Driving Retail Sustainability Forward

Smart Label Solutions Inc. has partnered with the UBC Sustainability Scholar’s Program to release a white paper titled “Electronic Shelf Label Environmental Impact on Increasing Sustainability in the Retail Sector.” The report highlights the environmental advantages of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) over traditional paper labels in Canadian retail, including significant reductions in paper waste and greenhouse gas emissions. If widely adopted, ESLs could save approximately 0.235 megatons of CO₂ annually. The report also emphasizes the importance of sustainable battery disposal to meet Canada’s net-zero emissions targets by 2050.