Climate Action and Carbon Management

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has unveiled the  Draft Implementation Framework for the Right to a Healthy Environment  under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Wh...Learn More

Attention sustainability teams: Last week, country negotiators received their first formal correspondence for the UN Climate Summit, COP29, happening from November 11-22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan...Learn More

Attention all retailers who sell products containing mercury: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has finalized amendments to the Products Containing Mercury Regulations, effective June 19...Learn More

Attention Retailers Operating in Vancouver: Owners of large commercial buildings (over 100,000 square feet) should have submitted their energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data by June 1, 2024...Learn More

Attention RCC members’ legal and sustainability teams: The B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy released updated policy documents on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on...Learn More

2024 Schedule of Contributions Update: Policies and Producers Financial Participation Targeted producers, including e-commerce, must report the weights of the containers, packaging and printed matter ...Learn More

On October 4, 2023, RCC held a joint member meeting with our EPR, Plastics, ESG and Climate Action and Product Safety committees with over 70 members present virtually and in-person in Toronto, Ontari...Learn More

On October 1, 2023, the European Union launched the first phase of the world’s first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs on imported steel, cement, and other goods as it tries to stop more po...Learn More

Last week, Minister Guilbeault announced Canada’s first-ever National Adaptation Strategy to help reduce the risk of extreme weather events and impacts of global warming. As a next step, the Federal...Learn More

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be launching its first two standards, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, during the week of June 26-30, 2023: IFRS S1 ‘General Requirements for Disclos...Learn More