Service Provider Type: Consultants

Michelle de Cordova

Michelle de Cordova has over 25 years’ experience in sustainability, including over 15 years in responsible investment. As Principal at de Cordova Consulting Inc., she helps investors develop effective responsible investment approaches and companies develop sustainability strategies that focus on impact and value and respond to capital markets expectations. Previously, she was Principal at ESG Global Advisors, Director of Corporate Engagement and Public Policy at NEI Investments, a staff member and consultant to international environment and social development NGOs, and a diplomat. She is on the faculty at Impact United Academy, sits on the Investment Committees for the United Church of Canada Foundation and Treasury Fund and is a 2020 Clean50 Honouree for leadership in sustainable finance.

Eric Quao

Eric Quao is a highly experienced finance and accounting professional currently pursuing his MBA at Vancouver Island University. With over 15 years of progressive experience, his expertise lies at the intersection of Development Finance, Financial Due Diligence, and Financial Inclusion within emerging and global growth markets. Eric is a Certified Responsible Investment Professional (RIPC) through the Responsible Investment Association (RIA), Canada, and is committed to utilizing capital and robust compliance standards to generate both financial returns and verifiable social impact.
Eric has extensive experience supporting global consulting firms and delivering projects for highly reputable international development agencies, including the Mastercard Foundation, DANIDA, USAID, and KfW (German Development Bank). His commitment to sustainability is further backed by a specialized certification in Green Growth, Climate Change, and Environmental Sustainability awarded by NIRAS International Consulting, Denmark.
As a Financial Specialist for multi-million Euro donor-funded projects, Eric successfully managed IFRS-compliant financial reporting and rigorous statutory requirements. Notably, he led the financial due diligence for the disbursement of over €20 Million in credit lines. While these funds were channeled through financial institutions, the primary beneficiaries were smallholder farmers and outgrowers, ensuring that capital reached the grassroots level to strengthen agricultural value chains and local economies.
In addition to his global development work, Eric possesses a strong understanding of the Canadian fiscal environment, having completed the Federal Income Tax Level 1 certification with H&R Block Canada. He consistently enforces credit risk compliance and coordinates complex internal and external audits across large commercial loan portfolios.
Eric is dedicated to contributing to the Canadian Responsible Investment landscape, as evidenced by his RIPC designation and his affiliation with the Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID). He holds an MSc in Accounting & Finance (Merit) from the University of Northampton, UK, and is a Chartered Banker (ACIB), Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana, providing a robust technical foundation for advanced financial strategy and banking compliance.

Marie-Josee (MJ) Privyk

I providing information and advisory services to corporate sustainability reporting practitioners on a tight budget, to help them stay in the know and do their best work.

Dustyn Lanz

OxProx is developing the world’s first public database of proxy voting records. making proxy voting information more accessible than ever. OxProx also helps clients with peer analysis, external manager reviews, and other data-driven intelligence. Revenues from these projects make an impact by supporting the development of the public database.

Julian DUPLAN

Through my professional and personal commitments, I thrive to show that another path, another economical model is possible, a model more respectful of Nature and its stakeholders: an economy of the Common Good…

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Finance Montréal is Québec’s financial cluster. Created in 2010 by the financial services industry at the Québec government’s invitation, we bring together under one roof governing members, partners, associates and numerous volunteer professionals from Québec’s financial sector.

Our mission is to develop and promote Québec’s financial services industry by bringing together stakeholders and influential players from the world of finance.

We are the hub where key players in the financial industry join forces to make Québec’s financial industry more competitive and prosperous.

Shane Tiley

Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics firm that supports investors around the world with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. For more than 30 years, the firm has been at the forefront of developing high-quality, innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of global investors.