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Engage with rating providers to prepare for the inevitable ESG conversations
Bob Mann, President and COO of Sustainalytics, explains why it's important for corporates to embrace ESG and engage with ESG rating providers.
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Get the latest insights on the economy, industries and emerging trends that can help your business tackle the challenges it faces in today’s market. We share the learnings and perspectives of leading experts and innovators in the Nordics, both from Nordea and beyond.
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EU unveils proposed green bond standard
The European Commission has launched the first official green bond standard linked to the EU taxonomy. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team shares its take on the proposed regulation for European green bonds and the implications for bond issuers going forward.
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A guide to the EU’s renewed sustainable finance strategy
The European Commission in 2018 adopted its first Action Plan on financing sustainable growth. On 6 July, it released its renewed Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory equips you with a pocket summary of the actions included.
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How to finance growth for Small & Medium sized Enterprises?
Nordea’s Trade and Working Capital team return to their Working Capital Report 2020, this time from the perspective of SMEs (Small & Medium sized Enterprises) to assess their challenges with financing growth and investments and to suggest alternative solutions for funding growth if there is a shortage of capital.
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Ways to tackle fraud in the new banking landscape
Helena Wall, Head of Fraud Intelligence and Awareness within Fraud Management at Nordea, was interviewed by ‘The Paypers’ to discuss the latest trends in financial service fraud attempts and how people can be educated on the tactics being applied by fraudsters.
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A strong ESG score requires both actual improvement and communication of it
Sustainability has become the norm in financial markets. Jacob Michaelsen explains how corporates should engage with ESG rating providers.
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Automating beneficiary account validation with Wärtsilä
A new API based solution known as ‘Beneficiary Account Validation’ provides an effective way for companies to validate the bank account information of their international suppliers before changing payment instructions or adding a new supplier. Developed as the result of close collaboration between Nordea and Wärtsilä, the new service aims to reduce the risk of fraud by adding an extra layer of security to the account verification process.
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Nordea elected to Executive Committee for Green and Social Bond Principles
Nordea joins a select group of 24 underwriters, issuers and investors on the Executive Committee, the governing body that decides on any changes to the Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles.
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The subscription economy requires specific financial services
Driven by new technology and digitalisation, companies in the Nordics are increasingly moving towards subscription based business models as they become mainstream. Jean-Francois Tapprest, LC&I Business Innovation Lead at Nordea, discusses the ways companies can make the change and what this means for the financial services they consume.
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Understanding risk: Why treasuries need to evolve
The treasury has long been under pressure to transform — yet, as we found out in our Treasury 2025 report, only 12% of treasuries said that their department has a digitisation strategy. In most companies, the treasury is still operating on the periphery, playing a supporting role to the wider business.
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The rise of ESG in leveraged loans
Leveraged loan market participants are increasingly incorporating sustainability targets into their financing deals. With the trend set to grow at a rapid pace, the Loan Market Association brought together experts for a recent webinar to identify best practices for the leveraged market when it comes to engaging with ESG.
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Transition finance: Funding the shift to a green economy
Transition finance is one of the most hotly debated topics within sustainable finance. Nordea's Sustainable Finance Advisory team shares its view on the current state of transition finance and where it's headed.
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