Sustainability

Reuse in Canada Landscape Scan: Executive Summary As sustainability experts, we understand the importance of reducing waste and promoting circular economy principles. We also need to ensure that our corporate policies are benefiting the communities...

As I embark upon my 10th year with Furniture Bank and commemorate our 25 years of commitment to the community, I’m thrilled to look back on our successes and inspired about what we will be...

Creating Circular Economy The relationship between IKEA Canada and Furniture Bank started with a meeting between Melissa Barbosa of IKEA and charity partner Annalee Sawiak of Furniture Link back in 2019. By 2020 Furniture Bank...

via GIPHY via GIPHY Sustainability is the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level (source: Google). This means, in order for us to have nice things (a.k.a our planet), we have to...

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH Furniture poverty describes the crippling condition, or the inability to afford basic items of furniture that meet a dignified standard of living. It is often a silent issue because its prevalence is...

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH This study examined the types of housing features considered important to a sample of homeless persons diagnosed with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder and the relationship between the degree to...

Carbon Calculator (Spain) In Spain there is a social and environmental organization looking at the opportunities and benefits of reuse in the country. To help quantify the carbon impact they provided a handy calculator. Calculate...

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is being promoted as a key market based instrument to help Member States implement EU waste legislation, including application of the waste hierarchy. However, little attention has been...

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH Looking at all sources of furniture reuse in the UK it does quantify furniture bank operations. Furniture Re-use Organisations (FRO) are social enterprises or charities that receive items (predominantly furniture and large...

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH In 2009, WRAP published Meeting the UK Climate Challenge: The Contribution of Resource Efficiency. This showed that one of the best resource efficiency strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was REUSE. WRAP...