82% of consumers have good green intentions, but only 16% are dedicated to fulfilling these intentions. This puts 66% in what is called the ‘Middle Green’, a group that is neither environment crusaders nor anti-greens. Nudging this group needs more than facts and figures. The key is to see things their way.
Meal kits have found a place in the marketplace because they make home cooking easy and convenient. But they have a higher environmental footprint than traditional grocery shopping. A new zero waste approach by Fresh Prep allows customers to enjoy the convenience of meal kits while being sustainable, all without added costs.
Canada announced its commitment to ban a list of non-reusable plastic products by 2022. Restaurants, grocers, and other businesses will need to find a viable solution to replace single-use plastics quickly. We take a look at bioplastics and see if it’s a good alternative.
Electric buses are making a real and rapidly growing dent in emissions, but despite being home to four prominent electric bus manufacturers, Canada’s transit fleets have been slow to adopt this climate-change-fighting technology. We compare the current use of electric bus in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver to Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Shenzhen.
At the inaugural Arrell Food Summit, Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston laid out an innovative vision for Canada’s food markets. Applying robotics, AI, and smart technologies, Loblaw plans to bring Canadians together through food while lowering footprint and reducing waste.