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Prioritise substance over form in your ESG work
Marco Kisic and Viktoria Voskressenskaia from ESG Research explain how and why ESG performance matters for corporate value creation.
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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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Podcast: Showing you are sustainable and reaping the rewards
The hype for sustainability and ESG are here to stay. Find out why in the latest podcast episode of Nordea On Your Mind.
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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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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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Corporate insights
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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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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Corporate insights
Leading the way to a verifiable data network with Findy
A new joint public and private initiative in Finland known as Findy aims to create a decentralised verifiable data network that solves the challenges of being able to trust identification related information online. Findy’s goal is to enable individuals and organisations connected to the network to manage their own identification credentials and control access to the data.
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Sustainability-linked bonds: The investor perspective
Interest in sustainability-linked bonds has surged among issuers, but how do investors feel about the innovative new format? Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory has taken a deep dive, exploring investor reactions as well as the results of a recent investor survey on the SLB format.
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