Relocate or set up 100% of your premises or new projects on land already urbanized and located less than 400 metres from high user frequency public transportation or maintain services (private shuttles, taxi-buses, etc.).
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Welcome to the engagement platform
Join the hundreds of Montreal organizations that want to accelerate their climate transition through concrete actions that can be implemented right away. Let our platform be your guide, which aims to facilitate action by proposing commitments adapted to your context that will have a positive impact in the fight against and adaptation to climate change.
Learn more about climate action
To see the list of structuring actions allowing your organization to reduce its carbon footprint, please answer the following questions.
The tool is simple to use and will allow you to commit to the action of your choice right here. You will thus become a partner of the Montréal Climate Partnership; your logo and a mention of your commitment will appear in the Partners section of our website. In return, you will have to complete a report in connection with the fulfilment of your commitment, annually, until your commitment has been fulfilled.
iReport format:
Form (a link will be sent to you by email).
Form submission date:
12 and 24 months following confirmation of your commitment.
The questions on the form will relate to:
- the implementation stage of the selected actions
- the resources (human, financial) dedicated to carrying out the actions
- your analysis of the impact on GHG reduction
1/5
Please answer the following questions to see a list of structuring actions allowing your organization to reduce its carbon footprint.
Does your organisation have offices in Montreal?
Yes
No
This commitment platform is intended for organizations in the administrative region of Montréal. However, we encourage you to take inspiration from this initiative to create a similar tool aimed at organizations in your region.
2/5
How many employees does your organization have?
1 - 49 employee.s
50 - 499 employees
500 + employees
3/5
Is your organization:
Tenant of its offices / buildings
Owner of its offices or manager of real estate assets
A builder or real estate developer
4/5
Does your organization have a climate strategy which has been created or revised in the last 5 years?
iBy climate strategy we mean the implementation of a strategy and action plan dedicated to decarbonising and adapting your organisation to climate change. It involves reviewing products sold, markets, production processes, investments and procurement, governance rules, skills and knowledge, with a view to reducing your direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions in the long term, and reducing the impact of climate change on your business by anticipating vulnerabilities.
Yes
No
When was the last revision of your climate plan which includes a climate strategy?
*Revisions prior to 2017 are not taken into account.
5/5
Are you authorized to confirm commitments on behalf of your organization?
Yes
No (By selecting this answer, you will still be able to see the recommended actions on the next step.)
Please note that only a representative of your organization with the necessary authority will be able to complete the confirmation of commitment process in step 3. However, Climate Montreal Partnership encourages you to complete steps 1 and 2 in order to review the recommended actions. We also encourage you to share this platform with your organization's management.
Line of actions
Select a line of action to find out about possible commitments.
Mobility
In Montréal, the transportation sector offers the best possibilities for reducing GHG emissions by 2030 (40% of the city’s GHG emissions). Montréal organizations must take in account job and business locations to ensure that they are accessible and well served by public transportation, and establish conditions favourable to active transportation (cyclists and pedestrians), car-sharing, carpooling and the electrification of transport.
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A commitment must not include an action already planned, undertaken or completed by the organization.
Building
The building stock contributes about 28% of Montréal’s GHG emissions – the commercial and institutional stock alone represents 16% of Montréal’s total emissions. The objectives of the City of Montréal's Climate Plan cannot be achieved without a massive renovation of the existing building stock (improving energy efficiency and reducing the consumption of fossil fuels) and the construction of new low-carbon, less energy-intensive and resilient buildings.
Source: City of Montreal (2019). Inventory of greenhouse gas emissions of the Montreal community 2015.
See recommended actions.
A commitment must not include an action already planned, undertaken or completed by the organization.
Resilience of the Montréal community
Cities are on the front lines of the impacts of climate change: episodes of extreme heat, intense rains and major climatic events (floods, storms, severe thunderstorms) are already affecting the quality of life of citizens and the built environment. The fight against climate change goes hand in hand with strengthening the capacity of a community to adapt to it, and each actor can contribute to it, in particular through actions such as demineralizing the ground and greening private spaces.
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A commitment must not include an action already planned, undertaken or completed by the organization.
Leadership and governance
Canadian securities regulators have made it clear that climate change is now a big business issue and that companies must disclose significant climate risks and how they intend to manage them. As such, administrators are required to learn about climate issues and solutions, adopt an action strategy to influence their organization’s entire value chain, and make a systematic change toward actions in favour of climate (investments, supply, etc.).
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A commitment must not include an action already planned, undertaken or completed by the organization.
Please select at least one action before confirming your commitment.
Please describe the action of your choice in the designated space before proceeding to the next step.
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Mobility
Location (Mobility)
Relocate or set up 100% of your premises or new projects on land already urbanized and located less than 400 metres from high user frequency public transportation or maintain services (private shuttles, taxi-buses, etc.).
Sustainable mobility
Initiate a needs assessment process for sustainable mobility of its employees, according to the "Avoid - Transfer - Improve" approach[1], and put in place a set of measures such as[2]:
- Adhere to corporate public transportation programs (e.g., Opus & Cie) and/or a car-sharing service (e.g., Communauto) and/or bicycle-sharing service (e.g., BIXI).
- Set up a carpooling program and platform for home-work travel.
- Another set of structuring measures adapted to your organization.
