42 www.ppf.co.uk Meet the team Claire Curtin Iliana Lazarova Head of ESG Senior ESG Analyst Claire joined the PPF’s investment Iliana joined the PPF to implement team in 2018 to support our our RI strategy and bolster ambitions to further develop collaboration initiatives. She is and implement our Responsible responsible for streamlining Investment strategy. She is reporting on long-term ESG risks responsible for contributing to and deepening ESG integration the management of long-term across asset classes, with a focus risks, and to the achievement of on sustainable infrastructure and long-term sustainable investment private markets. returns, by aligning the PPF’s investment portfolio with the Iliana has long tenure as a consideration of ESG factors. sustainability professional with expertise on carbon, climate and Claire is a member of the renewable energy. PRI’s Infrastructure Advisory Committee and the Pensions Prior to joining the PPF, Iliana was Climate Risk Industry Group. an analyst with Trucost, part of S&P Global. Iliana has a Master’s Claire has 20 years’ experience in Environmental Management within the asset management from the Yale School of Forestry industry, with the last decade and Environmental Studies and a Getting in touch specialising in ESG research Bachelor’s degree in International Claire Curtin, Head of ESG and analysis, during which Economic Relations. [email protected] she has built a deep technical understanding of ESG issues Iliana Lazarova, Senior ESG Analyst across a wide range of asset [email protected] classes. She was awarded the Chartered Alternative Investment Visit our website to read our latest Analyst designation in 2007. news and reports.