Tesla director Hiro Mizuno picked as UN sustainable investment envoy

Former CIO of Japan's pension 'whale' active in climate and ESG initiatives

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Hiromichi Mizuno promoted ESG investing at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund. © Reuters

KAORI YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named Hiromichi Mizuno, a Tesla board member and former chief investment officer at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, as special envoy on innovative finance and sustainable investing.

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