CCLA IM appoints stewardship lead for environmental issues

Tessa Younger joins

CCLA Investment Management has appointed Tessa Younger in the newly-created role of stewardship lead for the environment.

Younger joined in January to "add capacity and momentum" to the work undertaken by Helen Wildsmith, CCLA's climate-focused stewardship director and its wider sustainability team, the UK's largest charity investment manager said. Reporting to head of sustainability James Corah, Younger will lead CCLA's ‘Better Environment' work, managing all stewardship on environmental issues, which aims to drive clear improvements at investee companies. Younger had previously worked at corporate governance and shareholder advisory consultancy PIRC, where she most recently held the position of head of...