BNP Paribas hires European Head of ESG Ratings Advisory from Denmark
BNP Paribas continues to strengthen its expertise and build out its services to support the transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy. Peter Zink Secher joins the company in a newly created role as Head of ESG Ratings Advisory EMEA, BNP Paribas.
BNP Paribas is one of the first global banks to build a dedicated ESG Rating Advisory department as a direct response to Boardroom and C-suite need.
Peter Zink Secher, who joins from Nykredit, one of Denmark’s leading financial services providers, is a well-known as a subject-matter expert within Sustainable Finance and ESG. Peter will be based in Denmark and report functionally to Joe Weaver, Head of Credit & ESG Ratings Advisory in London, and locally to Ulrik Ross, CEO of BNP Paribas Group in Denmark.
Ulrik Ross, CEO BNP Paribas Group Denmark, comments -
“As one of the largest bank in Europe, we have a responsibility and a strong commitment to enable, support and drive development towards a sustainable net-zero economy. As reporting, regulatory and investor demands for ESG clarity raises, we see ESG Rating Advisory as an important tool to help support and improve the ESG journey for Corporates and Investors.”
Peter Zink Secher comments -
“I am very honored and proud to be joining a global bank with such a strong leadership position in sustainable finance. The ESG Rating Advisory service is a quantitative tool helping companies and investors alike strengthening their ESG journey. It is essentially a ‘What if’ analysis that predict what specific sustainability actions, disclosures and controversies that will influence a company’s ESG rating. In essence, it is the missing piece that will give Board members and C-suite players a clear factual and tangible ESG roadmap for years to come. Most larger companies already have unsolicited ESG ratings from the ESG agencies, but it is all about how you want to build and improve your ESG identity. “
BNP Paribas Group 2025 targets Sustainable Finance:
BNP Paribas unveils its first 'climate analytics and alignment report' and carbon intensity reduction targets by 2025 - BNP Paribas (group.bnpparibas)
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Jennie Casselborg
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BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 70 countries and has nearly 200,000 employees, including nearly 150,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval ; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions ; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, Eastern Europe as well as via a large network in the western part of the United States. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.
In the Nordic region, BNP Paribas employs 900 people across CIB, Asset Management, Personal Finance, Car Fleet Management, Leasing, Factoring and Insurance, with offices in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic Region is strategically important to BNP Paribas. We have a long-term commitment in all the Nordic countries. We have and will continue to make considerable investments in the region, both in terms of capital and in people. Our ambition is to be the leading Global European bank with international reach for our clients in the region.
