On 3-5 June, 2019, the third annual World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2019 in Helsinki, Finland, organised by the Finnish innovation fund Sitra, brought together over 2,200 of the world’s top business leaders, policymakers, researchers and innovators from more than 90 countries to work towards…
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Nancy Torres, Paxy’s Founder and Director, shares insights into bringing sustainability to your businesses, regardless of size or industry.
The Eaglecrest Residents’ Association will present their ‘Eagle Talks’ virtually, focusing on food safety and sustainability on Vancouver Island. The virtual event via Zoom is slated to take place on Sept. 29 and will feature Janet Thony, president of the Coombs Farmers Institute. The association is inviting interested Parksville Qualicum Beach residents to register to attend the talk, which will address issues critical to the community during any time of emergency.
Aldi looks to save 68m pieces of single-use plastic by removing lids from own-label products. From March, own-label fresh cream & ready-to-drink coffee products will not have plastic lids. Aldi says removing plastic lids from its large Greek-style flavoured yogurt pots will eliminate a further 34m…
More than 90 per cent of a mobile phone can be recycled. In fact, newer models can simply be refurbished and resold in other markets – but only if owners dispose of these gadgets properly as electronic waste..
“Is it finally time for humanity to start stewarding global sustainability? One Community thinks it is and we’re creating open source food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic models, social architecture models, fulfilled living models, and global stewardship tutorials…
For over fifty years, governments around the world, including in Canada, have discussed the importance of sustainability or sustainable development. One of the more prominent undertakings was the Rio Summit in Brazil in 1992, which led to the creation of Agenda 21. Subsequently, the Millennium Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2000, which were then followed by the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. While these global forums and commitments have made a difference in putting economic prosperity and environmental conservation on a more equal footing, the international community routinely fails to achieve the sustainability priorities it has set for itself. As a case in point, we are unlikely to achieve any of the 17 SDGs by the target date of 2030.