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Founder & President, Magali Depras Consulting Services Inc: The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 Awardee
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"Bold leadership in sustainability is about staying true to my values, challenging the status quo and inspiring others to be more ambitious. I never take “No” for an answer but rather find ways to reach a common understanding of risks of inaction versus new business opportunities to be seized through sustainability." - Magali Depras, Founder & President, Magali Depras Consulting Services Inc, Canada & The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 (#SustXGlobal50) Awardee
Magali Depras, the visionary founder and president of Magali Depras Consulting Services Inc., has reshaped sustainability strategies for industries spanning packaging, certification, printing, and more over her 30-year career. A prominent advocate for circular economy principles, Magali has held executive roles at Broedrene Hartmann, CSA Group, and TC Transcontinental, where she developed breakthrough initiatives in gender diversity, corporate social responsibility, and environmental impact. Her consultancy now guides leaders in articulating and executing sustainable strategies that drive long-term business resilience and positive social impact.
As a champion of sustainability, Magali has helped organizations redefine growth, showing that environmental stewardship can coexist with financial success. Her work at TC Transcontinental exemplifies this vision, where she launched a comprehensive roadmap for circularity. Magali mobilized internal allies, advocated for partnerships, and strategically collaborated with stakeholders to meet sustainability goals. This bold, cross-functional approach transformed TC Transcontinental into a recognized thought leader in circular economy practices, earning numerous industry awards and establishing the company as a model for sustainable innovation.
Beyond her consulting practice, Magali serves as a certified board director, leveraging her governance expertise on the board of Éco-Entreprises Québec, where she oversees the province’s extended producer responsibility programs and curbside collection. She is a guest columnist for Les Affaires, a lecturer on Sustainability and ESG, and an active keynote speaker, sharing her insights on sustainable business transformation. Magali is also a certified leadership coach and member of the International Coaching Federation, where she mentors aspiring leaders in navigating complex sustainability challenges.
Magali’s approach to sustainability is rooted in “bold, calculated action” that respects diverse perspectives. She views each obstacle as an opportunity for education, advocating for sustainable practices that align with core business goals while fostering environmental responsibility. As a polyglot fluent in French, English, and German, Magali’s work bridges cultural and geographical divides, creating a global network of leaders committed to environmental and social progress.
The Global Top 50 Women in Sustainability award is a testament to Magali’s unwavering dedication. This recognition highlights her influence as a catalyst for sustainable transformation and validates her approach to making bold, informed decisions. For Magali, this award fuels her commitment to inspire future leaders to pursue sustainability with resilience and integrity, creating a legacy of positive impact across industries.
The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024
The SustainabilityX® Magazine proudly presents its third edition of the Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ for 2024. This annual recognition celebrates extraordinary female leaders who embrace boldness in their pursuit of groundbreaking sustainability initiatives, reshaping industries, and driving transformative change towards a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future.
This year also marks a broader strategic mission expansion for The SustainabilityX® Magazine, with a stronger focus on aligning with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in addition to the original foundation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This evolutionary expansion reflects the magazine’s ongoing commitment to advancing women's leadership in sustainability while championing social equity, environmental stewardship, and inclusive growth.
“Empowering women to lead in sustainability is at the heart of our mission,” says Supriya Verma, founder of The SustainabilityX® Magazine and one of Corporate Knights' Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability Leadership and one of The Peak's Emerging Leaders. “These trailblazers are breaking barriers and redefining what sustainable leadership looks like—showing that it’s about more than policies and practices, but also about social justice, economic resilience, and a regenerative future.”
Rooted in the magazine's guiding pillars of environmental protection, economic prosperity, social inclusion, and ethical governance, The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ showcases women from all sectors, industries, and regions, igniting crucial conversations on the intersection of gender equality and sustainable development.
Amidst global challenges and uncertainties, this year’s awards highlight the critical role of women in steering the world towards a more resilient, equitable future. With a continued digital format, the awards amplify voices across borders, bridging the gap between global sustainability efforts and local impact.
As Verma states, “The future of sustainability hinges on bold, inclusive leadership, and these women exemplify the courage and vision needed to transform our world. The SustainabilityX® Magazine remains steadfast in our mission to celebrate and elevate those who are shaping a future where every voice counts and every effort contributes to a thriving, sustainable world.”
View the full list: The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards 2024
Read the full press release: The SustainabilityX® Magazine Announces 3rd Annual Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ Under the Theme "Embrace Boldness"
About The SustainabilityX® Magazine
The SustainabilityX® Magazine is an award-winning, digital, female-founded, and female-led non-profit initiative bringing the environment and economy together for a sustainable future through dialogue, and now transforming the environment and economy for a sustainable future through the power of women's leadership. Founded on May 8, 2016, and inspired by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by Canada's Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability Leadership awardee, Supriya Verma, the digital media initiative focuses on approaching the world's most pressing challenges with a holistic, integrated, systems-based perspective as opposed to the traditional and ineffective siloed approach with a single lens on interdisciplinary topics like climate and energy. This initiative ultimately seeks to explore how to effectively bring the environment and economy together through intellectual, insightful dialogue and thought-provoking discussion amongst individuals across sectors taking an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to untangling the intricate web of sustainability while championing women's leadership in sustainability.
The SustainabilityX® Magazine is built upon the four foundational pillars of sustainability: Environmental Stewardship, which emphasizes the importance of improving environmental health; Economic Prosperity, which promotes sustainable economic growth that transcends traditional capitalist models; Social Inclusion, which focuses on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other marginalized or vulnerable communities; and Just Governance, which highlights responsible leadership, the equal application of the rule of law, and the creation of fair systems for all.
As we expand our mission to align with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), we continue to explore the diverse and interconnected factors that influence sustainability. By recognizing how these elements interact across local, national, and international levels, we aim to accelerate progress toward sustainability goals. In essence, this aligns with The SustainabilityX® Magazine's vision of integrating environmental and economic progress for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future through thoughtful dialogue.
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