Julia Haake is Chief Revenue Officer at EthiFinance, a European rating, data and research group dedicated to sustainable finance and sustainable development. A trained economist with a PhD in Environmental Economics from Versailles University (France), she leads the group’s sales, business development, client success, and marketing and communications teams. Previously, she headed EthiFinance’s ESG Rating business unit.

With more than 15 years of experience in ESG ratings and sustainable finance research, Julia has held senior client-facing, market strategy, and product development roles at leading institutions including Moody’s ESG Solutions, ISS ESG, and oekom research.

Her career in sustainability spans over three decades. She began as a researcher at the German Wuppertal Institute and at Versailles University, before moving into consulting with O2 France, advising corporates on environmental strategy and sustainable product design. She later contributed to the development and rollout of Groupe La Poste’s CSR strategy, and went on to lead WWF France’s corporate relations and partnerships team, overseeing sustainability collaborations and corporate fundraising.

Julia holds several prominent advisory and governance roles. She is the elected Chair of EASRA (European Association of Sustainability Rating Agencies), a member of the supervisory board of the French Sustainable Investment Forum (FIR), and served as an appointed member of the German government’s Sustainable Finance Commission (2022–2025). She was also a member of the French market regulator AMF’s Sustainable Finance Commission (2019–2022).