2024 Generation Next winner Alexandra Leclerc (Q&A)

Alexandra Leclerc

Manager, Corporate Responsibility and Responsible Procurement, Metro

Alexandra Leclerc’s path to the grocery industry was not a typical one. After earning a master’s in wildlife and habitat management, specializing in St. Lawrence whales, she completed multiple at-sea missions for Fisheries and Oceans Canada before joining Metro in 2017 as a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture specialist based in Montreal. 

“There are no whales in Montreal, but I was really happy to be working in a field related to the oceans,” says Leclerc, adding the job made her feel like “a real vector for change in society.”

She quickly began making a strong impact on Metro’s sustainability practices, and her role soon expanded to include other responsible sourcing priorities. Then, in 2024, she was promoted to manager, corporate responsibility and responsible procurement.

Leclerc now oversees all of Metro’s responsible procurement programs, running the gamut from sustainable fisheries to human rights to animal welfare and responsible cosmetics. “And I provide the strategic vision needed to ensure the evolution of Metro’s corporate responsibility approach and its integration into the company’s business plan,” she says, adding, “I am determined to contribute to positive and lasting change.”

See the full list of Generation Next 2024 winners profiles.

Profiles were first published in the December 2024 issue of Canadian Grocer