Marie-Josée is responsible for ESG Innovation at Novisto Inc., a next generation sustainability management platform empowering companies to better manage and create value from their ESG data, reporting, and strategy. She draws on nearly 30 years of experience in capital markets, namely as Financial Analyst of small and mid-cap companies (Marleau, Lemire Inc., National Bank Financial Inc.), as Director of Investor Relations (Innergex Inc.), and as ESG Advisor to companies and investors (FinComm Services, Millani).
She is a member of CPA Canada’s Value Creation Working Group (Foresight Initiative) and its Sustainability and Performance Management Education Committee; member of the Enterprise Data Management Council’s ESG Working Group; and leader of the Quebec – SASB FSA Credential Group. She also participates in the CCLI’s Canadian Climate Governance Experts Initiative.
She holds a B.Com. in finance from McGill University and a certificate in Applied Communications from Université de Montréal. She is a CFA charterholder and holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), as well as the CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing, and the Responsible Investment Professional Certification (RIPC) designation from the Canadian Responsible Investment Association. She has also successfully completed the Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis course from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment’s PRI Academy.