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EXHIBIT 15.1
[LETTERHEAD OF GRANT THORNTON]
Letter of Consent
Re: Use of Unaudited Interim Financial Information
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 dated October 13, 2000, of Sustainable Development International, Inc.,
in the registration of 550,000 shares of its common stock, of our report
relating to the unaudited, condensed, consolidated, interim financial statements
of Sustainable Development International, Inc., that are included in its Form
10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2000.
By: /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP October 17, 2000
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Grant Thornton LLP, Date
Chartered Accountants
Address: 2400 Scotia Place 1
10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 3R8
