Virginie Laplante
Virginie is an Analyst responsible for global coverage of sustainability research at Global Alpha Capital Management, where she also chairs the firm’s ESG Committee.
Before joining Global Alpha in 2023, Virginie worked at Impak Analytics, a Canadian-based impact rating agency, where she held multiple roles as an analyst, customer relations lead, and a manager of ESG products. During her time at Impak, where she sat on the Direction Committee, she gained invaluable expertise in analyzing and measuring the impact of companies across different geographies and size. She also spearheaded the coordination of cutting-edge ESG solution development tailored to align with the investment and lending strategies of financial institutions and other clients in the financial sector.
Virginie earned a BA degree majoring in Environment and Development with a minor in Biology from McGill University, during which time she did a full-year exchange with the Universidad de las Americas, in Puebla, Mexico, as well as an internship with the United Nations’ World Food Program in Panama. She is currently pursuing an MBA at HEC Montreal, from which she will graduate at the end of 2024.
Her expertise is in ESG risk management, impact measurement, as well as stewardship and engagement.
Voting Member: Virginie Laplante
Member since 2024