Lucia Meloni joined Candriam in 2011 as an ESG Analyst. She worked for several years as the Lead ESG analyst covering the Financials sector, coordinated the corporate governance analysis across the ESG model and developed specific processes according to asset class and special situations (Good Governance, LBO etc…). She was appointed Head of Core Sustainable Investing in September 2026.
Before joining Candriam, Lucia was a corporate governance research analyst at RiskMetrics.
Lucia holds a bachelors degree in political economics and a masters in economics and finance, both from the LUISS Guido Carli Business School in Rome.
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Philippe Dehoux, Lucia Meloni, Fixed Income, ESG, SRI, Climate Action, Biodiversity, Water, Sovereign Sustainability
Impact investments have kept rising over the past decades, reaching $1.6 trillion USD according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) – that is $ 1.6 trillion USD in assets allocated toward solutions supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.
Research Paper, Lucia Meloni, Emma Miguel Unzue, ESG, SRI
Brand Values: Unravelling Luxury Goods Risks
If brand value is image, reputation, and a track record of quality, the higher the price of the product, the more important that image is for pricing and profit. And the more susceptible to negative news which might affect that image.
Christian Solé, Thomas Madesclaire, Lucia Meloni, Outlook 2025
The 2025 European Banking Puzzle: Risks, Rewards, and Regulation
Conflicting or competing regulatory regimes on both sides of the Atlantic, a changing rates environment with central banks in easing mode, and consolidation are the new trends to watch in the European banking sector as we head into 2025. Select carefully and keep an eye on the emissions.
ESG, SRI, US elections, Climate Action, Alix Chosson, Lucia Meloni, Rémi Savage
Should the sustainable community be concerned about a Trump 2.0 Presidency?
Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States has sparked concerns about his potential impact on key sustainability topics, notably climate action.
Lucia Meloni, Hien Nguyen, Vincent Compiègne, ESG, SRI, Research Paper
Corporate governance in emerging markets: what’s behind the curtain ?
There are several examples of emerging markets where corporate governance standards and ESG disclosure have evolved in recent years, among which China, India, South Korea, Taiwan…