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CEC and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Team Up to Advance the Circular Economy of Electronics in North America

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global leader in accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy. The Foundation works with businesses, policymakers and other key actors to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

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2022 Active Sustainable Living and Economies

North America is experiencing a diverse array of socio-environmental and economic challenges due to ecosystem degradation and climate change. These challenges disproportionately affect systemically vulnerable communities, including Indigenous communities and minority groups. Addressing these issues requires a comprehensive approach that recognizes the region’s economic, ecological, cultural and social diversity. Sustainable...

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Smithfield Foods

Going beyond diversion saves 3.8 million protein servings!

November 25, 2024 3 pages Sustainable Living and Economies

As part of its industry leading sustainability program, Smithfield Foods strives to maximize the social, environmental and economic value of food. To do so, the company is committed to reducing food loss and waste. At its facility in Junction City, Kansas, a process-level prevention assessment with Enviro-Stewards identified and implemented measures that have reduced food loss to rendering by 30% and retained 3.8 million protein servings (943,400 lbs.) per year in the food supply chain.

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