Écotech Québec Announces its Prestige Partners

MONTREAL, Sept. 30 /CNW Telbec/ - Écotech Québec, the Québec Cleantech Cluster, announces today that Bell, Cascades, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, Mouvement Desjardins, Investissement Québec and Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche have come aboard as Prestige Partners.

"The commitment from these partners shows significant support for us," stated Andrée-Lise Méthot, Écotech Québec's Chair of the interim Board. "This confirms that Écotech Québec is playing an essential role in the shift toward a green economy."

Denis Leclerc, Écotech Québec's President and Chief Executive Officer, added: "Clean technologies, which are in various sectors in our economy, are a distinctive and growing niche in every region of Québec. These Prestige Partners, involved in several sectors of the economy, are clearly illustrating the diversity of the cleantech ecosystem in Québec."

Écotech Québec's Prestige Partners, active across Québec, are already playing a significant role in the development of cleantech:

    
    - Bell: Canada's largest communications company, Bell is providing
      innovative energy-saving electronic solutions to fight climate change.
    - Cascades: a large industrial company and recycling pioneer, Cascades is
      developing products that are ever more respectful of the environment.
    - Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg: one of the largest business-law firms
      at the national and international levels, Davies advises a growing
      number of companies in the cleantech field.
    - Mouvement Desjardins: Canada's largest co-operative financial group,
      Mouvement Desjardins offers services adapted to those who want to
      reduce their environmental footprint.
    - Investissement Québec: with its mission of promoting investment growth
      in Québec, Investissement Québec is contributing to economic
      development and job creation in every region of Québec.
    - Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche: one of Canada's largest professional-
      services firms, Deloitte is playing a role in several international
      networks devoted to developing cleantech.
    

The arrival of these Prestige Partners coincides with the launch of Écotech Québec's initial membership drive. It is worth noting that Écotech Québec will hold its first annual general meeting on November 18, to be following by its 2nd Cleantech Forum.

About Écotech Québec

The first organization of its type in Canada, Écotech Québec unites and mobilizes the cleantech industry around common goals and actions. In partnership with key stakeholders at the Québec, Canadian and international levels, Écotech Québec supports industry players by accelerating the design, development, adoption, commercialization and export of clean technologies. In this way, Écotech Québec is participating in the greening of the Québec economy with a view to sustainable development.

Écotech Québec receives financial support from the private sector, le gouvernement du Québec and la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.

For further information: and interviews: Denis Leclerc, President and CEO, Telephone: [phone]; Mobile: [phone]; [email protected]