Julie Cournoyer

Now in her 5th year in the role, Julie has played an important part in the establishment and execution of the Company’s sustainability strategy, overseeing implementation of world-class CSR programs, launching the company’s first Life Cycle Assessment, and establishing 5-year environmental improvement goals for 2015, 2 of which have already been reached, with waste sent to landfill down 25% (overall recycled rate 91%) and GHG emissions intensity down 32%.  Gildan has switched its Dominican Republic and Honduras production from fossil fuel powered steam to biomass powered steam and overall, 52% of all current energy used by the company comes from renewable sources. Gildan was recently named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

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