Protecting biodiversity
Biodiversity loss and water stress are growing global challenges that directly impact food security, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem health. As a company operating in communities and serving Canadians from coast to coast, we recognize that protecting nature is essential to building a resilient food system and to our collective success.
We are working to help protect Canada’s biodiversity, with initiatives like:
Enabling restoration efforts through our native plants program, offering more than 60 Ontario native species at 142 stores in 2025.
Participating in the Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agriculture (CANZA) to help create an environmental outcomes marketplace that rewards farmers for improving soil health, water quality, and biodiversity.
Partnering with Ducks Unlimited Canada, a national leader in wetland conservation and sustainable agriculture.
Partnering with Alvéole, an urban beekeeping program that promotes pollinator biodiversity and provides environmental education. A honeybee hive is kept onsite at our 1 President’s Choice Circle office, where colleagues have the opportunity to attend educational events.
Participating in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and achieving scores for Climate, Forests and Water Security.
Responsible water use
Water plays a vital role in maintaining biodiversity within our ecosystem. We have a responsibility to work within our business operations and supply chain to use water responsibly and to protect local water sources.
Partnerships
Our partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada reflects our belief that a healthy food system depends on healthy ecosystems. By supporting conservation projects that restore habitats, improve soil health, and strengthen biodiversity, we are helping farmers build resilience in the face of climate change while protecting the natural resources that sustain Canadian agriculture. Ducks Unlimited Canada agronomists work directly with producers to rehabilitate marginal farmland and adopt practices that improve water quality, enhance wildlife habitat, and increase long term productivity.
We support Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agrifood (“CANZA”), an industry-led alliance which is focused on coordinating and advancing investment and solutions towards a more resilient agri-food system. This system seeks to secure long-term productivity for farmers, ensure food security for communities, and showcase the competitiveness and leadership of Canada’s entire agri-food system. CANZA brings together farmers and diverse industry partners to drive solutions that de-risk farmers’ efforts to adopt climatesmart practices and reward the positive environmental impacts of these efforts.
Critical to this work is the creation of an environmental outcomes marketplace. This project, with Loblaw’s leadership and support, will help farmers’ adoption of climate-smart practices by enabling them to access payments for practice change or environmental outcomes (such as improved health, water quality, or biodiversity). The project will help farmers overcome technological and operational barriers.
