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Sustainability Make sustainability your competitive edge

Integrate responsible practices into your business model to strengthen resilience, efficiency and profitability.

Just a few questions. No financial engagement at this stage.

Sustainability makes good business sense

We help you integrate environmental and social considerations into your business strategy for measurable results.

Manage risks and opportunities

Calculate GHG emissions, evaluate climate-related risks, and identify the best business opportunities.

Reduce costs and emissions

Lower costs and emissions with energy audits. Access grants and loans for green buildings and retrofits.

Get green certifications

Meet disclosure requirements and select the best green certification for your business and building.

Support your business resilience and impact

  • Energy audits
  • Green building certification 
  • Green retrofit accelerator
  • Sustainability Health Check
  • ESG disclosure
  • GHG calculation
  • ISO 14001 and ISO 9001
7,000
Projects completed in the last 3 years
400+
Experts in English and French
82%
Customer satisfaction rate

Build value through sustainability

Build resilience

We help you improve resource efficiency in new and existing buildings and operations to reduce energy use, emissions and cost.

Expand internationally

We show you how to adopt sustainability standards and reporting required in certain markets so you can expand internationally.

Get a competitive advantage

We guide you in meeting ESG disclosure requirements for major clients, engage suppliers in sustainable practices and increase employee engagement.

Structured approach

Our team shows you where to start and how to achieve your goals. Our sustainability modules have been tested and adjusted with businesses across the country.

Practical tools and templates

We give you access to diagnostics, templates and tools to build action plans, strategies, roadmaps, and reporting frameworks.

Results-focused coaching

Our team supports you in making sound decisions and succeeding. Our recommendations are tied to clear, measurable business benefits.

We help you operate independently

We work alongside you to structure your sustainability approach by sharing practical methods, tools and proven frameworks throughout the mandate. We help you build the internal capabilities needed to measure ESG performance, prioritize actions and embed sustainable practices independently over time.

A people-oriented service

We start from your reality—your environmental challenges, operational constraints and business goals. Our experts work closely with you to design and implement practical, tailored solutions that help you reduce costs, manage risks and create long-term sustainable value.

Ready for the next steps?

1
Share some info with us
Give us some information about your business and tell us about your sustainability challenges and goals.
2
Speak with an expert
We’ll contact you to better understand your situation and how our consulting services can help.
3
Get a tailored proposal
We’ll put together a proposal including solutions, deliverables, budget, and timelines. No financial commitment until you sign off.

We can finance the cost of BDC consulting to help you see your project through.

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Frequently asked questions

A sustainability consultant can help a business integrate sustainability considerations into its strategy, meet ESG disclosure requirements, reduce costs through a better management of its resources or get a green building certification. Sustainability strategy consulting can also help you prepare for third-party sustainability verifications or ISO-certifications.

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) consulting can help a company measure and understand its environmental impact, how it treats its employees and the communities in which it operates, and how it's run and governed. ESG consulting is more focused on reporting and measuring ESG indicators, while sustainability consulting has a broader scope, helping you embed sustainability practices throughout your business, strategy and operations to create long-term value.

Learn more about ESG

Buildings represent significant financial, operational and environmental opportunities. By improving resource efficiency, you can reduce energy use, emissions and costs. BDC’s solutions help you invest wisely in high‑performance new buildings or retrofit existing ones—often unlocking incentives and supporting eligibility for BDC’s Certified Green Loan.

Learn more about BDC’s Certified Green Building Loan

You can use BDC’s free greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator to estimate your business’s carbon footprint.

See our free greenhouse (GHG) calculator

Our sustainability consultants provide practical and tangible advice adapted to SME needs and budget. As Canada’s development bank, we want to make it as easy as possible for entrepreneurs to build more sustainable businesses. Our Climate Action Centre offers free tools, resources, how-to guides, and case studies to help businesses better understand their carbon footprint.

See our Climate Action Centre

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