Loblaw re-thinks the model for “unfit” produce It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of perfectly good produce never find their way to grocery shelves each year because it is misshapen or bruised. In stark contrast, the most recent info from Statistics Canada suggest that 8.3% of households experience food insecurity – that is, do not […]

This week the provinces and territories gathered in Quebec City to discuss their contributions to Canada’s response to climate change. The summit came hot on the heels of the UN’s suggested deadline to submit plans and targets for discussion at the next international climate conference in Paris this December. Canada missed the deadline but wasn’t […]

Earlier this week, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission published a report that is now making the rounds in the media: “The Way Forward: A Practical Approach to Reducing Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions”. Their conclusion? The most cost-effective, practical way for Canada to reduce its emissions is for every province to put a price on carbon. They contend […]

There are a couple of reasons to be paying attention to what’s happening in Canada’s oil industry right now: Falling oil prices are likely to impact Canada’s economy at least in the short-to-medium term, with crude prices reaching six-year lows last week. In the longer term, no one can be certain how Canada’s oil sands […]

The Delphi Group (www.delphi.ca) is pleased to announce that it has formalized a partnership with The GLOBE Foundation (www.globe.ca) to manage the GLOBE Series of Conferences (2016.globeseries.com). This agreement builds on a long and successful strategic alliance between the two organizations that stretches back over 20 years. Mike Gerbis of The Delphi Group will assume […]

For the past 2 weeks, Lima was host to over 190 countries that took part in the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  While talks began optimistically with the announcement of a China- U.S. climate deal, historical issues that plague the COP […]

The policy world has been abuzz this week following the announcement of a landmark climate deal between the world’s two largest emitters—the United States and China. The result of several years of diplomacy and ‘soft’ policy cooperation on numerous climate and energy issues, this week’s deal sees the two superpowers committing to significant emissions reduction […]

The development of small-scale renewables has changed the relationship between electricity consumers, producers, and utilities. Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, in particular, have allowed consumers of electricity to produce their own electricity on-site, decreasing the demand from traditional, centralized sources of energy. Jeremy Rifkin believes this trend is part of a Third Industrial Revolution, wherein millions […]

An innovative financial tool, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), have the potential to be a game changer for the delivery and outcomes of government social programs. SIBs are created through the collaboration of government, private investors, and the non-profit sector. SIBs work in the following way: 1) The government sets a desired social outcome, for instance, […]