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Berenice Lasfargues

Berenice Lasfargues

Sustainability Integration Lead

Bio

Bérénice joined the Sustainability Centre in 2019. She is in charge of the implementation of the ESG integration policy, working closely with investment teams across all asset classes to integrate ESG criteria in portfolios. She manages the internal network of ESG correspondents and champions. Added:

She also works on the evolution of the ESG data platform (including development of proprietary ESG and SDG data models) and provides strategic guidance on the optimal flow of ESG data through the company. She leads on the approach to the Sustainable Development Goals and impact investing, and ESG research in the ICT sector.

She represents BNPP AM’s sustainable investment capabilities across the Americas, promoting the firm’s expertise with clients and externally.

Previously, she worked at the OECD on economic research into green and blended finance. She was a legislative fellow in the US House of Representatives and conducted fieldwork on climate change and development in emerging markets.

Bérénice holds masters’ degrees in engineering and environmental management from Ecole Centrale Paris (now CentraleSupelec) and the National University of Singapore, respectively.

She is an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst.

Bérénice is based in New York.

Location New York

Articles from Berenice Lasfargues

Fish farm

Forward thinking

What’s new on the Sustainable Development Goals at the 10-year mark?

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals seek to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030, all…

By Berenice Lasfargues

09/09/25

People from above

Forward thinking

Impact investing – Helping to solve major global challenges

While impact investing is increasingly moving into the mainstream, there is still a need among investors for more knowledge about…

By Berenice Lasfargues & other authors

13/05/25

Portfolio perspectives

Talking Heads – Making a difference with impact investing

Impact investing – making investments for a positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return – is seeing…

By Berenice Lasfargues & other authors

06/05/25

Forward thinking

Talking Heads – How to have an impact with investments

In this episode, Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris and Sustainability Integration Lead Berenice Lasfargues discuss the concept and practice of…

By Berenice Lasfargues & other authors

19/08/24

Forward thinking

IT – A major greenhouse gas emitter hiding in plain sight

Many activities have a clear impact on climate, but for some, this is more obvious than for others. What, for…

By Berenice Lasfargues

25/04/24

Hot air balloons

Portfolio perspectives

Thematic investing – Innovation, disruption and sustainability

In this Thematic Investing video, our experts discuss the potential of companies enabling or adopting innovative technologies and business models…

By Berenice Lasfargues & other authors

29/11/23