Governance

The Finance & Sustainability Initiative (FSI) is a Not-For-Profit organization.

The Board of Directors:

  • Milla Craig– Principal, Millani Perspectives (Co-Founder and Director)
  • Elisabeth Bourqui – Senior consultant, Mercer (Director)
  • J. Chris Cooper, M.A., B.A., Adm.a, C.M.C., C.H.R.P. – Consultant (Director); Co-Founder, Beneficial Organizations, Inc.
  • Paul de la Plante – Partner, NATIONAL Public Relations (Director)
  • Ginette Depelteau – Senior Vice President, Policies and Compliance, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Vice Chair)
  • Itifo Engulu, BAA Fin.– Mutual Fund Sales Compliance and Supervision (Director)
  • Vincent Felteau – Portfolio Manager, Presima (Interim Secretary)
  • Dominique Ferrand – Specialized Consultant, Environmental, Social and Governance issues (Director)
  • Jean-Benoît Fournier – Environment and Climate Change Specialist, SNC-Lavalin Environment (Chair of the Board of Directors)
  • Stephen Kibsey – Vice President, Equity Risk Management, Caisse de dépôt et placements du Québec (Director)
  • Mary Larson – President, Larson & Co. ; Co-Founder, Beneficial Organizations, Inc. (Treasurer)

Our Objectives

Five key sectors/stakeholders are central to the Finance & Sustainability Initiative – Montreal efforts – Finance, Business, Government, Communities and Academia.

Our objectives for each of these sectors are / Our work with each of these stakeholders includes:

  • Finance Sector : provide education, awareness and advices towards decision-makers and organisations to help them value investments dedicated to promote sustainable business opportunities;
  • Business : provide education, awareness and tools for engagement to ingrain sustainability in(to) businesses' models / activities;
  • Government : promote policy research and examination that leads to sustainable practices, and in government operations, encourage prioritizing and increasing investments to reflect sustainable practices and require sustainable practices of their suppliers;
  • Communities : enable communities to have an increased voice in the decision-making processes of business that impacts the community;
  • Academia : promote integrated, multidisciplinary and holistic approaches to research and teaching of sustainability.