Julie Desjardins

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Is The World Ready For Your Innovation?
Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe's wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change.
Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

Julie Desjardins

Technical Advisor, Sustainability, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Canada

Julie Desjardins is a chartered accountant and an independent consultant in the area of performance measurement and business reporting. She is the advisor to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on sustainability matters and is a member of numerous national and international committees.

She has authored and co-authored a number of publications on corporate reporting to capital markets and related governance, including the 2011 publicationSustainability: Environmental and Social Issues Briefing Questions for Directors to Ask.

Julie is on the board of Transparency International Canada and received two Ontario order-in-council appointments to elite provincial committees. She is the recipient of two Governor General of Canada medals for dedication to community service.