FAQ
We use third-party certifications to identify products that are more sustainable than conventional options. You can learn more about the certifications we use HERE
We set and maintains environmental and social standards, starting with our Supplier Code of Business Conduct. You can access the supplier code of conduct of parent company FGL sports HERE
We select and design products focused on customers’ expectations for durability, performance and value. Our Product Development and Merchandise teams are on a journey to continually improve our owned brand assortment to include recycled materials, safer chemical alternatives and follow design principles that enable reuse and recycling
We are investing in reducing our operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and finding new ways to work with our value chain partners to enable emissions reductions across our entire footprint, including the emissions associated with the wide assortment of products we sell
We have set GHG emissions reduction targets related to our buildings, operations, and product transportation activities. Our pathway to the 2030 target includes new investments and builds on our learnings to date as we continue to support Canadian and global efforts to fight climate change.
We are reducing and improving the packaging of products in our stores, while maintaining their protection and safe transportation. In 2021, we introduced new sustainable product packaging standards for our owned brand products. These standards, which have been shared with all internal departments and vendors that produce our owned brand products, focus on five key priorities:
-Reduce unnecessary packaging;
-Move from non-recyclable materials to recyclable materials;
-Eliminate packaging materials that are difficult to recycle, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS);
-Improve ease of customer recycling by switching to single material packaging; and
-Support the recycling materials markets and lower the costs of recycled material.
You can learn more about Canadian Tire Corporation’s commitment to improving packaging HERE
We are working towards a more sustainable future by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, championing innovative products that will support emissions reductions for customers, and facilitating collaborative action with vendors and other stakeholders. Additionally, we are working on creating sustainability targets that will be public in 2024.
Yes – Atmosphere, affiliated with parent company FGL Sports, has a supplier code of conduct which can be accessed HERE.
As part of our sustainability initiatives, we will no longer be supplying plastic bags in our stores as of April 4, 2022. We encourage customers to bring their own bags, or purchase an Atmosphere reusable bag in store. Net proceeds from the purchase of reusable bags are donated to Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. For more info on Jumpstart visit https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/