Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

The ConversationSeptember 7, 2022
Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories

The ConversationMay 16, 2022
Cause and ‘affect?’ The global agri-food hospitality movement

Joe BakerFebruary 3, 2022
‘Jugs & Cans: A Reaping’: Women in food across Canada and the U.S.

SUSTAIN EditorialNovember 16, 2021

Issues & Advocacy

UNPACKING CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL ISSUES

Canada backs greater gender equality in nutrition response to COVID-19

SUSTAIN EditorialJune 7, 2021

Understanding how the pandemic disproportionately impacts women and girls is crucial for decision-makers to mitigate the inter-generational impact of malnutrition on health and poverty.... Read More...

Protections for renters have been stripped to the bone, here’s how everyday working-class people are fighting back

Ivy KnightJune 7, 2021

Protections for tenants have been stripped to the bone during Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s tenure. And what happens in Ontario is only a precursor for actions that will sweep the country. The slumlords of old seem quaint compared to the financialized landlords of today. ... Read More...

How plant-based diets could help prevent the next pandemic

The ConversationMay 26, 2021

A case for plant-based? Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases.... Read More...

Regardless of education or training, racialized immigrant women earn less

The ConversationMay 26, 2021

Reducing workplace discrimination based on gender and race: findings suggest that no matter how much education, training or networking that racialized female immigrants do, they are still earning less than their peers.... Read More...

Don’t have a cow, food is neither hero nor villain

SUSTAIN EditorialMay 13, 2021

The publishers of Epicurious have thrown down the gauntlet by asserting that “For any person—or publication—wanting to envision a more sustainable way to cook, cutting out beef is a worthwhile first step.” As a sustainability publication in the food space, we cannot agree with this call to action such as it is.... Read More...

Seaspiracy: how to make fishing more sustainable by tackling bycatch

The ConversationMay 11, 2021

We need to recognise the complex trade-offs between fisheries and conservation, and work towards negotiating better solutions for people and nature. How could bycatch levies help?... Read More...

North America shines bright green for International Year of Plant Health

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 28, 2021

Canada, the United States and Mexico are lighting up iconic monuments and landmarks in the colour green for the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Plant health is crucial when addressing issues like food security across the globe. ... Read More...

Foodservice workers have hit the pandemic wall

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 28, 2021

Not 9 to 5, a global non-profit organization based in Toronto advocating for mental health in the foodservice industry was recently granted close to $240 thousand CAD by The Future Skills Centre (FSC) to provide critical support to those facing mental health challenges. ... Read More...

Experts call ‘Seaspiracy’ a lost opportunity to present real solutions to overfishing

Jade Prevost-ManuelApril 21, 2021

With a theatrical trailer that had all the bells and whistles of a Liam Neeson action flick, Netflix documentary Seaspiracy has climbed the streaming platform’s... Read More...

Ontario’s restaurants are calling on the province to pay $100+ million tab for shut downs

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 13, 2021

On behalf of the province’s foodservice industry, Restaurants Canada and the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association are calling for swift action to reverse the devastating impacts of dining closures.... Read More...

Teck Coal Limited to pay $60 million under the Fisheries Act

SUSTAIN EditorialApril 11, 2021

On March 26, 2021, Teck Coal Limited was ordered to pay a total of $60 million in fines and monetary court orders after a guilty plea was entered on two counts of unlawfully depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish.... Read More...

Governments must work with restaurants on a no-fee delivery app

The ConversationApril 11, 2021

To remain afloat during these trying times, many restaurants have relied — often reluctantly — on food delivery applications like Uber Eats, Door Dash and Skip the Dishes, despite recognizing the untenability of the high commission fees they command, some as high as 30 per cent.... Read More...

Food + Beverage

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Lactalis Canada Foodservice joins Canadian Culinary Federation as national dairy partner

Coffee, Ethiopia, hospitality and war

Issues & Advocacy

Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories

Cause and ‘affect?’ The global agri-food hospitality movement

Business

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’ means one-size-fits-all policies no longer work

‘Jugs & Cans: A Reaping’: Women in food across Canada and the U.S.

People

From storm to groundswell, the journey of biodynamic agriculture

6 sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada: FCM

Globally Local Technologies Rebrands as Odd Burger Corporation

Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories

Cause and ‘affect?’ The global agri-food hospitality movement

‘Jugs & Cans: A Reaping’: Women in food across Canada and the U.S.

Issues & Advocacy

Canada backs greater gender equality in nutrition response to COVID-19

Protections for renters have been stripped to the bone, here’s how everyday working-class people are fighting back

How plant-based diets could help prevent the next pandemic

Regardless of education or training, racialized immigrant women earn less

Don’t have a cow, food is neither hero nor villain

Seaspiracy: how to make fishing more sustainable by tackling bycatch

North America shines bright green for International Year of Plant Health

Foodservice workers have hit the pandemic wall

Experts call ‘Seaspiracy’ a lost opportunity to present real solutions to overfishing

Ontario’s restaurants are calling on the province to pay $100+ million tab for shut downs

Teck Coal Limited to pay $60 million under the Fisheries Act

Governments must work with restaurants on a no-fee delivery app