Live Sustainably
But we’re not the only ones with roles to play in living sustainably. Corporations (and often governments) are benefiting from consumer culture. More than that, they are the ones who, more than anyone else, have created and contributed to the culture themselves. We challenge the practices and business models that drive this culture of consumption. These include questioning industrial meat and dairy production – which is tearing down forests, polluting our water, warming the planet and putting our families’ health at risk – and the production of single-use plastics. A better future is achievable. And while individual efforts are undoubtedly invaluable, it is through sustained pressure on corporations and key decision makers that our culture truly shifts to sustainable living.

What you can do
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Stop Deep Sea Mining
We need Canada to stop deep sea mining before it starts. Join the campaign now.
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Save the bees, protect our food system!
Add your name to demand that Canada take action to protect pollinators from harmful insecticides and herbicides.
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Tell Canada to expand the ban on single-use plastics
Canada’s single-use plastic ban only covers 3% of plastic waste. We need a ban list that matches the scale of the waste and pollution crisis!
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Report: Greenwashing big oil & gas: the fossil fuel deception playbook
As countries discuss a way forward on the increasingly urgent climate crisis at COP28, a new report by Greenpeace Canada and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) exposes widespread greenwashing practices fossil fuel companies use to maintain social license and avoid accountability for the harms they cause.
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The Smart Supermarket: How Retailers Can Innovate Beyond Single-Use Plastic and Packaging
Supermarkets are the places where people encounter the most single-use plastics, and people clearly want change. It’s time to build smarter supermarkets. A Greenpeace USA report, The Smart Supermarket: How…
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Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”
A Greenpeace USA report, Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”, warns against the so-called solutions announced by multinationals to deal with the plastic pollution crisis.
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Final countdown: now or never to reform the palm oil industry
The “Final Countdown” report documents extensive deforestation and human rights abuses by 25 palm oil producer groups. Between them, they have destroyed over 130,000ha of rainforest since the end of…
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Bridging Wisdoms: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge for Biodiversity Preservation and Decolonization
The boreal forest is full of life, but also many injustices. Read on to discover how decolonizing our institutions can help better protect biodiversity.
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A special thank you
As we come to the end of a challenging year, we want to say a special thank you to you, Greenpeace supporters, for everything you’ve helped make possible in 2020.
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Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech
2 July 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands – In a first test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International today challenges…
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Saying “no” to plastic at the checkout: How small actions are adding up to big change
Think saying “no thanks” to plastic products is no big deal? Think again.
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Advocacy 101: How to speak up for nature and the climate in Canada
You care about the planet. You recycle, you bike when you can, maybe you’re even eating less meat. These things matter, but we can’t fix the nature and climate emergency through lifestyle changes alone.