| Montreal, 19/11/2008 – The CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee will host its North American Workshop on Environmental Sustainability and Competitiveness on 2–3 December in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
This day-and-a-half workshop will identify areas of opportunity and priority for simultaneously enhancing environmental sustainability and competitiveness in the region. The event will include panel discussions with some of North America’s top experts on environmental sustainability and competitiveness to consider the following topics:
- Drivers and barriers to improvements in environmental performance
- Drivers and barriers to environmental innovation
- How are corporate improvements in environmental performance influencing business competitiveness?
- How can the mutual supportiveness between environmental performance and competitiveness be promoted?
More information about the workshop, including a registration form and the latest agenda, is available at: www.cec.org/sustainability. Registration is free-of-charge. Please send an e-mail to info@cec.org if you would like to receive updates by e-mail.
This event will be webcast live. Check www.cec.org/sustainability for details. | 
