"The Eco-Industrial Development Council (EIDC) promotes eco-industrial development as fundamental to business competitiveness, engaging in outreach, education, advocacy, technical assistance and research.

"Eco-Industrial Development may involve existing or new commercial and industrial development. Urban and rural projects in the United States and Canada include energy-based business parks; resource recovery parks; bio-based products, environmental technologies and other business clusters, and green buildings and associated land planning and infrastructure.