Sustainability

The City of Calgary has passed its single-use bylaw consistent with some other jurisdictions that ban all types of plastic check-stand bags and put a minimum fee on paper and reusable bags. Effective ...Learn More

Vancouver’s mayor and councillors have spoken about plans to review the city’s year-old cup fee. Councillors have said they would remove the fee unless there was proof it was reducing waste. Busin...Learn More

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) currently has an open Cost-Benefit Analysis Survey (EN/FR) to collect data from industry on packaging and products. Ultimately, information on costs and im...Learn More

As part of their 5-year action plan, the B.C. government is beginning a new round of consultations with stakeholders, including RCC, in regard to the inclusion of industrial, commercial, and instituti...Learn More

With a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework for curbside recycling in Quebec comes new responsibilities and opportunities for businesses that market containers, packaging, and printed ...Learn More

Over the past three decades, sustainability reporting has been largely voluntary. KPMG’s surveys of sustainability reporting have offered meaningful insights on how to improve levels of disclosure f...Learn More

RCC’s Retail Sustainability Conference brings together retail’s top innovators, sustainability experts, government leaders, QSR, and CPG professionals to share best practices for integrating sust...Learn More

As a reminder, the Government of Yukon previously released a discussion paper and is consulting on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for three priority categories: • printed paper and packaging...Learn More

Over the last two weeks, delegates from 190+ countries have been in Montreal for COP15: the UN Biodiversity Conference, with the goal of adopting a post-2020 global biodiversity framework to help driv...Learn More

Victoria City Council will consider a redrafted single-use item reduction bylaw at their January 5, 2023 meeting. The bylaw would require: a 25-cent fee to be charged per single-use cup distributed (k...Learn More