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The Swedish local government funding agency, Kommuninvest, recently launched a social sustainability loan offering for its members. This innovative new product, developed in collaboration with members to promote social sustainability throughout Sweden, finances investments with solid potential to address local challenges. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team spoke to Björn Bergstrand, Head of Sustainability at Kommuninvest, to find out more about the agency’s social loan journey.
03 May,
Ten years ago you’d probably never heard of the 'C-suite', a phrase that refers to a company's key group of senior executives. Now, it’s everywhere. And over that time, the definition has grown more broad. Core roles — like Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO) — have been joined by new ones, like Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). As we emerge from a period of intense changes, many businesses are asking if this leadership group needs to evolve further.
The rise of edge banking in the era of digital commerce
As companies continue their migration towards digital commerce, they will increasingly need to embed financial services into their own customer offerings and value-chain processes. Marina Repo, Head of Partnerships, Nordea Connect, and Jean-Francois Tapprest, LC&I Business Innovation Lead at Nordea, exchange views on the rise of e-commerce and envision the opportunities for re-inventing corporate banking.
The final EU Taxonomy and next steps in sustainable finance
The European Commission has adopted its final screening criteria under the EU taxonomy, a framework for classifying green investments. Nordea's experts share their reflections on the landmark rules and what to focus on in sustainable finance going forward.
Is your company prepared for the 4th industrial revolution?
The fourth industrial revolution has ushered in a whole range opportunities for implementing data driven business models. Mathias Rasmussen, Working Capital Advisory at Nordea, discusses the effects increased data will have on asset life time spans, customer relationships, working capital and value creation.
The growth of embedded finance has seen an increasing number of financial operations enabled in the user’s own preferred digital environment. As a market leader in Open Banking, Nordea is heading the embedded finance charge by providing a growing selection of premium API solutions that can be embedded in external channels and applications.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation takes effect: What to expect
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), effective from 10 March 2021, imposes new transparency and disclosure requirements on financial market participants at both the product and entity level. The regulation is part of a broader wave of EU legislation that aims to stamp out greenwashing and reorient capital flows towards sustainable investment.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more varied and more widespread. Many of us interact with it every single day: we talk to digital assistants like Siri and Alexa, we let sites like Netflix, Amazon and ASOS suggest our next purchases, and we let AI sort our emails and even suggest replies. But AI isn’t without its problems and even companies with large teams of researchers are struggling with some of the challenges.
Lots has been written about the future of retail. And not just since the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2019, a study by HUI Research in collaboration with the Trade Council found that in Sweden 4,222 stores had closed in the past year. This was offset by 1,957 openings, but still represents a significant fall.
Using the financial markets to close the gender gap
The importance of gender equality is getting a lot of attention, not least from the financial markets. That was the message at a recent fireside chat from the 2021 SHE Conference, featuring Heike Reichelt from the World Bank Treasury and Elin Ljung from Nordic Capital.
The true value of P27 are the things that can be added on top
Tino Kam, Head of Transaction Banking Product Management at Nordea, spoke to P27 Nordic Payments to share his take on the value of P27, the platform’s expected benefits, and the importance of having a robust and resilient payments platform that serves the entire Nordic region. This article was independently edited by P27 Nordic Payments and is reshared here on Insights.
