Industry
Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office
The five First Nation communities in Cape Breton, Unama’ki in the Mi’kmaq language (pronounced Una Maugi), have formed a unique economic partnership and established a collaborative approach to economic development that is becoming recognized across Canada. They recognized the importance of taking a business approach to pursuing economic opportunities and the importance of partnering with business and governments. The Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office is the result.
Environmental Services Association Nova Scotia (ESANS)
It is the vision of Environmental Services Association Nova Scotia (ESANS) to be Nova Scotia’s premier resource for the environmental sector by fostering sustainable development of industry, government, and academia, for the benefit of all Nova Scotians. ESANS is an association wholly funded by its members, with over 200 member companies and institutions, forming a network of professional service and technology providers involving over 10,000 Nova Scotians.
Lockheed Martin
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Lockheed Martin Canada is a diversified technology company serving the needs of Canadian government and military and selected international customers.
As a responsible corporate citizen, Lockheed Martin is working to become sustajnable by desjgn. Lockheed Martin is on target to achieve its goal of a 25% absolute reduction in landfill waste, water, and energy use from 2001 to 2012.
Cape Breton Explorations Ltd.
http://www.capebretonexplorations.com/
Cape Breton Explorations Ltd. (CBEX) – is a private, renewable energy development company operating in Atlantic Canada. The founders of the company have a track record of developing wind projects and have developed a 17.3 MW Enercon wind farm located in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. All future renewable energy projects developed by this team will be developed as CBEX projects.
The CBEX business model is to develop Renewable Energy Projects that are sustainable and economically feasible. CBEX is currently developing several projects including a 250 MW wind hydro facility under Cape Breton Hydro Ltd., which is a subsidiary holding of CBEX.
B. W. BioEnergy Inc.
BioEnergy Inc. is a producer, marketer and exporter of renewable energy products, technology and expertise that is working to create innovative solutions for emission and waste reduction while developing biomass opportunities in the renewable energy and green products sectors. BioEnergy Inc., an innovative energy company, is actively engaged in the design, construction, commissioning and test piloting of torrefaction, bio-char and green carbon production processes.
Erdene
Erdene’s mission is to identify and develop unique opportunities that will create maximum value for its shareholders. Erdene has identified strategic projects that it is advancing toward development. Each project hosts a specific commodity with strong, long-term market fundamentals including coal, molybdenum & metals and industrial minerals. Erdene is well financed to advance the Company’s key projects through to 2011.
Xstrata
Xstrata is a global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Xstrata maintains a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc with additional exposure to gold, cobalt, lead and silver. The Xstrata Group also comprises a growing platinum group metals business, iron ore projects, recycling facilities and a suite of global technology products, many of which are industry leaders. The Group's operations and projects span 20 countries.
Xstrata’s industry-leading sustainable development framework ensures consistent standards across its devolved management structure while the assurance programme is a key driver of ongoing improvement.
