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Starbucks sets ‘resource positive’ goal for coming decade
In response to today’s news, Sarah King Head of Oceans & Plastics at Greenpeace Canada said: “While it’s a welcome development that Starbucks is revisiting its sustainability strategy, the company still has a lot to figure out as to how to make it happen as quickly as possible. When it comes to the climate crisis,…
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At COP25 leaders must prove they can hear us
Amsterdam — At COP25, world leaders have an opportunity to overcome growing global skepticism that they’re able to end the scientifically-predicted climate emergency. To deliver climate justice and prevent human…
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How One Woman and her Container Sparked a Canada-wide Reuse Program
Welcome to the #ReuseRevolution, where carrying Zero Waste Kits and asking for items to be put in reusable containers has become a worldwide rallying cry in the war on waste.
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Are zero waste supermarkets possible? Yes!
There was a time not so long ago when it was still possible to do your grocery shopping without filling your garbage can or blue box with single-use plastic packaging.…
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A supermarket without disposable packaging? Possible and happening – Greenpeace report
A supermarket without disposable packaging? Possible and happening. Greenpeace today released a report that presents “The Smart Supermarket”
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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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Attention: Canada’s Supermarket Chains – Will you join the Reuse Revolution?
Over 200,000 people have joined Greenpeace’s call for Canada’s big supermarket chains to start dealing with their massive plastic and packaging problem. Our petition numbers keep growing, while conversations online,…
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Movement voices unite, calling on Liberals to work across party lines and deliver ambitious climate policies
Representatives from labour, climate, social justice, and youth movements speak to the need for rapid, cross-partisan cooperation when it comes to climate change Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] – On…
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Greenpeace reacts to the cancellation of the COP25 in Chile
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 30 October 2019 – In reaction to President Piñera stating that the UNFCCC (COP25) will not occur in Santiago, International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan said: “The government of…
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Federal Election 2019: climate emergency, a priority
OTTAWA – In reaction to the election of a Liberal (minority) government, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada, said: “This was the first climate emergency election,” said Keith…
