Carla Leal holds a PhD in Finance and is a climate change specialist, having built an executive career with extensive experience in leading sustainability and climate change initiatives. She is currently Market Director for CDP in Latin America, where she works to strengthen corporate engagement and expand the impact of climate, forest, and water agendas across the region.
She has held leadership positions at companies such as Ambipar ESG and WayCarbon (part of the Santander Group), where she led business development focused on corporate climate strategies and digital sustainability solutions. Prior to that, Carla worked at technology and consulting firms such as Oracle and Deloitte.
She is a co-founder of Chapter Zero Brazil and actively participates in climate-related discussions, including the Brazilian Climate Adaptation Reporting Program, the IBGC Sustainability Commission, and WCD (Women Corporate Directors) events. She is a speaker and teaches courses on climate risk and climate governance.
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 22,100 companies and over 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2025. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced.
