Andrée-Anne Lemieux, PhD, HDR

IFM Sustainability Director, Professor, Director of the IFM-Kering Sustainability Chair

Research areas

• Circularity and sustainable transformation of the fashion and luxury industries
• Measuring positive environmental and social impact
• Traceability, Digital Product Passport (DPP)
• Measuring the sustainability of fashion and textile products
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): managing the end-of-life chain for textiles
• Textile waste and the implementation of circularity
• New sustainable and circular business models (2nd hand, rental, repair, upcycling)
• Reducing the impact of manufacturing on fashion and luxury goods
• Decoupling financial growth from the reduction of environmental impacts (GHG emissions, biodiversity, etc.)

I conduct research on the sustainable and circular transformation of organizations in the fashion and luxury sectors. After more than 15 years' experience in operational management positions in the fashion industry (product development, sourcing, marketing, operations, retail), I now devote my time to research and teaching, where I direct the IFM-Kering Sustainability Research Chair and all sustainable development initiatives. I develop interdisciplinary projects combining academic research, foresight and strategic support for companies.

CV:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2013, Leagile transformation methodology in product development for the luxury goods industry
• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Arts & Métiers ParisTech, Paris, France, 2013
• Southeast Asian Studies, specialization in Mandarin, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 2006
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Marketing, École Supérieure de Mode de Montréal, UQAM, 2005