Sustainability

As Circular Materials prepares for the November 1, 2023 launch of its New Brunswick program to handle packaging and paper products on behalf of producers, it recently released its 2023 New Brunswick f...Learn More

Last week, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barette tabled a bill to legislate on the right to repair and he calls “planned obsolescence” aimed directly at retailers. If passed in its c...Learn More

B.C.’s 2023 budget included amendments to the online marketplace framework intended to provide clarification, simplification, and consistency. RCC notes that this broadens the number and scope of tr...Learn More

The transition to the Ontario Blue Box program is quickly approaching and begins on July 1, 2023. Every obligated producer with a 2023 management requirement must do the following by July 1, 2023: •...Learn More

The Government of Canada has published a Draft State of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Report for a 60-day public comment. The related notice was published in the Canada Gaz...Learn More

Teanne joins Michael on the mic with an interview that pulls apart ESG letter-by-letter and then puts it back together again. Gain a clear articulation of the modern imperatives that every retailer ne...Learn More

Last week, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published the following consultation documents for stakeholder comment: Technical Paper: Federal Plastics Registry Recycled Content and Labellin...Learn More

Welcome to a special RCC STORE 2023 conference bonus episode. The RCC STORE Conference is Canada’s biggest retail conference. Each year, STORE gathers retail experts, thought leaders, executives...Learn More

On March 28, 2023, the RCC team, accompanied by Marie-Claude Bacon, Metro’s VP affaires publiques et communications, traveled to Québec City to meet with Benoit Charette, Québec Minister of En...Learn More

On April 1, 2023 responsibility for used beverage container recycling in New Brunswick officially moved from a for-profit corporation to a not-for-profit producer responsibility organization (PRO). By...Learn More