Request for parking
Reduce the individual demand for parking by employees, by implementing measures such as:
- Introduce a parking cash-out scheme[1] to encourage employees to vacate their parking space if it is currently reserved for them.
- Set-up a concrete parking management and development overhaul process for one or more parking areas, in order to meet at least the first level of theEco-responsible Parking Certificate, and thus optimize your parking, the installation of electric charging stations, or the installation of bicycle racks.
Air travel
Reduce business air travel to only essential travel – and favour economy class flights and double-offset your emissions using the highest international compensation standards, such as The Gold Standard.
Electrification
Electrify your entire commercial fleet, when technological solutions exist, while optimizing the usage rate of each vehicle.
Building
Location (Building)
Relocate or set up 100% of your premises or new projects on land already urbanized and located less than 400 metres from high user frequency public transportation or maintain services (private shuttles, taxi-buses, etc.).
New buildings
Adopt a bioclimatic design for all your new projects and exceed the best standards in terms of low carbon construction (Net Zero Carbon) and energy savings to achieve the operational zero carbon target by 2030[1].
Fossil fuel elimination
Begin eliminating fossil fuels throughout your entire building stock in Montréal and change for more low-carbon energy sources by using natural gas solely during peak demand periods.
Energy performance
Set up monitoring of the energy performance for all of your buildings in Montréal, for example via registration in the Energy Star database, or by participating, with a significant portion of your assets (at least 25%), in the Real Estate Energy Challenge (BOMA Québec).
Green Renovation
Systematically favour energy-efficient renovation over deconstruction/reconstruction and aim for the best standards in terms of low-carbon renovation (Net Zero Carbon) and energy savings in order to reach the target of operational zero carbon by 2050[1].
Climate resilience
Systematically integrate criteria and implement eco-responsible and sustainable solutions to promote the resilience of its Montreal buildings and their occupants to changing climatic conditions (reducing the vulnerability of assets to climatic hazards, designing adapted buildings, etc.)[1].
Landlord-tenant relation
Guide all of your users toward better use of buildings by making them aware of good practices (temperature control and instructions, etc.), by setting energy consumption limits, by contractualizing the objectives in an environmental appendix to the lease, for example.
Fossil fuel reduction
When renewing the lease of your premises, if they are still heated with fossil fuels and the owner has not made a commitment to replace its heating equipment, move to buildings using only renewable energies.
Reduction of energy consumption
Guide all of your users toward better use of buildings by making them aware of good practices (temperature control and instructions, etc.), by setting energy consumption limits, by contractualizing the objectives in an environmental appendix to the lease, for example.
Resilience of the Montréal community
Greening
Create a significant new permeable and vegetated landscape (rain gardens, green walls and/or roofs, micro-forest, etc.) within 300 metres[1] of its place of business, ensuring a 95% survival rate of the plants after 2 years.
Funding for greening projects
Fund greening and demineralization projects annually through Montréal’sAlliance Forêt urbaine, for at least the next three years.
Greening projects
Fund or help carry out greening and ground demineralization projects through Montréal’s Alliance Forêt urbaine.
Parking
Initiate a concrete ecological management and development overhaul process for at least one of your parking areas, in order to obtain theEco-responsible Parking Certificate.
New parking project
Systematically integrate the criteria of theEco-Responsible Parking Certificate n specifications for any repair project and any new parking project.
Leadership and governance
Training and involvement
Senior management
Train 100% of senior management and directors in climate issues and solutions related to their business context.
Employees
Give all employees the necessary conditions for them to act for the climate themselves, by implementing measures such as:
- Train X% of your employees on ways to reduce their individual carbon footprint.
- Each month, free up X hours for employees to get involved in community projects to fight and adapt to climate change and share with them a list of organizations to contact in their neighbourhood.
- Encourage citizen initiatives that work to fight and adapt to climate change by offering an annual contribution of $X, in money or in kind (loan of premises, vehicles, donation of outdoor space, etc.) to local citizen/community groups.
Responsible investment and sourcing
Responsible investment
Integrate climate-related criteria into the various portfolios of your organization (in terms of pension plan investments/endowment funds/asset investments, etc.) and set up a GHG reduction target for your portfolios, according to the latest recommendations from the TCFD(Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures).
Responsible procurement
Include criteria that take into account GHG emissions in its tendering and procurement clauses, and then consider them in the total cost of ownership (by conducting life cycle analyses, etc.).
Reduction of delays
Reduce by at least 20% the timeframes planned to achieve your organization’s climate targets already set in its climate plan.
You are almost there!
In order for us to know our partners and to assess the impact of your actions for climate, simply complete the form below to confirm your commitment.
On behalf of my organization:
I undertake to carry out the selected action(s) within the recommended deadlines. If no deadline is specified, I commit to respecting a short-term deadline (by 2024 at the latest).
I understand
As of 2023, I undertake to complete a short report form annually in connection with and until the completion of the selected action(s).
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Your report will allow the MCP to monitor and evaluate the impact of its partners’ commitments. A reminder will be sent to you by email. In return, your organization’s logo will appear on the Partners page.
I understand
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This is the last step!
Congratulations!
In the context of the climate emergency, every action counts. As a new partner of the Montréal Climate Partnership, you are part of a large movement of Montréal organizations that are taking action and taking great steps to initiate or accelerate their climate transition.
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