Post your article, together with a comment of about 100 words (not much more, not much less) explaining
why this article is of interest and relevant to our course;
why this article is of interest and relevant to you;
why this article might of interest and relevant to your classmates.
Make a comment of about 75 words each (not much more, not much less) on any 2 articles posted by your classmates (for a total of 2 comments, 1 per article), before the closing deadline of the Learning Exchange. Be sure to address (given the 75-word limit) why their article is of interest and relevant to our course and to you.
In your comment please remember that the purpose of this Learning Exchange is for us to learn from each other: so, be as learning-focused in your comments as possible. Examples only:
Not this: “How interesting!” or “This is wicked lit!” or “This is irrelevant.”
More like this: “I had never seen the connection before between …”; “This helps me understand …”; “Can someone help me understand how this relates to …?”.
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use this link to write the 100 words and i will post the articles you need to comment later
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Alright.
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This article discusses how ExxonMobil, a company I have great interest in due to a close family member working for the company. I think this article is relevant to our course because it does not uphold its corporate social responsibility. This may prove relevant to others because it describes an issue where the company believes following green initiatives is harmful to its business. The article itself is short but describes a situation where ExxonMobil is pursing a lawsuit against green investment firms that want the company to speed up its cuts in emissions. In this situation the company is actively going against the morals of corporate social responsibility.
Link to article:
https://login.proxy.bib.uottawa.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/business/docview/3062137746/se-2?accountid=14701
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This article talks about an Icelandic start-up company that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which will be in high demand due to the expectations of a net zero transition in the aviation industry. The purpose of this company give a solution to the carbon emission of airlines and some governments in the EU have started introducing mandates to enforce the use of bio-fuel/SAF. It can be a tool for CSR strategies for larger airline companies as we discussed the different methods to implement CSR during class. Interestingly, I often use airplanes as a transportation option, as an international student and someone who loves travelling (one of which may be relatable to some of my classmates). In this case, our demands as a society are being heard for the protection of the environment and developments in sustainability. Currently, I am in undergraduate physics with a high interest in a career in astronautics and SAF can later be used in spacecrafts allowing us to advance in space research more ecologically and less harmful for the future society.
In case, the link in the title doesn’t work: https://on.ft.com/44GIHKl
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for this two. write 75words comment for each
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details are in instructions
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the first link?
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Fast-food restaurants have a single-use waste problem. Three million tonnes of plastic end up in Canada’s landfills each year, and half of that is packaging, according to Statistics Canada. In fact, Canadians use 1.5 billion disposable cups alone each year. A&W Canada thinks that’s far too many.
an illustration of two friends toasting their recyclable soda cups while leaves float around them
(Illustration: Soña Lee)
Over the past few years, many fast-food companies have tried to crack the cup problem. In 2021, some Toronto-area Burger King and Tim Hortons restaurants tested out reusable cups through TerraCycle’s Loop pilot program, which collects, cleans and redistributes reusable packaging. But systems like these require customers to put in effort: pay a deposit, Scan a QR code, download an app and return items to a specific collection spot. Sustainability advisers say any friction may deter customers from committing.
A&W Canada took a different approach. “We came up with the simplest option to get people to start changing their behaviour,” says Angela Griffiths, strategy manager and vice-president of food safety, animal welfare and environment at A&W Canada. In the burger chain’s latest eco-friendly effort, it zeroed in on diverting cups from landfills with the introduction of its One Cup program: Pay $3 for a reusable cup and exchange it for a clean one on your next visit—no fussy rules or inconvenient caveats.
Angela Griffiths, vice-president of food safety, animal welfare and environment at A&W Canada
Angela Griffiths, vice-president of food safety, animal welfare and environment at A&W Canada (Photography: Jackie Dives)
The challenge was designing a reusable cup that people would actually use. The brand first tested 650-mL cups, but customers said they were too big. Meanwhile, staff suggested the cups should fit underneath all the machines and include markings to show different serving sizes.
A&W Canada had initially tried to tackle the issue in 2022 with its Zero Cup, a fully compostable and recyclable cup without a lid or plastic liner. But customers didn’t like the “papery” taste, so the program wasn’t expanded.
After 18 months of ideation, sourcing and testing, the chain created a new reusable 590-mL cup, and in October 2023, A&W Canada launched its One Cup program. The cup is made of recyclable polypropylene and can hold any drink on the menu—from a hot coffee to a root-beer cream freeze. Upon exchange, the cups are cleaned in a high-temperature sanitizing dishwasher alongside A&W’s iconic glass root-beer mugs and then put back into circulation.
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So far, the program has diverted 200,000 cups from landfills, and the company aims to hit the one-million mark this year. To encourage guests to switch up their habits, A&W Canada set up a booth near a Toronto university campus and had the “A&W Guy” from its ads hand out free One Cups to students, which resulted in a viral TikTok with one million views. To get staff to recommend the One Cup to customers, the brand held an official contest: Stores that sold the most cups were rewarded with gift cards and pizza parties.
Related: 10 Smart Eco-Friendly Swaps for Items You Use Every Day
For other restaurants aiming to promote a change in consumer habits, Griffiths suggests investing time in testing to make a product people actually want to use. “Think about the design, the feel and the look,” she says. “It has to be something that’s appealing to your target audience.”
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