Sweden's FI appoints Emilia Högquist as head of sustainable finance

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has appointed Emilia Högquist as head of sustainable finance.

Högquist has worked extensively with sustainable development and comes to FI most recently from a management position at the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise. As the head of sustainable finance she will be FI's spokesperson on sustainability-related matters.

"Financial firms play a central role in sustainability work. I am looking forward to implementing together with my colleagues our assignment to promote financial firms' contribution to sustainable development,” Högquist said.

“Our cooperation within the EU is important, and the work with the new regulations that will steer sustainable work within the finance sector in different ways will continue to be a top priority for us.”

Högquist started in her new role on 12 August.



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