Who Will Be Leading ENGIE’s Global Climate Team?

French electric utility company ENGIE operates with more than 90,000 employees in 30 countries, aiming to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy.

It has announced the appointment of Louise Fournon as its new Head of Climate.

Louise is set to continue her work in the ESG department, with two years of experience on the Climate team.

What is Louise’s career to date?

After receiving her degree in Industrial Engineering, Louise began her career as a Junior Analyst at ENGIE Impact in 2020. ENGIE Impact, which has now been acquired by Arcadia, is a platform for sustainable resource management.

In 2021, Louise became an Analyst before taking on the role of Consultant in 2023. After more than three years at ENGIE Impact, Louise moved into the Climate team at ENGIE in April 2024.

She started as a Climate Project Manager, Adaptation, managing physical risks related to climate change and adaptation. She also managed customers’ avoided emissions due to ENGIE’s products and services.

In 2025, she took on the role of Climate Project Manager, Mitigation, where she drove the Group’s progress on mitigating climate change.

What is ENGIE’s sustainability strategy?

ENGIE aims to be a major player in the energy transition, with its strategy built around sustainability policies and objectives.

In 2021, it adopted a roadmap to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, with an updated climate strategy adopted in 2025. It has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% in 2025, compared to a 2017 baseline.

ENGIE is also targeting emissions reductions for its customers, through solutions based on energy efficiency, energy conservation and energy demand flexibility.

The company measures the carbon footprint of its employees' work and travel patterns to support its net-zero carbon emissions objective for working practices by 2030.

Its greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the use of office buildings, business travel, commuting, digital tools and usages and the use of service and company fleets are measured and reported annually by each part of the company.

Its integrated model aims to reduce emissions around renewables and flex power, supply and energy management, local energy infrastructures and electricity networks.

With this model, ENGIE aims to improve Group operations, expand renewable energy, decarbonise industries and help adapt gas networks to green molecules.

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Louise’s new role

After two years at ENGIE, Louise is taking on the position of Head of Climate, where she will work alongside other sustainability leaders at the company to embed its strategy into all elements of the business and its operations.

As Head of Climate, Louise will work under Florence Colombo-Fouquet, ESG Vice President at ENGIE.

Louise writes on LinkedIn: “I’m very proud and excited to share that I am taking on the role of Head of Climate at ENGIE!

“After several years working on climate-related topics within the Group – first at ENGIE Impact and then within the Climate team of the ESG Department – I’m incredibly grateful to be able to continue this work at a broader scale.

“In a context of unprecedented climate emergency and growing tensions on global fossil resources, accelerating the energy transition is more critical than ever.”