Responsible Business

Plastic Free July - Choose to Refuse Single-Use Plastic

Strong and Plastic-Free

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Shanella Ramkissoon

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On July 1st, Canada Day, millions of Canadians committed to go #PlasticFreeJuly

Farm Beefs

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Alexandra Scaman

We need to find better solutions which pose less strain on the environment, without sacrificing farmer yields.

Two Million Too Many

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Shanella Ramkissoon

Millions of pieces of microplastics are settling on the seafloor and unsettling ocean life.

Uprooting Taxes by Planting Trees

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Alexa Ouellette

Financial incentives - like a 0% tax rate on forested land - might incite greener behaviour by the population.

The Co-operative That Created Camino Chocolate

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Adam Morgan

A\J Interviews La Siembra Co-operative

Business, Interrupted: A Rebuttal

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Sophie Sanniti Katie Kish

A look at business from the viewpoint of ecological economics

Climate Activism and Corporate Sustainability in a Contemporary Climate Reality

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Nicholas Palaschuk Truzaar Dordi

As governments fail to take action on climate change, an unlikely ally arises. Corporations ‘get’ climate change, but our inner skeptic continues to dispel this progress. Rather than the villains of days past, businesses could be the new climate activist for collective action

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key proponent of a New Green Deal

The Green New Deal: Our Best Chance on Climate

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert Paehlke

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The 'Green New Deal' addresses today’s two most urgent problems simultaneously: climate change and rising inequality.

Eastern Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea). Photo by / Josh

Endangered species are not red tape

Feb 25 2019 | IN Wildlife | BY Anne Bell

Op Ed explains why we citizens need to protect Ontario's nature – and how we can take action now (March 4 deadline -- make your voice heard).

Yellowknife Dump / credit: Dawn Tremblay

Waste Management And the Circular Economy of the North

Feb 04 2019 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY A\J Staff

How Yellowknife, NWT, manages electronics, tires and organic waste

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