Marsh Names Barnes to New Global Sustainability, Climate Strategy Role

World insurance coverage dealer Marsh has appointed Amy Barnes to the newly created function of head of Sustainability and Local weather Change Technique.

Barnes will relocate to London later this 12 months from Houston, Texas, and report back to Lucy Clarke, president, Marsh JLT Specialty and World Placement.

In her new function, Barnes might be accountable for main Marsh’s international technique on the event of local weather and sustainability-related initiatives for purchasers, notably in relation to the influence of a altering bodily threat panorama, enhancing entry to capital for inexperienced initiatives, and a extra thorough understanding of climate-related challenge threat.

She can even take part in Marsh & McLennan’s (MMC) Sustainability and Local weather Change program, which focuses on creating sustainability and local weather change companies throughout MMC.

Barnes is at the moment U.S. and Canada Vitality & Energy Chief inside Marsh JLT Specialty aiding purchasers with threat and insurance coverage points, notably in relation to the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. She joined Marsh in 2001 as an environmental marketing consultant, and has held a variety of senior worldwide insurance coverage and threat advisory positions over the past 20 years within the UK and U.S.

Clarke mentioned Marsh is “investing considerably” in capabilities to assist purchasers in “attaining their local weather and sustainability-related targets.”

“Because the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a large alternative for organizations to position sustainability and local weather change on the coronary heart of their resilience,” Barnes mentioned.

Supply: Marsh