Our Mission
We put business models on circular tracks to empower their sustainable impact and generate new revenue streams by optimizing the use of resources and designing out waste.
Nous accompagnons les entreprises sur une trajectoire circulaire pour renforcer leur impact durable et générer de nouvelles sources de revenus en optimisant l'utilisation de leurs ressources et en éliminant la notion de déchets.
Our Vision
We envision a world where resources are purposefully used, preserved and fruitfully gotten back into life cycles for future generations.
Nous participons à la création d'un monde où les ressources sont non seulement utilisées à bon escient, mais aussi préservées et régénérées pour les générations futures.
Our Values
Forward-thinking
Look4Loops anticipates the challenges of tomorrow’s world by thinking out of the box and embracing innovative and sustainable opportunities.
Passionate
At Look4Loops, we are driven by a true passion for sustainable and circular solutions in which we involve as many stakeholders as possible.
Comprehensive
Whether at a strategic level or on site, Look4Loops tackles circular processes thoroughly to reach optimal solutions for your core-business’ development.
Colienne Regout, Founder and CEO of Loop4Loops
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Colienne blends her research, operations and user experience expertise at Look4Loops to regenerate business models for profit, people and planet. Her unique perspective on the circular economy is grounded in both her European and Canadian experience.
A global sustainable experience across sectors
Colienne’s experience includes:
Putting in place sustainable and circular systems inspired by her experience in facilitating Corporate Social Responsibility and in implementing Sharing Economy initiatives.
Steering multinational corporations, non-profits and government agencies towards different kinds of innovative partnerships.
Introducing, as a project manager and business analyst, new perspectives and implemented interactive and operational tools (such as the Playbook, publications, ShareFest, pedagogical game, carpooling platform and App).
Helping various organizations globally (from start-ups to multinationals such as IKEA, CDÉNÉ, Toyota, the European Parliament, IBM, bpost group, Audi, CocaCola and Saint Luc University Hospital) to increase their economic, social and ecological impact.
Find some testimonials here.
Educator & Facilitator
Besides operating changes in the field, education is a big part of what Colienne does:
she is the host of the Unboxing Your Packaging podcast,
she created the ‘Develop Circular Packaging Solutions’ online training in collaboration with the Circulab Academy,
she sub-teaches at BCIT School of Business,
and she also facilitates workshops and serious games about climate change and the circular economy.
As a Circulab certified consultant, she benefits from shared knowledge and co-developed tools thanks to a community of over seventy worldwide colleagues.
Awards and Recognitions
Colienne received the 2022 Business of the Year award «La Palme Bleue» from la Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver.
Colienne was TOP 100 finalist Canada's Total Mom Pitch from Total Mom Inc., Presented by The Banque Scotia Women Initiative, powered by GoDaddy Canada.
Education
Building on two Master’s degrees and her licence to teach, Colienne acquired
her university certifications in Circular Economy and Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy from Delft University of Technology (a program supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
and her licence as certified consultant from the strategy and circular design agency, Circulab.
Communicating is a second nature for Colienne. She is multilingual: she speaks French (mother tongue), English, Dutch and Italian.
Colienne on the air (in English and in French)
Comment augmenter la résilience de votre entreprise via l'économie circulaire, avec Colienne Regout sur MicroEntreprises
A l'occasion du mois de l'économie circulaire, Stéphanie Wetterwald de la SDECB a eu le plaisir d’accueillir Colienne Regout – spécialiste de l'Économie Circulaire et fondatrice de Look4Loops – pour vous partager comment augmenter la résilience de votre entreprise grâce à l'Économie Circulaire, tout en s’assurant de ne pas tomber dans le piège des fausses bonnes idées. L'économie circulaire ne se contente pas de réduire les déchets et d'optimiser les ressources ; elle permet également aux entreprises de s'adapter aux évolutions du marché, de renforcer leur durabilité et de garantir leur succès à long terme. Si vous êtes un entrepreneur soucieux de l'avenir de votre entreprise, cet épisode est fait pour vous !
Dans cet épisode, on parlera – entre autres – de Statu Quo, de l’acronyme BISOU et de rétention client. Bonne écoute!
Interview de Louise Turgeon et Colienne Regout : l’entrepreneuriat à l’honneur
Le lundi 3 juin 2024, Colienne était au micro de Gregory Bernard dans l’émission Panorama de Radio-Canada aux côtés de Louise Turgeon de la Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver.
Elle y a partagé son témoignage sur la plus-value
de l’évènement du Gala de la Palme Bleue,
du prix de l'Entrepreneur.e de l'Année (gagné en 2022 dans son cas),
et de la francophonie dans le cadre de son métier.
Curieux.se de savoir pourquoi elle répond à l’animateur radio que le recyclage n’est pas la panacée ?
=> Nous vous invitons à participer à nos ateliers pour mieux comprendre !
Entrevue avec Denise Belisle et Colienne Regout : le salon Bonjour Business
Le mercredi 9 novembre, la Chambre de commerce francophone de Vancouver (CCFV) organise la première édition de Bonjour Business, un salon de l'entrepreneuriat francophone. Denise Belisle, directrice du projet Bonjour Business et membre du Conseil d'administration de la CCFV, et Colienne Regout, fondatrice de Look4Loops, détaillent le but de ce salon.
