Private Sector Engagement

Private Sector Engagement

The private sector plays a critical role in driving economic prosperity, innovation and sustainable development.

By reducing their environmental footprints, embracing market-driven responsible practices, investing in sustainable technologies, driving innovation, and forming strategic partnerships and collaborations, the private sector is uniquely positioned to transform environmental challenges into opportunities—contributing to reduce gas emissions, mitigate pollution and protect biodiversity.

For over 30 years, the CEC has worked with the private sector to advance shared environmental priorities throughout North America. This collaboration reflects a long-standing recognition that meaningful environmental action requires engagement across all sectors, including business and industry.

Considering the CEC’s proven track record in fostering collaboration between Canada, Mexico and the United States, benefits of engaging with us, for actors in the private sector, include opportunities to:

• share best practices across North America and increase literacy and capacity on key environmental topics;
• network with other organizations from the three countries;
• provide key input to high-level discussions on issues, challenges and opportunities; and
• increase exposure to emerging policies and best practices relating to areas such as Indigenous engagement, traditional ecological knowledge, multi-actor participation in environmental decision-making, and other leading sustainability priorities.

The CEC’s Private Sector Engagement Strategy is designed to support and promote increased private sector participation in addressing trilateral environmental priorities under the umbrella of the CEC. The Strategy focuses on achieving outcomes via four strategic goals:

1. Establish a systematic approach for engaging the private sector in CEC activities.
2. Reinvigorate the CEC’s engagement efforts with the private sector.
3. Promote dialogue and knowledge-sharing between the Parties and private-sector representatives, on environmental issues of common interest.
4. Increase the impact of CEC’s initiatives by leveraging private sector resources.