About
Laurent Lascols, an expert in environmental economics and sustainable finance
Married, father of three children and grandfather.
After working as an international banker for emerging countries, Laurent Lascols became global head of country risk / sovereign risk (from 2008 to 2013) then global director of public affairs (from 2014 to 2019) for Société Générale.
He is the founder of ARISTOTE, a “mission-driven company” in the meaning of French law, dedicated to training in ecological and social transition, member of the Mouvement Impact France.
About
Laurent Lascols, an expert in environmental economics and sustainable finance
Married, father of three children and grandfather.
After working as an international banker for emerging countries, Laurent Lascols became global head of country risk / sovereign risk (from 2008 to 2013) then global director of public affairs (from 2014 to 2019) for Société Générale.
He is the founder of ARISTOTE, a “mission-driven company” in the meaning of French law, dedicated to training in ecological and social transition, member of the Mouvement Impact France.
“Benevolence, courage, engagement, transmission”
A close link with Academic world
Laurent Lascols has been teaching:
• at Dauphine-PSL University since 1992 where he teaches economics of climate change in the Master’s degree in “International Affairs & Development”; he also works with Dauphine Executive on sustainable finance topics.
• at EDHEC Business School Lille since 2021 where he is in charge of the sustainable finance course in the International BBA (taught in English).
• at SKEMA Business School Sophia Antipolis since 2024, where he teaches sustainability reporting in the Master of Science Corporate Financial Management (course in English).
An active participation in the sustainable finance ecosystem
Laurent Lascols is an expert member at the Institut de la Finance Durable (ex Finance for Tomorrow) and the Sustainable Finance Working Group de l’Institute of International Finance (IIF).
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