Sustainable Living and Economies

Advancing the sustainability of our economic activities and life choices by identifying and fostering alternatives that effectively integrate the environmental, social and economic dimensions for a just and resilient North America. Our work is organized around four main areas:

Areas of Work

Greening Production and Economic Activities

sustainable life choices

Transitioning to Sustainable Life Choices

Promoting Circularity and Systemic Change

Supporting Governance and Compliance

Highlights

This section features some of our priorities (projects and key topics) from our four areas of work.

Featured projects

Scoping: Uptake of Best Practices for Environmentally Sound Management of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries

Using the World Cup and Large-Scale Events to Raise Awareness About the Importance of Reducing Food Waste

Environmental Education Initiative

Community-led Environmental Education Initiative for Biocultural Heritage Protection

Stimulating Behavioral Changes to Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in North America and Expanded Promotion and Uptake of Related CEC FLW Resources

Electronics sector

Opportunities for Circularity in the North American Electronics Sector: Phase 1

Solid waste

Transforming Recycling and Solid Waste Management in North America

Key Topics

People installing solar pannels

Increasing Energy Efficiency

Man holding a handful of grains

Preventing and Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW)

Turtle swimming

Sustainable Trade of CITES Species

Featured Publications