Circular Food Economy: Canada's $50 Billion Opportunity

Currently, 60 percent of the food produced in Canada is wasted, representing an extraordinary $50 billion in avoidable economic losses. This extreme level of waste coincides with the reality that six million Canadians live in food-insecure households. This systemic problem requires a system solution: the circular economy. The circular economy is a new paradigm of production and consumption where materials never become waste and nature is regenerated through processes like reuse, recycling, and composting. 

In this episode produced in partnership with the Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value and moderated by Bryan Benjamin, Executive Director at The Ivey Academy, we’re joined by guests: Jury Gualandris, Associate Professor, Operations Management & Sustainability and Faculty Director, Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value; Denise Philippe, Senior Policy Advisor Metro Vancouver and National Zero Waste Council; and Julie Poitras Saulnier, CEO & Cofounder at LOOP Mission. In this session, our panelists explore emerging innovation for reducing, and ultimately eliminating, food waste and examine opportunities to increase the scale on practices that support the circular economy through finance and policy.

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