Who issues Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Certificates?
Certificates are issued by ETV Canada Inc., a private sector company licensed by Environment Canada to deliver the ETV program. Recipients are allowed to use the recognition and logo in their national and international marketing and communications. The program, established in 1997 by Environment Canada and Industry Canada, fosters the country’s environmental technology industry by providing independent verification of performance claims. More information is available at the ETV Inc. website: http://www.etvcanada.com. For a profile on how synchrotron-based arsenic testing relates to the mining industry, see “Returning to Green: Bio-friendly Mines” at www.lightsource.ca/brochures/.