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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 20, 2019

Making producers pay – from product stewardship to innovative EPR programs

To date, Canada has focused on two approaches for managing products and their packaging at end-of-life: (1) extended producer responsibility or "EPR", and (2) product stewardship programs. For the most part, these programs (which cover various categories) fall under provincial jurisdiction.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / circular economy, circulat economy, EPR programs, extended producer responsibility, extended product responsibility, packaging waste, product and packaging waste system, product stewardship, product waste, recycling, recycling programs, waste reduction policy, waste reduction targets

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 25, 2013

Corporate social responsibility: Following through on sustainable business initiatives

Sustainability has become a buzzword since sustainability as a practice is a relatively new initiative. From corporate social responsibility, to ‘green’ workplaces, to unethical ‘greenwashing’, it seems as though everyone is trying to get a piece of the eco-friendly pie. In the business world, sustainability is referred to as the ‘triple bottom line’, as organizations consider the environment an important stakeholder.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / bottom line, Business, business models, company culture, competitive advantage, corporate social responsibility, day-to-day sustainable operations, eco-friendly pie, environmental reporting, green audits, Green workplaces, greenwashing, human resource development, low hanging fruit, Multinational corporations, recycling, small businesses, sustainability, sustainability as a competitive advantage, sustainable business initiatives, sustainable framework, triple bottom line, TripleP

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read February 10, 2011

Destruction of information – do you know your obligations?

Here’s something you might want to know about: the Federal Government has introduced a law to impose stricter obligations with respect to information and security breaches.

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Privacy / Bill C-29, collecting data, data storage, FAPP, Finance and Accounting PolicyPro, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy and risk management, Privacy Commissioner, privacy legislation, recycling, Safeguarding Canadians' Personal Information Act, security breaches, security gaps

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