{"id":20053,"date":"2022-01-20T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/aia-appoints-new-head-of-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-for-singapore\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T06:30:00","slug":"aia-appoints-new-head-of-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-for-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/aia-appoints-new-head-of-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-for-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"AIA appoints new Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>SINGAPORE<b>\u00a0<\/b>&#8211;<b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media<br \/>\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 20 January 2022 &#8211;<b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>AIA Singapore today announced the<br \/>\nofficial appointment of Ms Leong Li Sun as its new Head of Environmental,<br \/>\nSocial, Governance (ESG). This newly created role is part of the leading life and<br \/>\nhealth insurer&#8217;s transformational push to ensure a more sustainable future for the<br \/>\nindividuals and families it serves. Li Sun will report to Ms Wong Sze Keed,<br \/>\nChief Executive Officer of AIA Singapore. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the<br \/>\nHead of ESG, Li Sun&#8217;s mandate is to further\u00a0embed AIA&#8217;s ESG commitment<br \/>\nwithin the company&#8217;s operations, across five strategic pillars that will<br \/>\ndeliver long-term value for stakeholders:\u00a0Health and Wellness, Green<br \/>\nOperations, Sustainable Investment, People and Culture, and Effective<br \/>\nGovernance. Li Sun will be working closely with AIA Group and the respective<br \/>\nfunctions locally to develop and oversee AIA Singapore&#8217;s environmental, social<br \/>\nand governance policies, as well as to ensure compliance with group regional<br \/>\npolicies and recognised best-in-class practices for accountability and<br \/>\ntransparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Li Sun is a certified<br \/>\nsustainability practitioner with 10 years of experience in corporate<br \/>\nsustainability. Prior to joining AIA Singapore, Li Sun held the position of<br \/>\nVice President, Head of Corporate Sustainability at United Overseas Bank (UOB)<br \/>\nand served as Secretariat for the UOB Group Sustainability Committee. During<br \/>\nher time in UOB, Li Sun successfully drove the integration of the company&#8217;s<br \/>\nsustainability strategy across all functions, and secured UOB&#8217;s inclusion on<br \/>\nthe 2019, 2020 and 2021 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and position as one of the<br \/>\nfew ASEAN banks to be rated &#8220;Low Risk&#8221; by Sustainalytics.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ms Wong<br \/>\nSze Keed, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Singapore, said, &#8220;I am delighted to<br \/>\nwelcome Li Sun into our AIA family. Her arrival will drive momentum in<br \/>\nexpanding AIA Singapore&#8217;s ESG credentials that will take our industry<br \/>\nleadership to new heights and deliver meaningful outcomes for all.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ESG is<br \/>\nat the heart of our purpose to help people live healthier, longer, better<br \/>\nlives, as our collective future depends on the actions we are taking today. Our<br \/>\n2050 net-zero target is the latest in a series of initiatives that underscores<br \/>\nthis very commitment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AIA Group \u2013 holding total<br \/>\nassets of US$326 billion<sup>[1]<\/sup> \u2013 is<br \/>\ndoubling down on its ESG commitments, recently announcing that the company sold<br \/>\noff almost US$10 billion of investments in coal mining and coal-fired power<br \/>\nbusiness, and that it won&#8217;t make new investments in businesses directly<br \/>\ninvolved in coal mining or generating electricity from coal. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AIA is the largest<br \/>\npan-Asian life and health insurer to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse<br \/>\ngas emissions by 2050. The company is also committed to the Science Based<br \/>\nTarget initiatives (SBTi)<sup>[2]<\/sup>, which<br \/>\nwill inform its US$286 billion investment portfolio<sup>[3]<\/sup><br \/>\nengagement processes. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\"\/>\n<div id=\"ftn2\">\n<p><sup>[2] <\/sup><i>The Science<br \/>\nBased Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling businesses to set<br \/>\nambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science,<br \/>\nto meet the goals of the Paris Agreement<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/2022\/01\/20\/116658\/aia-appoints-new-head-of-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-for-singapore\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Media OutReach\u00a0&#8211; 20 January 2022 &#8211;\u00a0AIA Singapore today announced the official appointment of Ms Leong Li Sun as its new Head of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG). This newly created role is part of the leading life and health insurer&#8217;s transformational push to ensure a more sustainable future for the individuals and families it serves. 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