Speciality re/insurance coverage group Chaucer has promoted Simon Tighe to change into its group head of ESG (environmental, social and company governance), along with his function as Investments & Treasury group head.
Simon has been key in selling Chaucer’s ESG sustainability technique.
Chaucer acknowledged that it’s dedicated to having ESG within the decision-making course of.
Simon had an necessary function to play in growing the corporate’s main ESG initiative, which was developed in partnership with Moody’s.
Its ESG Balanced Scorecard permits companies to trace their ESG efficiency, throughout as much as 158 distinctive metrics, permitting them to determine, assess and handle enterprise dangers and alternatives when it comes to ESG and change into extra sustainable.
The scorecard brings collectively Chaucer’s experience in underwriting threat, with Moody’s information and ESG-modelling experience.
Chaucer CEO Joh Fowle stated: “I’m delighted to announce Simon’s new function as Group Head of ESG. He has been a driving power within the evolution of our ESG technique, particularly the design and growth of our ESG Balanced Scorecard with Moody’s permitting an goal measurement of ESG.
“At Chaucer, we’re dedicated to including significant worth to all our counterparties as we try to help transition and ship on our sustainability targets together with changing into internet zero by 2050 and carbon impartial by 2030.”
Simon Tighe stated: “I’m wanting ahead to persevering with and constructing upon Chaucer’s ESG achievements up to now. Being a real power for good is on the coronary heart of our method to ESG. I’m excited to guide the tangible influence we will make in the best way that our shoppers and counterparties handle and mitigate their ESG threat.”
Chaucer has lately signed up for the United Nations Ideas for Sustainable Insurance coverage (PSI), which goals to handle ESG dangers and alternatives for the insurance coverage and reinsurance industries.
As well as, Chaucer has invested in carbon credit score insurance coverage specialist Kita, whose Carbon Buy Safety Cowl resolution insures patrons of forward-purchased carbon credit.
