ENVIRONMENT

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Improved global environmental quality is a goal that everyone at General Motors of Canada shares. As Canada's largest automotive manufacturer, and a responsible corporate citizen, we work hard to reduce emissions from our vehicles and manufacturing operations. People expect us to be accountable for our impact on the environment and it is a priority. It is the responsible thing to do. The linkage of environmental responsibility to our business is clear and to guide us, we have established a corporate philosophy and policy - The General Motors Environmental Principles. Reducing waste and reusing or recycling materials, whenever possible throughout our operations and offices - as well as in our private lives - has become policy and daily practice for GM of Canada. Demonstrating our commitment to the environment and sustainable development through all of our actions continues to be our focus.

Our Commitments

As a responsible corporate citizen, General Motors is dedicated to protecting human health, natural resources and the global environment. This dedication reaches further than compliance with the law to encompass the integration of sound environmental practices into our business decisions. The following environmental principles provide guidance to General Motors personnel worldwide in the conduct of their daily business practices.

1.	We are committed to actions to restore and preserve the environment.
2.	We are committed to reducing waste and pollutants, conserving resources and recycling materials at every stage of the product life cycle.
3.	We will continue to participate actively in educating the public regarding environmental conservation.
4.	We will continue to pursue vigorously the development and implementation of technologies for minimizing pollutant emissions.
5.	We will continue to work with all government entities for the development of technically sound and financially responsible environmental laws and regulations.
6.	We will continually assess the impact of our plants and products on the environment and the communities, in which we live and operate, with a goal of continuous improvement.

GM first articulated our commitment to a safe and healthy environment as a Corporate policy more than three decades ago. On March 4, 1991, the GM Board of Directors adopted the GM Environmental Principles, which reaffirm GM's views about the nature of its corporate environmental responsibilities worldwide. In February 1994, GM became the first mainstream "Fortune 50" company to endorse a set of Environmental Principles as developed by the Coalition of Environmental Responsible Economies (CERES). CERES is composed of national environmental groups and socially responsible investors. By endorsing the CERES Principles, GM publicly affirmed not only our commitment to the environment but also the accountability for corporate performance. CERES endorsed GM's Environmental Principles as consistent with the goals of the CERES Principles.

We now annually issue a Corporate Environmental Report (including specific information relating to the activities of GMCL) that follows the CERES report protocol. Our investment in issuing an annual report facilitates internal evaluation of environmental performance, increases employee awareness of GM's environmental issues, and promotes open discussion with the public on environmental performance.

GMCL's quest for continuous improvement has encompassed more than three decades of environmental policy. Throughout GM, our employees continue to use their talents to better understand how our business and our products affect the environment. We're working hard to identify the environmental challenges and develop solutions.