Interviewées en direct par l'animateur Gregory Bernard dans l'émission radiophonique Panorama diffusée sur les ondes de Radio-Canada.
Look4Loops, l’entreprise de l'année en direct à la radio
Suite au prix de l’Entreprise de l’année 2022 remporté au Gala de la Palme Bleue de la Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver, Colienne Regout a été invitée à partager son expérience.
Interviewée en direct par l'animatrice Mireille Langlois dans l'émission radiophonique Panorama diffusée sur les ondes de Radio-Canada.
Retrouvez Colienne un an après s’exprimant sur son retour d’expérience: https://ccfvancouver.com/palme-bleue/parole-de-laureate-colienne-regout/
Portrait en tant que Lauréate du Trophée de la Palme Bleue 2022
Découvrez la portrait de Colienne Regout, fondatrice de Look4Loops, et Lauréate du Trophée de la Palme Bleue 2022.
A l’initiative de la CCF de Vancouver, Réalisé par Thomas Saupique, et avec les soutien de la SDECB.
Panel environnement et énergies renouvelables
Avec Karine Toumazeau et Elisabeth Baudinaud, Colienne Regout livrait des stratégies, des modèles d’affaires et des pratiques permettant à votre organisation d’impacter positivement l’environnement tout en favorisant votre croissance.
Panel organisé par la Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver, modéré par Gaëtan Mourmant / Montage de la vidéo par Gaëtan Nerincx.
How is Canadian sustainability awareness seen through a European lens?
In this podcast episode, Colienne shares with you her European perspective on the Canadian challenges to build a better future. You will also discover many Canadian initiatives and inspirations.
Interviewed by Jessica Weinreb, Community Leader at Circulab.
What is the thread between climate change and a resilient future? The Circular Economy?
Climate change can paralyze people instead of making them act! How can businesses be part of the solution 'for a more liveable world'... or, should we say, 'FOR and WITH the ecosystems they belong to'?
Invited by Alec Balasescu, Ph.D., an anthropologist, and Adina Vlad, a sociologist, to be part of the conversation on Idea Shots.
L'économie circulaire, ça vous dit quelque chose?
6 min on Radio-Canada to explain (in French) some advantages of the circular economy. More and more companies are starting up! | 6 min pour expliquer certains avantages de l’économie circulaire! De plus en plus d’entreprises se lancent!
Interviewed by Saïda Ouchaou-Ozarowski, Réalisatrice / Producer Phare Ouest, Radio-Canada
Do all Products Deserve a Crafted Unboxing?
This is an illustrated and abbreviated episode on YouTube, if you'd like to listen to the full episode, you can listen here.
Colienne Regout of The Unboxing Your Packaging Podcast interviewed Evelio Mattos about his podcast, design purpose, and what sustainable packaging needs to work.
Our Value-driven Advisory Board Members
Patrick Nangle, CEO at Modo Co-operative
Patrick Nangle has more than 20 years senior executive experience in international business and managing across borders. He has lived in Canada, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA and worked all over Europe, North America and parts of Asia. Patrick joined Modo Co-operative as its CEO in mid-2016, with the intent to keep the purpose-driven, member-owned co-operative relevant in a rapidly changing market for personal mobility. He has worked in both large and small organizations and, today, he is enjoying everyday how to marry processes and systems with a nimble decision making.
Liz Lougheed Green, Director of Community Investment at Vancity Savings Credit Union
Liz has many years of experience as a community developer, social policy advocate and social enterprise practitioner. She is the Director of Community Investment for Vancity. The team of community economic development professionals provides critical strategic counsel to Vancity leadership about impact investing and inclusion. Prior to joining Vancity, Liz was the manager of strategic programs for Vancity Community Foundation (VCF), and earlier in her role as executive director, Liz led the Potluck Café Society from start-up through to sustainability. She holds a Multidisciplinary Masters in Policy and Practice, and serves on the CED Advisory of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Board of Corporate Knights and of BC Cooperative Association. In addition, she is a sessional instructor at BCIT, supporting professionals integrate an impact approach into their existing practice.
Monika Marcovici, Social Purpose Strategist
Monika has a background in Systems Design Engineering, Sustainability Strategy, and Database design. She cobbles all of these together in her dual position of Catalyst of Transformation and Systems Designer at International Web Express (IWE), a local newspaper and sheet-fed printing company. Monika and her partner Byron Sheardown co-own IWE, the last remaining independent newspaper printer in Western Canada. With IWE's heavy emphasis on social responsibility and environmental sustainability, owners and staff at IWE are excited to be part of the 1st ‘Innovators’ cohort of the United Way’s recently launched Social Purpose Institute. Monika was the co-founder and a director of the Board of Change for 9 years and remains passionate about leveraging the powerful influence and financial resources of business to spearhead positive change.
Collaborative Advantage
We work with
We honor and acknowledge the fact that we live and work on the unceded territory (land and water) of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.