Thanks to her in-depth knowledge of sustainable finance and ESG data platforms, Marie-Anne Vincent makes a valuable contribution to AXA Climate, helping financial players to take climate and biodiversity risks into account when managing their investment portfolios.
At AXA Climate, Marie-Anne Vincent supports the financial sector, which has an essential role to play in decarbonising the economy and financing innovative solutions for the climate and biodiversity. She is helping to accelerate the development of the Altitude platform in Europe and internationally. Launched by AXA Climate, this platform provides infrastructure and private equity funds with a clear view of climate and biodiversity risks, for optimised decision-making in the pre- and post-acquisition phases. With these analyses, financial players can accurately measure the impact of their investments on the planet, develop adaptation measures and plan actions with their portfolio companies to mitigate these risks.
Two years after its launch, Altitude has won over some sixty clients representing €600 billion in assets under management. In 2024, it received several awards for the quality and innovation of its platform: ESG Fintech 100, Real Deals ESG Awards, ESG Investing Awards, etc.
A committed and recognised figure in the world of finance
Holder of an MBA in Finance from ESSEC, CFA ESG certified, Marie-Anne Vincent has over 15 years of experience in the finance sector, within top-tier banking institutions (BNP Paribas, HSBC, Macquarie Group), and is well acquainted with their expectations. She led Carbon4 Finance, a European leader in environmental data, where she contributed to the development of one of the world’s first biodiversity databases for the financial sector. She was also the Director of Sustainable Finance at Sweep, an ESG data management platform and a major player in corporate decarbonization.
Marie-Anne Vincent is deeply involved in the sustainable finance ecosystem. She represents AXA Climate as a member of the Sustainable Finance Observatory, which monitors and evaluates the financial sector’s contribution to the ecological transition. She is also Secretary General of the association Dividendes Climat, whose mission is to assess a company’s positive climate impact in a concrete, standardised and transparent way, and to distribute proof of this to shareholders. And she is a member of the mission committee of Goodvest, which offers savings solutions that are committed to the environment and aligned with the Paris Agreements, and which manages more than €100 million in assets.
‘I am delighted to be joining AXA Climate, a major and innovative player resolutely committed to climate adaptation and mitigation, as well as biodiversity”, explains Marie-Anne Vincent, Head of Sustainable Finance at AXA Climate. ‘With AXA Climate’s teams of recognised scientists and experts, as well as the Altitude platform, we can make a valuable contribution to the transition of the financial sector and help it to identify investments that best take into account climate and biodiversity risks’.