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Emily Chew is managing director and head of sustainability at GIC. She leads GIC’s Sustainability Office to deepen the firm’s capabilities in sustainability-related research themes, examining their implications for investment, and ideating solutions for capital allocation. She is also responsible for championing enhancements to investment processes across the enterprise.
Emily joined GIC in 2024. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley as Executive Vice President for Calvert Research & Management where she worked to globalize the investment practices, personnel, and product range of Calvert-branded funds. She assumed this role after operating as the inaugural Global Head of Sustainability for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Prior to that, she served as Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research & Integration at Manulife Investment Management, and as Head of Asia-Pacific ESG Research for MSCI Inc.
Emily has served in various capacities to strengthen the adoption of sustainable investing and ESG integration across the asset management industry. She was a member of the CFA Institute ESG Technical Committee, which launched a new global ESG disclosure standard for investment funds in 2021, and formerly served as rotating chair of the Steering Committee of the Climate Action 100+ investor engagement initiative and as chair of the Asian Investor Group on Climate Change. She has championed the growth of women in leadership through her role as board member of Global Women Asia, and as a founding member of the Bloomberg Women’s Buyside Network (New York). Emily has worked across Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, the United States, and is now based in Singapore. She holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, and bachelors of laws and arts (honors) from the University of Melbourne.
Emily is a Fellow of Class VII of the Finance Leaders Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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