Sustainability

The Government of Canada issued an order on Wednesday adding plastic manufactured items to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. “Adding ‘plastic manufactured items’...Learn More

Many stakeholders within the apparel industry are looking for innovative ways to make apparel and manufacturing processes more sustainable. As part of this, there is a growing body of research and int...Learn More

In order to support the transition to a circular economy, more and more companies are setting sustainability goals and re-evaluating packaging portfolios to identify opportunities for reduction, reuse...Learn More

Topics included within the webinar: What is Renewable Energy purchasing? What are the Renewable Energy options available in Canada, and per Province? Why purchase Renewable Energy? Sophie Simmonds, Ma...Learn More

New global research from Wunderman Thompson shows people want brands to lead the sustainable path to the future, with an opportunity to show leadership, build long-term resilience and tap new opportun...Learn More

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced the much anticipated reform to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) amending it for the first time since 1999. A summary of the p...Learn More

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and its grocery members are committed to advancing animal welfare in Canada. To further this commitment, RCC is renewing and revamping its approach to focus on multi-sta...Learn More

The Alberta government has launched its consultation process in support of its plans to develop a provincial extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework and initially 100% industry funded program...Learn More

New Brunswick tabled its 2021-22 operating budget featuring increased spending to stimulate the economy.  Despite the fact that the economy is only projected to grow by 2.9 percent this year and ...Learn More

Nanaimo passed a shopping bag bylaw on February 22, 2021 which takes effect July 1, 2021. RCC has written to indicate our opposition to such a short-notice implementation. The Mayor of Nanaimo replied...Learn More