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Wearing the double hat of finance and sustainability, I support finance departments in their transformation towards sustainability. With a management degree from a top business school in France, I have a multi-faceted experience from complementary positions I have held in business finance: from auditor to consolidation accountant, project manager, management controller and finance director.
In addition to my background in financial business partnering, I am passionate about enabling change in companies, always looking after my teams and colleagues to create the conditions for collective success.
I am happy to share my knowledge and experience in business finance, educational design, team engagement and cross-functional alignment. As a member of the coordination team, I have a good overview of all of The Matcha Initiative's activities and ecosystem. I am also good at bringing people together and connecting the dots.
As a French person who lived in Asia for 7 years, I saw the recent disruptions of our world as another warning sign that I could no longer ignore. At the same time, I felt that my professional career needed a deeper purpose. I started my journey with the Climate Fresk, first as a participant. It was here that I realised I had my own role to play: spreading the word, educating, harnessing collective intelligence, encouraging people to focus on solutions. So I became a Climate Fresk facilitator.
Deeply convinced that business has a crucial role to play in the transition, I decided to take further action and got involved with The Matcha Initiative. With a strong sense of community, I immediately felt at home in a place where we share, connect and plant seeds. Change management is in my DNA and the transition to a "just and safe space for humanity" (K. Raworth) is probably the biggest change management process of our time.
At The Matcha Initiative, I was part of the working group for the Sustainability Accounting and Sustainable Finance category. I used my broad experience of the finance ecosystem in large and small companies to define practical methodologies and speak the language of CFOs. Enthusiastic about knowledge sharing, training and facilitation, I was also responsible for organising The Matcha Initiative's masterclasses, managing the events and coordinating the content with the trainers.
To equip myself with both academic and practical skills, I completed in 2023 the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's 8-week course 'Business and climate change: towards net zero emissions'. I learnt more about driving change towards a net zero future, leveraging collaboration and innovation in business to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. I am also trained in Carbon footprint assessment with Carbone 4 Academy.
When I got involved in sustainability, the first challenge I faced was how to deal with a task that is so big: the more you dig into it, the broader you realise it is. It can be overwhelming. Following some good advice, I decided to choose a vertical, to focus and consolidate in one area: carbon management.
Secondly, discussing with sustainability experts seems challenging when you consider the amount of knowledge you have to catch up with. To overcome this, I decided not to try to compete with these experts, but instead to bring my lenses, my hands-on experience among 'ordinary people' who are not familiar with sustainability. This allows me to keep my language simple and accessible to a wider audience.
Volunteering for TMI made me step out of my comfort zone and try new things. I am proud of breaking down barriers and building bridges: between Europe and Asia; between finance and sustainability; between business and NGOs; between people and nature. It all resonates with one of my core values: Harmony.