
Together with its members and partners, Finance Montréal is implementing results-driven initiatives to enhance the industry’s knowledge of responsible investment. Why? Because understanding the industry’s strengths and current issues is central to creating a vision for the future of finance.
This report provides an overview of professions and skills profiles in the field of responsible investment in Québec. The objective is to quantify and qualify the talent in this field to support and encourage the practice of responsible investment in Québec and position the province favorably in the large-scale economic transformation we are experiencing.
Discover today’s professions in the field of responsible investment with our fact sheets to better understand the career opportunities in sustainable finance. Through interviews with professionals in the field, learn how our industry works, and consult the statistical fact sheets to discover a wide range of career opportunities.
Responsible Investment Client Advisor
The role of a responsible investment client advisor is to determine a client’s investment policy by incorporating ESG elements when aligning investment choices with the client’s expectations.
Responsible Investment Analyst
The primary responsibility of a responsible investment analyst is to analyze the financial and non-financial characteristics of companies, including ESG factors.
ESG Portfolio Manager
ESG portfolio managers help maximize the return on their clients’ portfolios by respecting each client’s unique constraints and objectives while keeping ESG factors in mind. (French only)
Specialized Operational Consultant
Specialized operational consultants provide high-level expertise on topics such as the integration of ESG factors into investment decisions.
Shareholder Engagement Analyst
Shareholder engagement analysts provide progress updates on the shareholder engagement process and the company’s shortcomings in the non-financial field.
ESG Accountability Officer
ESG accountability officers are responsible for supporting the ESG disclosure strategy for stakeholder communications.
Responsible Investment Consultant
Responsible investment consultants are responsible for developing investment policies and developing a strategic approach to asset liability risk management, such as studies on defined benefit pension plans (accompanied by the development of calculation tools and systems).
ESG Auditor
ESG auditors ensure that a company’s internal processes comply with current standards.