CIRCULAR ECONOMY: BUILDING A WASTE-FREE WORLD
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Letko Brosseau Arena
PANELISTS
Étienne Gravel, Director of Environment and Sustainability, Pomerleau
Sébastien Jacques, President and VP of Business Development, Attraction
Patrick Wellington, President, MSL Fibres
MODERATOR
Nancy Goudreau, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance, Mouvement Desjardins
Adopting a circular economy offers a pathway to decouple economic growth from resource overexploitation while significantly reducing environmental impacts. Accelerating this transition requires redirecting financial flows toward innovative business models, grounded in strong collaboration across sectors. What motivated the participating companies to embrace circularity in their business models? What major challenges did they encounter along the way? And if given the chance, what would they do differently?