PGIM, the $1.5 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, has appointed Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson to the newly created role of global head of ESG.
Based in London and reporting to PGIM’s chief operating officer, Taimur Hyat, Unanyants-Jackson will be responsible for shaping and coordinating ESG strategy and approach across PGIM, including chairing the PGIM ESG Council and engaging with clients, consultants, regulators, and industry associations.
Having joined PGIM Fixed Income in 2020 as the firm’s inaugural head of ESG Research, Unanyants-Jackson was most recently charged with continuing to integrate ESG considerations into all aspects of the fixed income investment process, analysing ESG risks and opportunities and assessing potential negative or positive impacts on the environment and society.
During her tenure at PGIM Fixed Income, Unanyants-Jackson led the development of ESG Impact Ratings, a proprietary tool to help clients invest according to their ESG preferences.
She also oversaw the first publication of PGIM Fixed Income’s ESG Annual Report detailing the ESG ratings framework and helping ensure clients understand the firm’s approach to ESG across all portfolios.
PGIM’s multi-manager model allows for each business to integrate ESG considerations optimally for their specific asset class and investment style.
“However, in recognition of the critical importance of ESG across our client base, we want to invest in further enriching our ESG expertise, research, analytical capabilities, and industry leadership across PGIM,” said Hyat. “With over a decade and a half of specialist expertise in sustainable investing and ESG, Eugenia not only brings an incredible breadth of knowledge, but also true leadership in the investment management industry as we drive new ways of thinking about ESG analysis, integration and engagement.”
Unanyants-Jackson said. “I am thrilled for the opportunity to further advance PGIM’s ESG strategy and leverage our existing and in certain cases longstanding ESG capabilities to help our investors meet their sustainability objectives in coordination with each of PGIM’s businesses.”
PGIM Fixed Income has also named John Ploeg and Armelle de Vienne co-heads of ESG Research, reporting to Richard Greenwood, head of credit. Ploeg, based in London, and de Vienne, based in Newark, previously worked as ESG specialists and regional team leads within PGIM Fixed Income’s ESG research team.
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