Standards present a credible, practical tool that federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments can leverage to promote methods, best practices, and requirements consistent with the goal of creating a sustainable and resilient country:

• The consensus-based standards development process involves a balanced stakeholder matrix. That helps ensure various economic, social, and environmental aspects are considered and integrated into standards in a balanced manner.
• Standards are one of the key enablers in the introduction and implementation of new, emerging technologies critical to achieving sustainable development.
• Accredited standards referenced in legislation can contribute to a stronger governance ecosystem to support the implementation of the SDGs.

Contact CSA Group’s Sustainable Development Group to discuss how our standards can support exploring the SDG strategy and actions in Canada.