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Nestlé aims for zero net emissions by 2050
Nestlé announced its goal to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It embraces the aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Ahead of the U.N. Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit this month, Nestlé will…
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McDonald’s commits to Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans
McDonald’s Canada announced its partnership with the Rainforest Alliance to serve McCafé coffee made from 100 per cent Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans in all of its restaurants across Canada. The Rainforest Alliance Certified Arabica beans sourced by McDonald’s for…
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KFC Canada removes plastic bags, straws from restaurants
KFC Canada announced a series of new sustainability and environmental commitments aimed at curbing the company’s use of plastics in restaurants across the country. Plastic straws and plastic bags will no longer be used or provided at any KFC restaurant…
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McDonald’s Canada on mission to reduce waste with Green Concept Restaurants
McDonald’s Canada is setting out to make packaging more sustainable as part of its goal to reduce its environmental footprint and source 100 per cent of guest packaging from renewable and/or recycled materials. McDonald’s will unveil two “Green Concept Restaurants”…
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Ben & Jerry’s assembles new Dairy Advisory Council
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s has convened a new Dairy Advisory Council comprised of experts in environmental health, the animal protection movement, Lake Champlain water quality, and organic farming to help the company achieve its newly refined Values-Led Dairy Vision.…
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Sleeman is the first Canadian brewery to be 3RCertified
Sleeman Breweries in Guelph is the first brewery in Canada to gain 3RCertified status. Established in 2012, 3RCertified is a voluntary program originally funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks that evaluates how organizations manage solid…
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Ontario bottle drive raises money for leukemia research
The Beer Store kicks off fundraising effort
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USDA launches food atlas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new online mapping tool called Your Food Environment Atlas. The Atlas is designed for food policy makers, researchers and consumers. According to the USDA, food environmental factors interact to influence food…
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Seafood Report: A Mark of Distinction
While sustainability is gaining steam in the seafood section of grocery retailers across Canada, many issues remain to be resolved. While some grocery chains and processors have taken the plunge and aligned themselves with a sustainability program, not all companies…
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Packaging Report: The Greener Side of Plastics
Canadian consumers have long been confident in the beneficial use of plastics as food packaging. These benefits vary from providing longer shelf life (thanks to moisture, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide barrier properties) to preventing loss of flavour and smell, to…
