Advantages to 4-Aces Certification
A municipality certified "4-Aces of sustainable, concerted development" is recognized by its peers as an exemplary municipality that has adopted commendable management and sustainable development practices.
More precisely, the 4-Aces certified municipality benefits from the following advantages:
- Four Aces certification offers international visibility, as a result of mutual recognition of Québec’s Four Aces of Concerted and Sustainable Development Certification, the European Quality Mark certification and the US’s Program Accreditation certification. These three certifications recognize the sustainable development work carried out by the municipalities of Québec, the United States and Europe.
- Annual exposure in the Repertory of Success Stories in a section dedicated to 4-Aces municipalities
- Visibility at the Rues principales Foundation's annual conference where each 4-Aces municipality has the opportunity, as part of the Salon des Partenaires, to present itself on a promotional panel
- Public announcement of 4-Aces certified municipalities at the Rues principales Foundation's conference
- Visibility on the Rues principales Foundation's website in a special section for 4-Aces municipalities
- Annual promotion in an issue of the newsletter where all 4-Aces municipalities are presented
- Reception of a flag and certificate of recognition the year the municipality is certified
- 4-Aces municipalities are on the priority list of the municipalities recommended by the Rues principales Foundation to benefit from assistance programs and to be recommended to take part in regional, national and international conferences and congresses.