Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd also like to welcome our guests here.
Just in a few short weeks we have been opened up to, I feel, a whole new world. I won't say your industry is confusing, but I am struggling to understand the relationships between the consulting firms—also those who are developing the rating tools, the benchmarking tools—and those who are developing standards.
Many of our witnesses have defined their mandate in terms of either promoting green solutions, changing industry standards, or working to advance them. I am wondering if you could describe for me how companies like yours actually influence not only governments but even the private sector as well to adopt the best practices that you've been talking about.