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The Quebec government's Nature 2030 Plan, launched last year, seemed to mark a turning point: nature protection was finally becoming a priority. Yet inconsistent decisions and a lack of political courage continue to undermine our biodiversity.

L’étude du projet de loi 69 sur l’énergie (PL69) a repris en session parlementaire. La ministre de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, Christine Fréchette, a accepté d’inclure des amendements qui intégreront les trois composantes de la transition : la sobriété, l’efficacité et la conversion énergétiques. Il s’agit d’une avancée par rapport à la version d’avant qui était axée sur la production d’énergie.

QNP today announced a collaboration with Project Drawdown, an international organization renowned for its practical and scientific solutions to climate change. This agreement marks a first: the adaptation into French of practical guides for integrating climate action at the heart of key corporate functions.

Opinion piece published in Le Devoir on February 18, 2025 and signed by Geneviève Paul, Executive Director of CQDE, along with 32 organizations and individuals including biologists, physicians, urban planners, lawyers, social economy enterprises and unions who share our concerns about this omnibus bill, which opens gaps in the prevention foundation of Quebec's environmental legislative framework.

Press release for the special issue - Climate change adaptation and resilience: Where do Quebec companies stand?

Québec Net Positif (QNP) is today publishing the special report “Adaptation to climate change and resilience: Where are Quebec businesses at?” which highlights the concerns of Quebec businesses regarding climate phenomena, their impacts, the measures taken to address them, as well as a typical approach to adapt effectively.

Québec Net Positif, an independent, non-profit think tank, today published the final report of the PME en transition initiative, a collaborative action research project conducted over the past two years that aims to accelerate the implementation of climate actions within Quebec's manufacturing SMEs.

Final report of the SME in Transition action research initiative.

Québec Net Positif (QNP) presents the results of the third edition of the Baromètre de la transition des entreprises, the most comprehensive survey of corporate climate action in Quebec.

It is with enthusiasm that we present our 2023-2024 activity report.

Rédigé par le Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement avec le soutien de Québec Net Positif

Ce mémoire a pour but de contribuer à la réflexion sur le projet de loi no 69 (PL 69) qui vise à moderniser les lois québécoises entourant l’énergie.

Les ingénieures et ingénieurs détiennent une expertise cruciale pour guider la société vers une avenir durable et jouer un rôle déterminant dans l'atteinte de la carboneutralité. Vous pouvez lire dès maintenant l'article d'Anne-Josée Laquerre et de Rachel Lefrancois de Québec Net Positif dans la revue PLAN de cet automne de l'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.

Québec Net Positif today unveiled the results of the second edition of the Baromètre de la transition des entreprises du secteur manufacturier du Québec.

Québec Net Positif today unveils the results of the second edition of the Business Transition Barometer - Manufacturing Sector, the most comprehensive survey on climate action by Quebec businesses, to which is added a new Transition Index for businesses in the sector.

Le ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) accorde une subvention maximale de 150 000 $ à Québec Net Positif afin d'enrichir les données du Baromètre de la transition des entreprises jusqu'en 2026.

In this interview, Anne-Josée presents the results of the most recent Business Transition Barometer, as well as the challenges of the environmental transition for SMEs and the positive actions they can implement to increase their level of commitment to the climate.

Québec Net Positif publishes the summary report of the first year of the SME in Transition collaborative action-research initiative

PME en transition is a collaborative action-research initiative serving Quebec manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the business ecosystem that supports them. Launched on May 17, 2023, the initiative will run until January 2025, and will be the subject of two reports, the first of which is presented below.

Québec Net Positif today unveils the results of the second edition of the Baromètre de la transition des entreprises, the most comprehensive survey of corporate climate action in Quebec, with the addition of a new Transition Index.

Denunciations of greenwashing and forthcoming regulations surrounding the disclosure of sustainable commitments seem to have chilled some companies from making over-ambitious environmental commitments, or even talking about their existing initiatives.

Le journal Les Affaires présente en exclusivité les résultats du Baromètre de la transition des entreprises 2023, produit par l’organisme Québec Net Positif.

