Rising regulatory requirements and investor expectations have profoundly transformed decision-making criteria: sustainability is now a market standard.
For Julie Pradeau, Head of Sales & Development at Chloé in the Sky, sustainable finance has entered a phase of maturity: one in which commitments must now be backed up by concrete evidence, reliable data and an assumed strategic coherence.
As a committed manager, Julie supports the development of CITS by structuring sustainable business approaches, integrating economic, carbon and regulatory issues in a profoundly changing environment. Her approach is clear: make sustainability a lever for value creation and longevity, not a cosmetic exercise.
To what extent is sustainability a guiding principle in today's asset management decisions?
Integration is progressing well, driven both by European regulatory changes and by a growing awareness on the part of investors.
What's more, we're seeing that customers no longer just want reporting: they want to understand the real impact of their choices.
Do you see a trade-off between performance and sustainability?
Some sustainable sectors are still immature, but over the long term, companies with good ESG ratings are more resilient and their performance is comparable or even superior to that of traditional indices.
They often display more robust governance and a better capacity to adapt to macroeconomic shocks.
Sustainability is gradually becoming a signal of management quality, rather than a hindrance to performance. Like diversification and liquidity, sustainability is part of an overall risk management approach.
Are the younger generations forcing a paradigm shift?
Yes, they are clearly accelerating the transition. They are demanding total transparency, rejecting superficial approaches and directing their choices towards solutions that are truly aligned with their values.
Their financial weight is growing, but their cultural influence is already decisive.
They are also imposing a new tempo: one of clearer, more responsible and more coherent finance.
The carbon criterion is shaping economic sobriety and underpinning the sustainability of our models in a world of limited resources.
Julie PRADEAU | Head of sales & development
Beyond the rhetoric, what sustainable products convince HNWI?
HNWIs prefer transparent climate strategies, funds with measurable impact and thematic solutions linked to the energy transition.
They look for allocations capable of reconciling long-term vision, innovation and risk control.
Above all, they demand traceability: products with consolidated, verifiable and regularly updated indicators inspire the most confidence.
Above all, they expect strategies capable of proving the reality of their impact, year after year, beyond market cycles.
How to distinguish a genuine sustainable strategy from greenwashing?
A genuine sustainable strategy is based on :
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measurable impact indicators,
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auditable data,
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a transparent methodology,
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strict consistency between rhetoric, actual allocation and carbon trajectory.
The test is simple: if a product does not clearly demonstrate what it measures, how it measures it and what it improves, it is not sustainable.
In a context of heightened vigilance, this rigor becomes a key factor of credibility and differentiation.
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