Private firms reluctant to invest in pollution abatement when the penalty for noncompliance falls short of the cost of abatement may be more willing to invest in pollution abatement when enforcement is tougher or when information is released that allows capital markets to react to ranking of...

The Enviroclub initiative was developed by three federal government agencies - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Environment Canada and the National Research Council Canada - and launched in 2001 to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in improving their profitability...