Corinne Gendron is professor at the Department of Organization and Human Resource Management at UQAM School of Management Science (ESG) and head of the research chair in Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (CRSDD). Her research programs focus on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, globalization, new social economic movements and fair trade. She has published several works including Quel commerce equitable pour demain? (2009), Vous avez dit développement durable? (2008), and Le développement durable comme compromis (2006). Other works include La gestion environnementale et ISO 14001 (2004), Développement durable et participation publique (2004) and L’énergie au Québec. Quels sont nos choix?(1998) in collaboration with renowned Quebec academic Jean-Guy Vaillancourt. She also works as a consultant for a number of organisations, and is regularly solicited in Quebec and internationally for her expertise on social responsibility and sustainable development.