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    Inside the transition, with Pictet’s Marie-Laure Schaufelberger

    January 13, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in I by IMD Podcasts • Podcast availablePodcast available

    IMD’s Inside the Transition hosts Pictet CSO Marie-Laure Schaufelberger to explore how finance drives the energy transition and ESG strategies....

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    In this episode of Inside the Transition, IMD’s Julia Binder & Knut Haanaes welcome Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, Chief Sustainability Officer of Pictet Group, to explore the role of finance in driving the energy transition.

     

    Schaufelberger oversees Pictet’s responsible investment strategy, ESG governance, and stewardship, and brings a capital-markets perspective shaped by her work across thematic investing and system-level initiatives such as Building Bridges. The conversation examines where transition capital is flowing, how investors assess corporate credibility, and how expectations are evolving. For executives, the episode offers practical insight into what it now takes to attract and sustain transition finance.

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    Marie-Laure Schaufelberger

    Chief Sustainability Officer, Pictet

    Marie-Laure Schaufelberger is Chief Sustainability Officer for the Pictet Group where she drives corporate strategy for the Pictet Group’s Responsible Vision across investments and its own assets. She began her career at Pictet in 2007 in the media relations and public affairs team where she was also responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. In 2014, she joined Pictet Asset Management’s Thematic Equities team as a product specialist providing client services across several environmental and social thematic strategies. Schaufelberger holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and is a CFA charter holder.

    Authors

    Julia Binder

    Professor of Business Transformation and Director of the Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business

    Julia Katharina Binder, Professor of Business Transformation, is a renowned thought leader recognized on the 2022 Thinkers50 Radar list for her work at the intersection of sustainability and innovation. As Director of IMD’s Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business, Binder is dedicated to leveraging IMD’s diverse expertise on sustainability topics to guide business leaders in discovering innovative solutions to contemporary challenges. At IMD, Binder teaches in key open programs including  Transition to Business Leadership (TBL). She is involved in the school’s EMBA and MBA programs, and contributes to IMD’s custom programs, crafting transformative learning journeys for clients globally.

    Knut Haanaes

    Professor of Strategy

    Knut Haanaes is Professor of Strategy at IMD. He is the former Dean of the Global Leadership Institute at the World Economic Forum. He was previously a Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group and founded their first sustainability practice. At IMD he teaches in many of the key programs, including the MBA, and is Co-Director of the Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom (DSB) program. His research interests are related to strategy, digital transformation, and sustainability.

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