Reading Time: 3 minutes Day two of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference in Ottawa focused on environment, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Panels covered ESG and the changing Canadian ag landscape from national and global perspectives.
Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG
ESG will be key to sustainability reporting in coming years
Report highlights optimism, resignation in agriculture sector
Belief industry and government can remedy policy, extreme weather, and trade issues varies considerably
Reading Time: 3 minutes A troublesome policy and regulatory environment, extreme weather, and trade barriers are the issues keeping Canadian agriculture professionals awake at night. That’s according to a joint report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security on risk in Canada’s agrifood system.
Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost
A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.
Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections
CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and how it is interconnected within […] Read more
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