Amanda Blanc to co-chair Treasury’s climate transition plan taskforce
Aviva boss Amanda Blanc has been named as the co-chair of the government’s UK Transition Plan Taskforce along with John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury.
HM Treasury formally launched the taskforce today to develop the “gold standard” for UK firms’ climate transition plans.
The taskforce’s launch forms part of the chancellor’s commitment at COP26 where Rishi Sunak set out proposals to make the UK the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre.
Under the rules announced by the chancellor in November the government is requiring large companies and certain financial sector firms to publish a transition plan from 2023.
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