Hyewon Kong appointed as Sustainable Investment Director

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Hyewon Kong as Sustainable Investment Director to advance our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts across our strategies.

As a recognised leader in the industry, Hyewon Kong brings over 20 years of experience in sustainable investment across Asia, Europe, and North America. Most recently, Hyewon Kong was Head of Responsible Investing at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), where she spent over four years leading sustainable investing strategies and overseeing ESG integration across a number of asset classes. Prior to this, Hyewon Kong was Assistant Vice President and Head of ESG at AGF Investments, where she managed approximately $600mn through the firm’s global sustainable and impact investing strategies.

Hyewon Kong has also served on various board and committees throughout her career, including as an Investment Committee member at The Atmospheric Fund (Ontario Government Province Endowment) and as an Environmental Finance Advisory Committee member at the University of Toronto. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors at University of British Columbia (UBC) Investment Management and is the Co-Founder & Chair of the Canadian Responsible Investment Working Group.

Sustainability is at the core of our investment strategies. Our purpose is to help clients achieve their financial objectives while contributing towards the transition to a more sustainable economy through investments across Sustainable Infrastructure, Natural Capital, Battery Storage and Renewable Energy, Forestry, and Real Estate.

Hyewon Kong, Director, Sustainable Investment Director, commented:

“I am proud to be joining a firm investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy. Gresham House has a track record of investing in transformative sectors and institutionalising asset classes. I look forward to working with Gresham House’s well-established team of sustainability experts and supporting the firm’s commitment to driving forward the sustainable investment agenda, alongside generating attractive financial returns for clients.”

Tony Dalwood, CEO of Gresham House, commented:

“Hyewon has an outstanding track record both as an investor as well as building and leading sustainable investment portfolios and research platforms. She shares our view and approach to delivering sustainable outcomes for clients with attractive financial returns on capital. Hyewon’s extensive experience of working with institutional investors across the globe will be hugely valuable to our team as we look to establish Gresham House as the manager of choice for sustainable investment client solutions and hence to accelerate our growth ambitions.”

 

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