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Oxford Sustainability Finance Group founding director to join DBS board sustainability committee

Dr. Ben Caldecott is the first professor in sustainable finance at the University of Oxford.

DBS Group Holdings announced the appointment of Oxford Sustainability Finance Group founding director Dr. Ben Caldecott as a non-director member of its Board Sustainability Committee (BSC).

Caldecott is also the first-ever professor in sustainable finance at the University of Oxford, as the inaugural Lombard Odier Associate Professor of Sustainability.

Likewise, he is the founding director and principal investigator of the UK Centre for Green Financing & Investment. He is a member of the advisory board of Climate Impact X, which is a joint venture between DBS, Temasek Holdings, SGX, and Standard Chartered Bank.

"As a leading global thinker in the field of sustainability finance, Ben’s insights and expertise will be of immense value as we continue to embed sustainability into our business. I look forward to working with him as DBS pushes ahead with helping our clients transition to a lower-carbon economy and realising a sustainable future," said DBS CEO and BSC chair Piyush Gupta in a bourse statement.

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