Corporate Responsibility

For many energy companies, 2020 was a terrible year that started with the OPEC price war followed by the pandemic.

Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place: The business practices used by the companies who control the world's chocolate trade.

The union representing Ontario Beer Store workers is calling on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to reject the proposal by 7-Eleven to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at 61 of its Ontario convenience stores.

Company sees 140% increase in co-processing over 2019 Calgary-based Parkland Corporation, an independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator,has reported it has set a new record in low carbon fuel production at its Burnaby, B.C.

In an interview with Convenience Store News Canada, Rick Rabba shares insights into how Rabba Fine Foods becomes a part of the neighbourhoods it serves, lessons learned from COVID and the values his father taught him about operating a successful business.

Global food giant Nestlé is selling its bottled-water brands in North America for $4.3 billion to a pair of private-equity firms that hope to reinvigorate sales.

Company sees no room for fossil fuels in cars and light trucks beyond 2035 General Motors is the latest among major automakers to announce they will cease production of petroleum burning vehicles.

Oil and gas giant Shell is buying ubitricity, a major provider of electric vehicle charging points in Europe.Shell said Monday that it would buy a 100% stake in the Berlin-based startup, without disclosing the price."The move represents a further step in Shell's efforts to support drivers as they switch to lower-carbon transport,'' the company said.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will give Shell ownership of the biggest public EV charging network in Britain with more than 2,700 charge points.Ubitricity also has smaller public networks in Germany and France, and has installed over 1,500 charge points for fleet customers across Europe.The company's focus has been to integrate charge points into existing street infrastructure such as lamp posts, to reduce the cost of laying new power lines down streets.Experts say easier access to charging facilities is key to the successful rollout of electric vehicles.Shell has said it wants to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner.