17 Jul 2024
Prajna Khanna appointed to PCAF Board of Directors
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has appointed Prajna Khanna, Global Head of Sustainability at Prosus Group and Naspers Limited, to its Board of Directors. With over 20 years working in sustainability roles spanning NGOs, banking and consumer businesses, Prajna brings a wealth of experience to the PCAF Board and will help to ensure that PCAF’s activity remains tightly aligned with the needs of the international financial sector.
Launched in 2019, PCAF works with over 490 financial institutions to develop the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions associated with portfolios of loans, investments, provision of insurance, and other financial products and services. By adhering to this standard, signatories are taking an important step towards assessing climate-related risks, setting targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, and developing effective strategies to decarbonise our society.
Also joining the PCAF Board are Justine Bolton, Carbon and Biodiversity Specialist at FirstRand Limited and Alison Vipond, Climate Specialist at Lloyds Banking Group.
For further details on these Board appointments, read the PCAF press release here.
About Naspers
Established in 1915, Naspers has transformed itself to become a global consumer internet company and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Through Prosus, the group operates and invests globally in markets with long-term growth potential, building leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities. Prosus has its primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam, and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Naspers is the majority owner of Prosus.
In South Africa, Naspers is one of the foremost investors in the technology sector and is committed to building its internet and ecommerce companies. These include Takealot, Mr D Food, Superbalist, Autotrader, Property24 and PayU, in addition to Media24, South Africa’s leading print and digital media business.
Naspers has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (NPN.SJ), a secondary listing on the A2X Exchange (NPN.AJ) in South Africa, and has a level 1 American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme which trades on an over-the-counter basis in the United States of America.
For more information, please visit www.naspers.com.
Naspers Labs
In 2019, Naspers Labs, a youth development programme designed to transform and launch South Africa’s unemployed youth into economic activity, was launched. Naspers Labs focuses on digital skills and training, enabling young people to pursue tech careers.
Response to COVID-19
Naspers contributed R1.5 billion of emergency aid to support the South African government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This contribution consisted of R500 million towards the Solidarity Fund and R1 billion worth of PPE sourced and distributed to South Africa’s front-line healthcare workers. In addition, Naspers contributed R6.9 million to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's EachOne FeedOne programme to support families who COVID-19 has impacted with meals for a year.