Bennett Wong

Bennett has developed content and delivered over 25 hours of training for practitioners in corporate sustainability and impact investing, focusing on impact measurement, sustainable supply chains and sustainability reporting. He has also facilitated workshop briefings on national security for senior government officials during his time with the Home Affairs Ministry.

Bennett has worked with C-suite clients on structured trade finance, export finance and loan syndications in the commodities and energy sectors. Prior to joining Paia, Bennett was with Impact Investment Exchange, where he oversaw the transaction advisory team’s work on impact investment due diligence and impact measurement process. He has worked on projects commissioned by development finance institutes (DFIs) to promote sustainable and blended finance opportunities in Southeast Asia sector. Bennett has over a decade’s experience in financial services in several banks and the Lloyds of London insurance market as a trade and political risk underwriter.

Bennett started his career with the public sector as a senior analyst covering regional security.

Selected project experience:

•Training on sustainability reporting with various partners including GCNS and UOB •Environmental data analysis for companies in renewables and ICT circular economy sector •Sustainability strategy development for companies in financial services sector

Education:

MSc (Environmental Management) (pursuing), National University of Singapore

MSc (Applied Finance), Singapore Management University

BA (Anthropology, Hons I), University of Sydney