RETAIL COUNCIL OF CANADA

RETAIL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

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Sustainable Solutions for Canadian Retailers & Manufacturers​

RCC’s Retail Sustainability Conference brings together over 600 retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, technology providers, and policy visionaries to explore actionable paths to zero plastic waste, net zero emissions, decarbonization, and more.

Speakers

The Retail Sustainability Conference Agenda is made up of influential leaders, visionaries, and passionate professionals that will discuss the most critical topics in the sustainability landscape.

Daniel Reshef

Director, Sustainability

Nestlé Canada

Sam Wankowski

Chief Merchandising Officer

Walmart Canada

Alex Klimsiak

Director of National Facilities, Maintenance and Office Services

Holt Renfrew

Catherine McVitty

Sustainability Communications Lead

Unilever Canada

Martin Vogt

President & CEO

EFS-plastics Inc.

Patrick Dovigi

Founder and CEO

GFL Environmental Inc.

Cynthia Shanks

Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

Keurig Dr Pepper Canada

Selwyn Crittendon

CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer

IKEA Canada

Anthony Wolf

VP- Product Development & Innovation

Canadian Tire Corporation

Monica Hadarits

Executive Director

Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB)

Alain Brandon

Vice President of Sustainability, Social Impact & Government Relation

Loblaw Companies Limited

Jeff Bezzo

Executive Director, Plastics Sustainability

SC Johnson

Katie Decker

Managing Director

Kenvue Canada Inc.

Crystal Howe

Director, Sustainability

Ice River

Mylène Champagne

Director, Environment and Technical Risks

Metro Inc.

Jonathan Ménard

Executive Vice-President Sales & Strategy

Industries MACHINEX inc.

Cedric Dever

Director, Plastic Waste Coalition

Consumer Goods Forum

Heather Mak

Principal Advisor

Heather Mak Consulting

Brookes Shean

Director of Site Acquisition

FLO EV Charging

Jackie Cobb

Senior Manager, Sustainability Business

Schneider Electric

Randi Marshall

Regional Head of Sustainability & Public Affairs

H&M Americas

Julie Dabrusin

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister

Environment and Climate Change

Lyndsey Chauhan

Vice President, Program Engagement

Recycle BC

Kasia Sell

Partner, Sustainability Strategy Leader

Deloitte

Cher Mereweather

Managing Director

Canada Plastics Pact (CPP)

Margaret Hudson

President and CEO

Burnbrae Farms Limited

Olivier Lemire

President

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Canada

Pascal Lachance

Director of Sustainability

Danone Canada

Stephen Miranda

VP Recycling - North America

GFL Environmental Inc.

Leigh Pearson

Sr. Director - Facilities, Sustainability, Sourcing, & Procurement

Staples Canada

Sam Baker

Vice President, Operations

Recycle BC

Philippe Cantin

VP of Producer Responsibility

Éco Entreprises Québec (EEQ)

Nathan Steeghs

Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change

Deloitte

Adam Kehler

Director of ESG

Farm Credit Canada (FCC)

Cliff Hacking

President and CEO

Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA)

Marijke McLean

Manager ESG, Product Impact and Circularity

Canadian Tire Corporation LTD.

Tim Faveri

VP, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations

Nutrien Inc.

Lindsay Colley

Associate Vice President, ESG Strategy & Integration

Canadian Tire Corporation

John Hayes

President

H2 Compliance North America

Allen Langdon

CEO

Circular Materials

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Sustainability Committee

The Retail Sustainability Conference agenda and speaker lineup is shaped and curated by influential leaders in the Canadian retail sustainability sector.

Michelle Saunders

VP, Sustainability

FHCP

Kent Wootton

Manager Circular Material Innovations Product Stewardship

Canadian Tire

Mylene Champagne

Director, Environment and Technical Risks

Metro

Molly Fremes

Senior Consultant, Circular Material Innovations

Canadian Tire

Eli Browne

Head of Sustainability

CHEP/Brambles

Neil Menezes

Packaging Sustainability Policy Manager

General Mills

Gulnara Gabidullina

Director, Global Product Stewardship

P&G

Erich Schmidt

Director, Communications and Public Affairs

Canadian Beverage Association

Teanne von der Porten

Executive Director, ESG and Sustainability Advisory Services

KPMG

Toronto Congress Centre
South Building

650 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1J1

As The Voice of Retail™ in Canada since 1963, Retail Council of Canada (RCC) represents over 45,000 independent, regional, national mass and specialty retail businesses and online merchants in general merchandise, drug and grocery.