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Sustainable finance

Sustainable finance markets: H1 2023 in charts

Sustainable bond markets are again showing positive signs, with both global and Nordic sustainable bond volumes beating previous years during the first half of 2023. Nordic sustainable loan markets struggled in the interest rate environment of H1 2023, although Finland and Norway showed strong performance.

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Sustainable finance

European Commission adopts European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

While many of the reporting areas initially proposed to be mandatory for corporates were diluted to voluntary before being adopted, the European Commission said it aimed to strike a balance between limiting the reporting burden on companies while enabling them to show their sustainability efforts.

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Sustainable finance

Nordea continues to win top rankings in sustainable finance

Global Finance has once again recognised Nordea's sustainability leadership in its 2023 Sustainable Finance Awards. In addition to country wins for Denmark, Finland and Norway, Nordea was also named top bank for transition/sustainability-linked loans in all of Western Europe.

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Sustainable finance

Beyond climate: Sustainability-linked loans embrace diverse targets

Loans linking borrowing costs to sustainability targets have surged in recent years. While sustainability-linked loans have tended to focus on climate-related goals, borrowers are increasingly going beyond climate to include social targets in their financing.

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Corporate insights

Top 10 reasons to automate your treasury workflow

Companies large and small are turning to automation to streamline and optimise operations in their treasury and finance departments. Here are the top 10 reasons why.

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Corporate insights

ICMA Women’s Network: Together for a brighter and safer Europe

Sustainable finance in stormy times. European security and a warzone witness from Ukraine. Gender equality and women’s rights. The ICMA Women’s Network in Helsinki had it all: expert speakers with a top-notch keynote and panel views.

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Corporate insights

Staying ahead in volatile markets: Why corporates should have an FX and liquidity strategy for their cash pools

In a world of higher interest rates and currency volatility, companies have an even greater need to monitor and manage their liquidity, cash positions and FX exposure. Our Nordea Markets experts explain why a strategy for cash pool optimisation is now a must-have for treasury and finance departments.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Protecting Nordea against script kiddies and true hackers

Being a bank means being in the line of fire of cybercriminals. Keen to understand how banks protect themselves, we interviewed Kamil Medzikowski, Senior IT Security Specialist at Nordea Internal Security Testing.

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Open banking

Succeeding with PSD3 by learning from PSD2

Let’s face it: PSD3 is soon here, whether you are ready for it or not. The past year’s PSD2 implementation offers valuable experiences that will come in handy for the upcoming PSD3 implementation. In this blog post, Sanela Dulic, Head of Nordea Open Banking Platform, reflects on what has been and what is yet to come.

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Insights

Chief Economist Kjetil Olsen: Evening calm in stormy times

Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Inflation and higher interest rates. Nordea’s Norwegian Chief Economist Kjetil Olsen is close to the big news. But an evening trip to the forest can make him forget time and place.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Cybercriminals can attack through your connected fridge or lightbulb

For the latest Nordea On Your Mind report on cybersecurity, the team was keen to include a law enforcement perspective on cybercrime. They spoke to Philipp Amann, former Head of Strategy at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).

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Corporate insights

Navigating financial risks in emerging markets: Perstorp’s success story

With production and sales around the world, specialty chemicals company Perstorp has first-hand experience with the challenges that come with doing business in emerging markets. Lars Grimsgård, Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at Perstorp, reflects on these hurdles and the importance of having a trusted banking partner in Nordea to help navigate them.

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