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How to stop food waste: a comprehensive guide
58% of all food produced in Canada — 35.5 million tonnes — is lost or wasted every year. Globally, food waste is responsible for 8% of global GHGs. Let's ensure the food we buy makes it onto our plates and stays out of landfills.
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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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Eating for The Planet
Opportunities to live more ethically and more sustainably seem to be everywhere. Check out my top 6 tips to make smarter food choices that benefit not only yourself, but also the planet.
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Toronto to become a “Good Food City” by reducing meat consumption, increasing access to nutritious fruits and vegetables
Toronto/Montréal – Toronto Mayor John Tory today joined with 13 other mayors representing some of the world’s largest cities including Paris, Los Angeles, Lima and Tokyo in committing to become…
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World scientists, David Suzuki issue call on city mayors to reduce meat consumption
(Montreal / Toronto / Vancouver) – In an open letter published today, 65 scientists from 11 different countries, including prominent Canadian geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki, called on mayors around…
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Scientists call on Mayors to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy consumption
Dear Mayors, Scientific consensus of currently observed and projected future climate and biodiversity impacts clearly calls for the rapid transformation of our society at all scales and across all sectors,…
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We delivered a message to Burger King’s global headquarters
Today I delivered a message on behalf of more than 250,000 Greenpeace supporters to the global headquarters of Restaurant Brands International (RBI) — the company that owns Burger King. When…
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Greenpeace message to Burger King owners: Don’t Flame Grill the Amazon
Toronto – Greenpeace activists are delivering a message inside and outside the global headquarters of Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International. “The Amazon is still on fire and fast…
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Mayor Valérie Plante is appointed as the ICLEI’s Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21st, 2019 MONTREAL- In response to the announcement of the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) appointment of Mayor Valérie Plante as the ICLEI’s Global Ambassador for…
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Five reasons to look after our land
If we want to keep both our bodies and our planet healthy, we need to make big changes to the way we look after the land.