Dan Gagnier

Export Development Canada engages in the provision of insurance and financial services. It offers bond products, financing, insurance, and risk management solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Sard Verbinnen & Co. provides strategic communications advice and services. Its areas of practice include corporate positioning, transition communications, litigation support, proxy and governance consulting, special situations and crisis communications. The company was founded by George Sard and Paul Verbinnen in 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development is an independent think tank that aims to create a sustainable world where the needs of all people are considered. The non-profit company is based in Winnipeg, Canada. The Canadian company recently worked on a campaign to tackle harmful fisheries subsidies, which resulted in a historic deal reached by the World Trade Organization members in June 2022. The institute also provides technical inputs into the two-year stocktake process for the 2023 Bonn climate change conference. The CEO of the company is Richard Florizone.

Genome Canada provides genomic research services. It connects ideas and people across public and private sectors to find new uses for genomics, invests in large-scale science and technology to fuel innovation,and translates discoveries into applications, new technologies, societal impacts and solutions across key sectors of national importance, including health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, energy, mining, and the environment. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Organisation Internationale de Normalisation promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial, and commercial standards services. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters operates as a trade and industry association. It specializes in advocacy, intelligence, business opportunities and networking. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

CSA Group engages in the provision of testing and certification services. It offers standards development; training and education programs; and personnel certification services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a business-focused organization that promotes carbon market and pricing solutions to climate change. IETA is based in Geneva, Switzerland and offers detailed intelligence on policy developments, contact with key decision-makers, and member-only events to its members. The Swiss company aims to design effective rules for market operation and integrity, and provide the most up-to-date and credible information on greenhouse gas emissions trading and market activity. The non-profit company also provides resources such as a carbon market readiness training guide and promote voluntary carbon market initiatives like the icroa.