Québec Net Positif today unveils the results of the second edition of the Business Transition Barometer

To mitigate consumer cynicism, which undermines innovation, governments need to adopt a clear legal framework to counter greenwashing, argue the authors of this letter.

We are delighted to present our 2022-2023 Activity Report. With the support of the members of our Board of Directors and the backing of our partners and collaborators - to whom we extend our warmest thanks - we are actively developing new tools that are essential if we are to move collectively towards an enlightened economic transition.

Axel Gizard and Jeanne Martel-Thibault, interns at Québec Net Positif for the summer of 2023 and respectively master's students in sustainable development at HEC Montréal and in circular economy at Polytechnique Montréal, offer us a short editorial on their vision of an ideal SME by 2030.

This new study was carried out using the same questionnaire as the initial Barometers, which makes it possible to compare the results of the aerospace sector with all companies in Quebec and those of manufacturing companies.

Québec Net Positif launches “PME en transition” to reveal and co-create innovative approaches to help SMEs make the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy - Manufacturing companies see more benefits and opportunities than Quebec companies overall

Interview with Anne-Josée Laquerre, general manager and co-founder of Québec Net Positif on CIBL 101.5, on the show Intention Inc.

Québec Net Positif launches the inaugural edition of the Corporate Transition Barometer. Climate urgency: employees are the main source of pressure for Quebec SMEs to take action.

Thanks to the Barometer, this is the very first time that it has been possible to access representative and exhaustive data on the level of commitment of Quebec businesses to climate action and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

“We recognize the critical role of the C+PIA Alliance in bringing together leading investors who are committed to rigorously measuring the extent of their climate impact and aligning their portfolios with net positive transition trajectories beyond net zero.”

This year has been marked by the meeting of many inspiring leaders and the support of some thirty corporate, public and community partners and collaborators. It is with enthusiasm and a sense of accomplishment that we share this report on our 2021-2022 activities.

We are partners in PIVOT, an action research project of the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative that uses social media to bring together small business owners from across Canada to share their climate action goals, challenges and achievements.

Québec Net Positif and the Canadian Climate Law Initiative join forces to offer free presentations to boards of directors of SMEs to equip them for the accelerating transition to a low-carbon economy.

Verdir son lieu de travail pour prendre soin de ses employés

The Low-carbon SME report: Main findings and assessment of activities follows the implementation of fourteen virtual meetings over the past year.

Solios: the solar-powered watch that aims to shake up the industry.

Panélistes :
Jocelyn Laperle, directeur qualité & amélioration continue, Imprimerie Ste-Julie
Jad Robitaille, Fondatrice + Directrice générale, Mini-Cycle
Sudhir Suri, architecte senior et associé principal, OAQ LEED AP, L’OEUF Architectes

L'OEUF, or architecture with massive impact.

Mémoire présenté dans le cadre des consultations du Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité du Canada (GCPC)

Partagez Mini-Cycle, ou l’économie circulaire du vêtement.

As the transition to a low-carbon economy gathers pace, Quebec SMEs are struggling to actively prepare for it. This is one of the main findings of the “Hyphen” summary report produced by Québec Net Positif, following consultations carried out in collaboration with Green Economy Canada.

The consultations provided a snapshot of the reality of Quebec SMEs and the business ecosystem in which they operate.

Publiée en complément au rapport "Trait d'union", la mise à jour de la cartographie de l’économie sobre en carbone au Québec met en lumière les secteurs qui se positionnent pour tirer avantage de l'accélération de la transition vers une économie sobre en carbone

Imprimerie Sainte-Julie: un développement d’affaires inspiré de l’innovation environnementale

“Any emissions reduction to which we collectively contribute - no matter where on the planet - is significant and necessary because climate change knows no borders.”

Québec Net Positif is a signatory to the CIRODD brief presented to the Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation as part of the consultation for the Stratégie québécoise de la recherche et de l'innovation 2022.

Québec Net Positif and CCG launch “PME sobre en carbone” to equip companies to thrive in the green economy