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Where’s the beef tax?
By Rick Spence
FAIRR report estimates that new carbon taxes could cost 40 global meat companies up to US$11.6 billion by 2050

	2020 Education and Youth Issue Where’s the beef tax? FAIRR report estimates that new carbon taxes could cost 40 global meat companies up to US$11.6 billion by 2050 By Rick Spence

	Food How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses Soy, cattle, palm, sugar and other crops are driving the deforestation that's increasing our exposure to infectious diseases By Terry Sunderland

	Food Corporate animal agriculture’s days are numbered. What comes next? Factory farming's demise will spawn a rural resurgence and the development of more just and sustainable communities By Kendra Coulter

	2020 Best 50 Issue How McCormick is making sustainability its secret spice The world’s largest spice maker is greening farmers and growing fairer profits By Marc Gunther

	Food Pandemic sprouts “buy local” movement online Facing market closures and labour shortages, small farms are turning to e-commerce to meet the demand for fresh food By Jordan MacInnis

	Food Lessons from pedal-powered ChocoSol How "ecopreneur" Michael Sacco transformed chocolate into a learning enterprise By Wayne Roberts

	Food Is ‘sustainable beef’ a load of bull? COMMENT: Harvey's, McDonald's and others are serving more certified sustainable beef but standards rife with loopholes By Wayne Roberts

	2019 Education and Youth Issue If cattle are the new coal, are Canadian peas the new solar? While report says most meat companies are failing to prepare for climate risks, Canada's yellow peas are part of plant boom By Adria Vasil

	Food Will paper straws and wooden cutlery pave way for greener golden arches? While McDonald's Canada pilots two eco concept stores, greening its menu is the bigger challenge By Tara Deschamps

	Food Fixing chocolate’s troubled supply chain One software company unwraps its solution to cocoa's child labour and deforestation with real-time satellite monitoring By Jordan MacInnis

	2019 Best 50 Issue A&W bets big on going Beyond Meat How serving up a plant burger that people crave (instead of settle for) is reviving A&W's fortunes By Adria Vasil

	2019 Best 50 Issue Plant burgers bring home the bacon Why Canada's king of pork and poultry became prince of plant protein in America By Adria Vasil

	Food What’s in a label? Separating credible eco-labels from “greenwash” For companies looking to bolster their green credentials, choosing the right eco-label is far from straightforward By Hamish van der Ven

	Food It’s time Canadian grocers – and governments – get tough on plastics Metro's OKed reusable containers and Montreal might ban Styrofoam-backed meat, but we need nationwide action By Adria Vasil

	Food Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown on weeding out Monsanto With Monsanto's recent cancer trials giving Bayer shareholders a headache, we've got a prescription for a healthier portfolio By Tim Nash

	Food Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown: St. Paddy’s Day edition Getting to the bottom of which alcohol company is more sustainable: Constellation Brands or Diageo By Tim Nash

	Food Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown: Kraft Heinz Co vs McCormick & Company With Kraft Heinz Co crashing, we know just the right sustainability superstar to spice up your portfolio By Tim Nash

	Food Canadian food companies lag on animal welfare Couche-Tard, Sobeys at back of pack while British grocers top latest Business Benchmark on Animal Welfare By Adria Vasil

	Food Retail stores scramble to deal with hormone disruptor-laced receipts How are Loblaw, Sobeys, Walmart and other top Canadian retailers responding to receipt controversy? CK investigates By Adria Vasil

	Food Can Loop’s 21st century milkman fix plastic plague? TerraCycle's new circular shopping platform rescues big packaged brands from PR crisis By Adria Vasil

	Food A menu change could save the planet and ourselves Former Citibank VP Philip Wollen speaks out on why the planet can no longer afford to eat meat. By Philip Wollen

	Food On the menu: plant and lab-grown meat The food industry is taking notice of the growing market movement towards alternatives to conventional meat By Adria Vasil

	Food Preservation nation A new book delves into the murky world of processed foods By Jeremy Runnalls

	Food Heroes & zeros: McDonald’s and Murray Energy McDonalds moves to reduce its packaging waste, while Murray Energy lobbies for coal-friendly policies. By Bernard Simon

	Food Beyond meat You say you want a revolution By Marc Gunther