Laura Fernández Cavas

Laura Fernández Cavas is Head of Sustainable Finance of Telefónica at a corporate level, Member of the Consultative Working Group of ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) and Chair of the Workstream in Sustainable Finance in ETNO (European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association. Her current work focuses on the implementation of the European taxonomy in sustainable finance at a global level, including the development of eligible and aligned financial KPIs, working on the technical screening activities of main activities (including life cycle assessment of technologies and solutions), the do not significant harm criteria and the social minimum safeguards. Her participation in ETNO is leading common goals of the ICT sector.  

Prior to that, Laura was Co-founder and head of sustainability of a consultancy business. She has developed sustainability projects, mainly focused in climate change, during more than 13 years along different sectors and company sizes.  

Laura holds a Degree in Environmental Sciences (Murcia, Spain), a Master in Renewables Energies and trainings related with sustainable finance. Highly immersed and passionate about Sustainable Finance.