Maria TANCREDI
Summary
Certified GHG Professional and Sustainability Reporting Specialist
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sustainability Reporting Specialist (Founder)
Minds On Green
03.2023 - Current
- For the past two years, I have held the position of external ESG strategy expert for an international SME in the events sector (220 employees).
- As ESG strategy expert, I work in direct with the Head of Governance on steering the company's CSR performance.
- I am responsible for the organization carbon footprint, sustainability reporting and CSR customer queries.
- I earned the Ecovadis Gold Medal (score: 80/100) and CDP B score, established a decarbonization trajectory for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 aligned with SBTi and ISO14068 requirements, and worked on an internal carbon and supplier management tool.
Circular Economy Researcher
Circular Innovation Lab
11.2022 - 04.2023
- I contributed to drafting the content of an e-learning course commissioned by UNIDO (“Circular Economy Training Course for Government Officials in Ukraine”) and to writing a research brief for the conference “Circular Strategies in Plastics: Reducing Impacts and Enhancing Value,” organized in collaboration with UN Environment (UNEP).
- I took a gap year from December 2021 to December 2022, during which I traveled across Europe, Turkey, and the West Coast of the US and Canada, practicing outdoor climbing.
Biogas Strategist
Loire Dept Local Authority for Energy
02.2020 - 11.2021
- After consulting over 40 stakeholders, I predicted the rise in grey natural gas prices, the development of CNG mobility and the maintain of public support to the biogas industry, well before the Ukrainian war and during a time when public support for biogas was uncertain.
- I advised the local authority for energy to investment bio CNG development: in fact the share of bio-CNG in France increased from 17.9% in 2020 to 53.8% in 2024.
- Additionally, I played a key role in creating an energy-from-waste governance structure at the departmental level.
Project Manager > Relationship Manager
HSBC Business Banking
01.2013 - 12.2019
- As a Project Manager, I led the conception, formalization, and execution of key projects in France under International Project Governance.
- I also oversaw and managed the real estate aspects of two major agency network reorganizations.
- As a Relationship Manager, I managed a portfolio of 120+ SMEs and NGOs, performing financial analysis and reviewing grant applications.
- I conducted enhanced financial due diligence, including on an NGO transferring funds to conflict zones in Afghanistan.
- I also represented HSBC at business fairs and served on the Green and Tech Committee.
Education
MA - Green Management and Circular Economy
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Pisa, Italy06-2025
MSc - Sustainable Development Project Management
Saint-Etienne School of Economics
Saint-Etienne, France01-2020
MA - Business Administration, Finance option
Paris IV Sorbonne – CELSA
Paris, France01-2014
MA - History of Architecture
Paris IV Sorbonne
Paris, France01-2012
Skills
- SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING STANDARDS (CSRD, ESRS, VSME, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, TCFD, UN GLOBAL COMPACT, CoP)
- SUSTAINABILITY RATING (ECOVADIS, CDP)
- DECARBONATION STANDARDS (SBTi, ISO14068, ISO14090)
- CARBON ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (GHG Protocol, ISO14064, ISO14067
- CIRCULARITY STANDARDS (GS1, ISO59020)
- DATA ANALYSIS
- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
- BUSINESS STRATEGY
- BUSINESS CASE
- SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
- DOUBLE MATERIALITY ANALYSIS
Certification
- GHG Professional Certificate, 2026-03-01, BSI
- Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard e-learning Course, 2025-10-01, GHG Protocol
- Corporate Standard + Scope 2 Recorded Webinar, 2023-12-01, GHG Protocol
- IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Assessing Risks to Ecosystems, 2023-08-01, Deakin University / Future Learn
- TCFD Online Courses, 2022-12-01, CDP/CDSB
Engagements
- Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM), Sea Rescue Swimmer
- French Alpine Club, Outdoor Climber
- French Triathlon Federation, Runner and Open Water Swimmer
Additional Information - Bike Touring
I have been doing all or part of my business trips by bike since 2023.
Contacts
+33 06 44 04 09 02, maria@mindsongreen.com, www.linkedin.com/in/mariatancredi
Timeline
Sustainability Reporting Specialist (Founder)
Minds On Green
03.2023 - Current
Circular Economy Researcher
Circular Innovation Lab
11.2022 - 04.2023
Biogas Strategist
Loire Dept Local Authority for Energy
02.2020 - 11.2021
Project Manager > Relationship Manager
HSBC Business Banking
01.2013 - 12.2019
MA - Green Management and Circular Economy
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
MSc - Sustainable Development Project Management
Saint-Etienne School of Economics
MA - Business Administration, Finance option
Paris IV Sorbonne – CELSA
MA - History of Architecture
Paris IV Sorbonne