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Frances Edmonds: Without circular procurement sustainability is window dressing
Frances Edmonds speaking at The Walrus Talks at Home: Circular Economy.
How sustainable procurement drive a circular economy | Frances Edmonds | TEDxTzuChiCanadaEast
In her role as head of Sustainable Impact, Frances Edmonds is responsible for driving business from sustainability leadership. Focusing on Canadian’s sustainable procurement practices Frances is working to change how Canada buys. She also oversees HP Canada’s full suite of corporate social responsibility programs including strategic partnerships with key nonprofit organizations and an industry leading volunteer program. Under Frances’s leadership, HP became the most sustainable technology company in Canada in 2018.
Frances received her second Clean 50 award in 2017 recognizing her as one of Canada’s top sustainability professionals. She sits on the boards of Learning for a Sustainable Future and the Schulich Centre for Responsible Business advisory council.
Women in leadership: Frances Edmonds on the end of the ‘take, make and dispose’ economy
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Biography
As the head of Sustainable Impact for HP Canada, Frances Edmonds is responsible for overseeing HP’s corporate social responsibility programs including strategic partnerships with key nonprofit organizations and an industry leading volunteer program. She works closely with HP’s many partners to drive sustainability practices across HP’s business and throughout Canada.
From being a founder of WWF’s Living Planet @ Work program to creating sustainability reporting contests, Edmonds seeks new and innovative ways to bring the power of HP to create meaningful change to Canadian businesses. She was recognized in 2017 as being one of Canada’s top sustainability professionals by receiving her second Clean 50 award. In addition, she is a board member of Learning for a Sustainable Future and sits on the Schulich Centre for Responsible Business advisory council. Edmonds has a degree in Environmental science from Bradford University (UK), a post graduate diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, and is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP).