Goldman Sachs Hires New Head of ESG Real Estate for Europe, Asia

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s asset management arm has hired Marit van Rheenen from Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. in a newly created role leading the firm’s ESG efforts for real estate in Europe and Asia.

Van Rheenen joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management last month in its London office, a spokesman for the firm confirmed.

Her appointment is the latest sign of the growing demand among financial firms for executives with expertise in helping businesses ensure they are run in a sustainable fashion and are compliant with regulation. Asset managers are currently facing greater regulatory scrutiny for how they label and ...