When tasked with supporting, improving, and celebrating the protein value chain in Manitoba, ProteinMB faced a significant challenge: the supply chain's lack of visibility. This included unknown wastes, non-standardized measurement, monitoring, and verification practices, untold best practice stories, and untapped opportunities that were not examined holistically.

This interactive session will provide practical and hands-on learning on how to build your sustainability framework to help start or move your sustainability journey forward with confidence.

Using “Business as a force for good” to address environmental and social challenges.

In this presentation we’ll dig into the basics of B Corp Certification; review examples of how the certification process can be a valuable learning experience; and verify that by “Doing well by doing good” can lead to increased profitability.

 Unlock the potential of technology in large-scale farming with Sunnybrook Swine’s cutting-edge methods. This session will jump into PigFlow and PigKnows, tools that not only enhance animal welfare but also boost operational efficiency. Additionally, we’ll showcase the Gestal Electronic Feeding System and Bin Scales, demonstrating how precise feeding and inventory management can lead to a leaner, more profitable manufacturing process.

This presentation covers the more than five-year journey of an established BC signage manufacturer that transformed its operations after undertaking a third-party environmental audit. 

A winning recipe that was years in the making, from early deployment challenges to global sustainability under one system.

In this session, you will learn how McCain Foods Ltd has evolved its CI program over several years, from its early challenges to its current wins, through strategic deployment, to sustainment by engaging all levels of its workforce around the world, to focus on and delivering positive results for the business under one Global CI management system.