Benefitting the Environment and Ecologies by Reducing Plastic Pollution … Plastic packaging hammer policies are not the answer
Value Chain Management International (VCMI) issues a commentary/paper in response to ECCC’s August 2023 consultation paper on plastic pollution.
For paper, click HERE
For news release, click HERE
VCMI Celebrates 10th Anniversary – 2013 to 2023
New Release: June 21, 2023 — VCMI is celebrating ten years of working with businesses and industry group spanning the whole gamut of the agricultural and agri-food sector. For full release, click HERE.
Canadian Grocer Magazine reports on VCMI’s paper on low carbon production …
And how farmers and businesses can profit from decarbonizing the food industry.
See article HERE – September 16, 2022
VCMI releases NEW paper: Low Carbon Food Production …
How farmers and food businesses can profit from decarbonizing the food industry
VCMI’s paper positions adoption of low carbon strategies as a commercial opportunity, and describes best ways for businesses to successfully adapt and profit from environmental initiatives …
Click HERE for EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Click HERE for FULL PAPER
(Paper released on September 14, 2022)
Quantifying the carbon footprint of household food waste and associated GHGs in Oakville, Ontario, and a municipality’s role in reducing both food waste and GHGs
Published by The Canadian Geographer, August 15, 2022
Wasted Opportunity — Rescuing Surplus Food in a Throwaway Culture – NEW REPORT
April 12, 2022 — Second Harvest releases report on surplus edible food, compiled by VCMI. For link to research overview, click HERE. For link to VCMI’s technical report, click HERE.
Canada’s Invisible Food Network – Second Harvest releases new report on food demand in Canada, compiled by VCMI
Report released on October 7, 2021 – accessible here.
Visionary Leadership Is More Critical Than Ever – PAC article by Dr. Martin Gooch
Published on September 3, 2021 – read HERE.
NEW! Paper explores a viable solution to reduce both GHG and FLW …
“Unwrapping the Arguments … Solving packaging and food waste through government/industry collaboration” —
Released May 18, 2021 by VCMI and Packaging Technology and Research
Click HERE for FULL PAPER Click HERE for EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Less Food Loss and Waste, Less Packaging Waste – Full report and summary report
National Zero Waste Council (NZWC) released the March 2020 report, completed by Value Chain Management International Inc.
For English, click here
For French, click here
NZWC produced a summary report:
For English, click here
For French, click here
Vimeo recording of June 2 webinar, hosted by NZWC:
For English, click here
For French, click here