements that lead to world-class go-to-market execution.”
Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada
See also:
- News Release: Ontario Welcomes Cleantech Report
- Backgrounder: 2009 Cleantech Growth And Go-To-Market Report
