Hero: Gap Inc. In a significant step forward for transparency in supply chain management, Gap Inc. has begun publicly disclosing the list of factories from
The idea of a beefless world is for many of us just too terrible to contemplate. But beef’s savoury taste also presents humanity with some
The recent climate change conference in Marrakech saw the Canadian government release its Mid-Century Long-Term Low-Greenhouse-Gas Development Strategy, and with it a requirement for “very
The Swedish government has proposed several tax changes designed to incentivize consumers to repair broken items instead of discarding them. Lawmakers from the ruling Social Democrat
More than a year after the Paris Agreement on climate change was signed and weeks after it came into force, many countries are engaging in
Hero: United Egg Producers United Egg Producers (UEP), the agricultural cooperative representing 95 per cent of American egg producers, announced plans in June to eliminate
Denunciations of modern consumer culture have become a staple of the modern environmental movement, the product of an insatiable and corrupting need for more that
A new study from Rank a Brand has found 29 of the largest corporate cotton purchasers are failing to adopt sustainable cotton policies, despite an
I recently attended our first neighbourhood swap event, a chance for our community to get together and trade clothes. Afterwards, the leftover clothes were wrapped
This article was originally published on the Nonprofit Chronicles. Some nonprofits, and people working inside nonprofits, pursue the same strategy, year after year, without stopping
American aerosplace giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that it has secured a letter of intent to sell 12 hybrid airships to Straightline Aviation for about
Canada’s new government has lowered the boom on resource extraction approvals that don’t meet federal expectations for controlling greenhouse gas emissions. So who wants to
In a country that maintains a stark divide between the public and private sectors, Marie-Claire Daveu stands out as an anomaly. After rising rapidly through
Fresh off his successful push to ban plastic bags by 2018, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has expressed interest in a potential ban on bottled water.
Hero: Campbell Soup Company In a significant break from its peers, American food processing giant Campbell Soup Company in January became the first major U.S.
French supermarkets have been prohibited from throwing away or intentionally spoiling unsold food under a new bill passed unanimously in February by the country’s senate.
Patterns of trade and consumption in the global food system are shifting. In the past, most trade in agricultural commodities occurred between developed and developing
Originally published on Ensia. Much of the stuff around us at any given moment – be it product, commodity or raw material – was once on a
Most companies around the world have yet to take the necessary steps to prepare for growing water scarcity, according to a new report by CDP.
The battle over mandatory GM (genetically modified) food labeling in the United States has heated up in recent years, with perceived inaction in Congress leading
This article was originally published on The Conversation. In October 2013, US authorities shut down Silk Road, the world’s largest cryptomarket. At the time, prosecutors
James Field was flying back to Toronto from Shanghai when he sensed something was terribly wrong. The trip itself was routine. Field was part of
In the late 1960s, Coca Cola pioneered the idea of a ‘lifecycle analysis’ by becoming one of the first major consumer-facing corporations to review the
On a cool winter’s afternoon in Temagami, about 70 kilometres northeast of Sudbury, a 51-car train operated by Ontario Northland jumped its track while rounding
Hero: Archer Daniels Midland Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has committed to a “no-deforestation”
When an Iowa corn and soy farmer named Tim Richter took the stage at a big sustainability conference organized last fall by Walmart, he had
An industrial project that could devastate the Great Barrier Reef, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a Canadian mine and an American power plant are
SAN SALVADOR — What could be duller than waiting to see the dentist? “Muy aburridos” — so bored! — four boys say as they roll their eyes. It’s
Walmart’s decision to increase the pay of 500,000 full-time and part-time U.S employees to $9.00 an hour, with a further increase to $10.00 an hour
