Environmental Performance

Since 1997 there have significant improvements made by member companies in the area of environmental protection. In 2018, HIEA's collective environmental performance continued this positive trend.

HIEA member companies continue to make major financial contributions to the economic well being and environmental protection of the City of Hamilton and its residents. Collectively, HIEA member companies have invested almost $890 million on environmental capital improvements since 1997.

In 2018 HIEA member companies provided almost 7,400 direct manufacturing jobs as well as approximately 56,000 indirect jobs. HIEA members have also paid approximately $704 million in municipal taxes since 1997 and occupy approximately 700 hectares of land.

HIEA has also invested over $1 million and many volunteer hours to community programs and educational initiatives in the Hamilton community since 1997.

In 2018 HIEA supported many local organizations and programs including the Royal Botanical Gardens - Green Angels Program, Bay Area Restoration Council - Yellow Fish Road Program, Hamilton Children's Water Festival, the McQuesten Urban Farm project and the Upwind Downwind Conference.

HIEA Member companies remain dedicated to reducing their environmental footprint and have made a commitment to protect Hamilton’s air, water, and land.

HIEA and its members not only work together to support each other but also work with other local environmental groups to encourage improvement in the Hamilton community. An active member at Clean Air Hamilton (CAH), HIEA participates in several committees including: the Air Quality Task Force; the CAH Structure and Planning Committee; the Committee established to review the CAH Annual Report and the Upwind/Downwind organizing committee.

The following charts summarize the aggregated results from the environmental survey of HIEA companies for the years 2014 through 2018. The data in this report represents 2018 information provided by HIEA member companies who responded to the electronic survey. The charts are prepared based on the compiled data and uses 1997 as the base year and 2008 as reference to evaluate current environmental trends.  Data from new members is only collected and included in the survey from the date they joined.