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SUSTAINABILITY Author Bio Jodie Bricout Senior Sustainability Specialist, lifecycles Jodie has 15 years’ experience in corporate sustainability, life cycle thinking and the circular economy in Europe and Australia. She recently returned to Australia after 12 years in France, where she was responsible for developing and co-ordinating the circular economy strategy for the Northern France region and has developed a collaborative Life Cycle Platform working closely with the manufacturing and recycling sectors. Jodie now works with Australia’s leading LCA consultancy lifecycles, enabling clients to understand the science so they can make informed decisions. She is leading the team to evaluate the potential impacts to transitioning to a circular economy for the Office of Green Industries South Australia. Company Bio Lifecycles is Australia’s most experienced specialised consultancy in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). We have undertaking over 50 LCA studies in Australia and overseas over the past 12 years, across different sectors including water, energy, fuels and buildings and agriculture. Lifecycles has scientific staff with over 30 years cumulative LCA experience including tool development, life cycle inventory database development and impact model development. Lifecycles specialises in enabling our clients to understand LCA so as to make the best use of the data and results that can be drawn from these LCA studies. Jodie is passionate about integrating environmental performance into business strategy, making new sustainable business models a reality and effectively communicating complex stuff. GOVLINK » ISSUE 3 2016 57