LCA Food 2026
Special session · Sponsored by Inno-centre
From carbon footprint to business performance
De l'empreinte carbone à la performance d'affaires dans la transformation agroalimentaire. Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 10:45 to 12:15.
This session will be presented in French only.
Overview
The session is in two parts. The first presents the findings of the white paper by its three partners, Léger, CIRAIG and Ouranos, and closes on the link between reducing greenhouse gas emissions and business performance. The second part takes the form of case studies, to discuss the concrete impacts of GHG reduction initiatives and climate change.
Speakers
Anne Blondlot
Ouranos
Anne Blondlot holds a degree from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires in Nancy, France, specialising in crop production, and is a member of the Ordre des agronomes du Québec. She worked as a rural development consultant for an engineering firm, then on precision agriculture for a consulting company. For ten years she contributed to the work of a French applied agricultural research institute, first leading herbicide research, then coordinating a crop diagnosis and management service. Since 2009 she has worked at Ouranos, a Québec research consortium on regional climatology and climate change adaptation, where she coordinates scientific programming on adaptation for Food Systems and Water Availability.
Catherine Nolet-Demers
Léger
Catherine Nolet-Demers is Vice-President, Strategy and Consumer at Léger, with nearly 15 years of experience in marketing research. She holds a master's degree in management science and a B.A.A. from HEC Montréal, and supports organisations across sectors in understanding their markets and informing their strategic decisions. She has deep expertise in quantitative and qualitative approaches, notably segmentation, brand positioning and customer experience. At the heart of her role, she acts as a strategic partner to clients, translating complex data into clear, relevant and actionable insights. Recognised for her methodological rigour and her ability to make findings accessible, she leads large-scale mandates and helps maximise the value of data in support of informed business decisions.
Nicolas Roy-Heppell
CIRAIG
Nicolas Roy-Heppell holds a bachelor's degree in sustainable development management and international business from HEC Montréal and a master's degree in environment from Université de Sherbrooke. His master's research focused on improving carbon neutrality approaches in the private sector. He has worked as an analyst and led studies across many sectors on the carbon footprint of organisations, products and services. Nicolas joined CIRAIG in 2022 as an analyst. His work currently focuses on environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) and tool development.
Éric Waterman
Inno-centre
Before joining Inno-centre, Eric Waterman spent more than 20 years in leadership roles at large companies and SMEs, mainly in the agri-food, consumer goods and cosmetics sectors. He was Marketing and Sales Director at IDC Skincare, General Manager at LeGrand Power of Plants, and spent more than 10 years with the L'Oréal group, where he led flagship brands such as La Roche-Posay, Skinceuticals and L'Oréal Paris. His career is marked by success in sales growth, international brand development and strategic transformation. A Chartered Professional Accountant and holder of an MBA in marketing from McGill University, Eric combines solid financial expertise with strategic leadership focused on brand growth.
Charles Babin
Inno-centre
With more than 25 years of experience, Charles specialises in value chain management for SMEs. He supports them in managing and optimising operations, automating processes and consolidating procurement, and has a broad understanding of integrated management systems. Charles has held several leadership positions in companies across various sectors, including CAE, Bio-K Plus International and Monarch Specialities Inc. In 2022 he began his entrepreneurial path and now focuses on advisory work with businesses. Charles holds a bachelor's degree in engineering specialising in automated production from ÉTS.
Simon Péladeau
Inno-centre
With more than 20 years of experience, Simon supports SMEs across all sectors in their ESG strategic alignment and planning. He specialises in implementing sustainable development initiatives. Simon has held numerous positions in sustainability consulting within organisations in Canada, the United States and Asia. Most recently he was Senior Director at PwC in Montréal, where he was part of the sustainability team. Simon is also a lecturer in sustainable development at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.