17 Jul 2024
Prajna Khanna appointed to PCAF Board of Directors
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has appointed Prajna Khanna, Global Head of Sustainability at Prosus Group and Naspers Limited, to its Board of Directors. With over 20 years working in sustainability roles spanning NGOs, banking and consumer businesses, Prajna brings a wealth of experience to the PCAF Board and will help to ensure that PCAF’s activity remains tightly aligned with the needs of the international financial sector.
Launched in 2019, PCAF works with over 490 financial institutions to develop the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions associated with portfolios of loans, investments, provision of insurance, and other financial products and services. By adhering to this standard, signatories are taking an important step towards assessing climate-related risks, setting targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, and developing effective strategies to decarbonise our society.
Also joining the PCAF Board are Justine Bolton, Carbon and Biodiversity Specialist at FirstRand Limited and Alison Vipond, Climate Specialist at Lloyds Banking Group.
For further details on these Board appointments, read the PCAF press release here.
About Prosus
Prosus is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world.
Operating and investing globally in markets with long-term growth potential, Prosus builds leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities.
The group is focused on building meaningful businesses in the online classifieds, food delivery, payments and fintech, and education technology sectors.
Through the Prosus Ventures team, the group invests in new technology growth opportunities within logistics, fintech, health, blockchain, social and ecommerce platforms, agriculture and more.
The team actively backs exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to improve people’s everyday lives.
Each month, more than 2 billion customers across the globe use the products and services of companies that Prosus has invested in, acquired or built. To find out more, please visit www.prosus.com