Issues & Advocacy

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

For a sustainable future, we need to reconnect with what we’re eating – and each other

Trinity College Dublin
Research is revealing the negative impacts of eating alone, which has been found to be linked to a variety of mental and physical health conditions, from depression and diabetes to high blood pressure. So it’s cheering that hundreds of food sharing initiatives have sprung up around the world which aim to improve food security and sustainability while combating loneliness.... Read More...

Canada is one of the world’s worst wasters of food

SUSTAIN Editorial
According to The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Report issued today by Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International, nearly 60 per cent of food produced in Canada—about 35.5 million metric tons—is lost and wasted annually. Of that, 32 per cent—11.2 million metric tons of lost food—is avoidable.... Read More...