Hetal Patel

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Hetal Patel is Head of Sustainable Investment Research at Standard Life, a global investment and pensions provider within the Phoenix Group. A Chartered Actuary (Fellow), he focuses on sustainable finance, climate risk, and carbon accounting within financial institutions. He also chairs the Core Team of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), an international initiative developing standards for measuring financed emissions. Hetal previously held senior investment roles at Legal & General and worked as an investment consultant at KPMG.

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If pension funds and insurers remain heavily invested in high-carbon infrastructure… they face both physical risks… and transition risks

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Climate Change · Sustainable Finance

Investors acknowledge climate change as a financial risk, but credible transition plans, governance integration, and portfolio adjustments remain essential to protect savings and fiduciary responsibilities

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