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Listen to the podcast episode were Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck argue it is crucial to have financial contingency plans with funding to be able to weather disruption to supply chains, also if it lasts longer than a few weeks or months.
The European Commission this summer released its proposed voluntary standard for European green bonds. Now the European Central Bank argues that the standard should be made mandatory. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team takes a closer look at the ECB’s view on risks, benefits and practical implementation.
Science Based Targets initiative launches new net-zero corporate standard
Net-zero commitments from companies have taken off in recent years. Now, the Science Based Targets initiative has launched a new science-based certification for those corporate targets. Can it make net-zero pledges more credible?
Nordea's green securities finance loans are an attractive source of cheap, short-term capital for green projects that can complement longer-term green financing structures companies may have.
Raising awareness of sustainable financing options at COP26
Sustainable finance experts from Nordea, Ericsson and Credit Agricole CIB gathered at the virtual COP26 Backdoor to discuss the upsurge in sustainability-linked debt.
FX trading is undergoing a digital transformation, with automated solutions eliminating the manual, repetitive tasks and making more time for brain work. Matti Honkanen, Nordea’s head of Next Gen FX, talks to e-Forex’s Larry Levy in a podcast about the rapid change that’s underway.
People and processes need to catch up with technology
How far behind are people and processes compared with our technological developments? In our latest NOYM, Johan Trocmé, talks to, Dr. Thomas L. Hager, who runs IBM's Banking and Financial Services industry segment in Europe.
Usage-based business models require new payment solutions
What does the fourth industrial revolution Industry 4.0 have to do with banks? Ville Sointu and Marina Repo, who lead Nordea's project to develop a pay-per-use platform for manufacturing at Nordea Runway 2019 project helps us answer the questions.
SFDR: What’s new in the updated Regulatory Technical Standards?
Updates to the SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards aim to strengthen disclosure requirements on financial market participants at the product level and detail alignment with environmental objectives under the EU taxonomy.