May 27, 2022

Earlier this month, McKinsey released an article titled Climate sustainability in retail: Who will pay? which highlights the growing number of retailers making climate commitments and looking to reduce emissions throughout their operations and supply chains. Along with these commitments come the rising costs associated with new staff/roles to manage this work, carbon taxes, investment … Continued

May 25, 2022

RCC enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion late last week with Hon. Jeff Wharton, Manitoba’s Minister of Environment, Climate, and Parks. During the meeting, RCC was able to outline the extent of the retail sector’s sustainability actions in and outside of regulation, as well as identify a number of ways that the retail community could work more … Continued

May 25, 2022

In 2021, Quebec adopted a series of significant amendments, including much higher penalties for contraventions, to its main privacy law governing personal information that retailers handle. These new requirements are coming into force in stages over the next several years to give organizations time to transition. The first set of rules will begin applying in … Continued