The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change welcomes GIC’s Senior Vice President, Sustainability Office to the AIGCC Board Committee.
AIGCC CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright said “De Rui Wong has been a valued and hands-on chair of AIGCC’s Paris-Aligned Investing working group and we’re thrilled that he is now also joining the AIGCC Board Committee.
“De Rui plays a key sustainability leadership role at one of Singapore’s most important financial institutions, so AIGCC will benefit greatly as he brings that insight and perspective as we help the region’s investors manage climate risks and opportunities.”
De Rui Wong, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Office, GIC said “As climate change presents an increasing material impact on investors and the global community, it is crucial to have platforms to discuss and collaborate on best practices to tackle this challenge. I look forward to working more closely with other investors on the risks and opportunities associated with climate change, especially in a region as important as Asia.”
About De Rui Wong
De Rui is Senior Vice President of the Sustainability Office at GIC, a global long-term investor established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves.
He leads research on sustainability-related themes such as climate change, nature, supply chains, and inequality that will have material impact on GIC’s investment portfolio.
By collaborating with industry partners, peers, academic thought leaders, and GIC’s investment teams, De Rui develops investment integration tools, analytics, and strategies for GIC to be future-ready for these long-term trends.
He also chairs AIGCC’s Paris-Aligned Investing working group in the which seeks to share and advance emerging investor solutions for facilitating the transition to a net zero emissions economy.
In recognition of his passion and expertise in advocating for sustainable investing, he was awarded AsianInvestor’s Top 10 Sovereign Wealth Fund Executives in Asia for 2024. De Rui holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Northwestern University.
To find out more about what De Rui does in Sustainability, you can connect with him on LinkedIn