A new head of responsible investment has joined Scottish Widows.
Eva Cairns joined the firm this week after 13 years with Abrdn, where most recently she was head of sustainability insights and climate strategy.
Eva said: “I’ve been impressed by the leading stance Scottish Widows has taken on responsible investing and I am really looking forward to working with all the fantastic people I’ve met so far.
"After 14 years on the asset management side, I understand the challenges and opportunities of the sector and am excited about the new challenge to evolve, strengthen and implement responsible investing as an asset owner, for the benefit of our customers.”
Before joining Abrdn in 2010, she worked as an economist at global engineering consultancy Halcrow Group (now CH2M Hill), where she focused on environmental and socio-economic impact assessment of energy and transport projects globally.
Kevin Doran, chief investment officer, Scottish Widows, said: “We’re aiming to halve the carbon intensity of all our investments by 2030 on our path to net zero by 2050 or sooner and we’ve already beaten our 2025 target – investing over £1.3bn in climate solution.
“Eva’s expertise and knowledge of the sector will be extremely valuable in helping us achieve on our ambitious strategy and we are look forward to working together on making ESG central to our future success.”
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