Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

ESG will be key to sustainability reporting in coming years

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.

The west side of Ottawa’s Central Experimental farm.

Ottawa redevelopment could negatively affect agriculture research

Shade from the proposed buildings could affect prime soil area

Critics say a proposed redevelopment near Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm will have a negative impact on the facility’s future. Though the redevelopment would not encroach on farmland, it would replace one eight-storey building on a neighbouring lot with two others, at 16 and 27 storeys respectively. The building proposal was approved by the city’s planning […] Read more