What is ESG?
ESG is used as a model for investing and screening. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. This is also called sustainability in many cases.
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ESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and refers to the three key factors widely used to evaluate how companies, countries and other actors contribute to sustainable development
Sustainability
Biodiversity and business: Our expert on the emerging trends
Anna-Karin Modin-Edman is Nordea’s resident biodiversity expert. She explains why the theme is climbing corporate agendas, the main challenges and how companies are tackling them.
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Active ownership
How we use our shareholder impact to promote labour rights
Nordea has extensively engaged for several years with many known consumer brands to improve labour rights at the companies. Recent examples are Tesla, Starbucks and Amazon.
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Active ownership
Award-winning methane engagement expands reach and impact
Nordea Asset Management has for several years been driving an investor collaboration engaging with oil and gas companies and more recently utilities on reducing their methane emissions. The initiative now includes 65 oil and gas companies and utilities.
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Active ownership
More than 1,000 dialogues with companies on their sustainable transition
In 2023 Nordea’s responsible investment experts engaged in more than 1,000 dialogues with companies in the name of our investment funds. The aim of the dialogues was to discuss how the companies work with topics such as climate change, human rights and governance.
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Markets LC&I
“It’s quite intense, very rewarding and just great, professionally and socially” – ESG interns in LC&I tell
(ESG #2) Fully dedicated to help drive the change towards a greener society, we’re committed to supporting our corporate clients’ transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economy. With ESG at the core of everything we do, it’s a delight and inspiration to have nine summer interns, equally passionate about ESG and sustainability, joining us in LC&I ESG in Stockholm - and learn that they’re having a great time; learning a lot, on many levels, professionally and personally.
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Corporate insights
ESG ratings update shows continued progress for Nordic companies
Nordea Equities' ESG Research team has published the annual update of its ESG ratings based on around 300 companies' published 2023 data. ESG remains firmly in focus for Nordic companies, although momentum has slowed in some metrics.
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Markets LC&I
ESG internship: “Exciting blend of learning, collaboration, and fun” – this is why
(ESG #1) With sustainability at the core of everything we do at Nordea, we’re pleased to have eight talented students joining us as summer interns in our ESG unit in Large Corporates & Institutions (LC&I). Tag along and hear about their tasks, learnings, and team work, not to mention the social aspects of hanging out with fellow interns and colleagues, and having fun.
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Sustainable finance
Nordic companies’ EU Taxonomy alignment on the rise
Nordic companies have reported their EU Taxonomy numbers for 2023, and Nordea's ESG Research team has analysed the results. While average revenue alignment for companies increased from 7.5% to 8.0%, we still see upside potential for several sectors.
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Sustainability
Companies report on four new EU Taxonomy objectives: water, pollution, biodiversity and circularity
EU companies recently reported their alignment with the EU Taxonomy for the second year in a row. For the first time, they also reported their eligibility under four new environmental objectives: water, pollution, biodiversity and circularity. The results bode well for companies' overall Taxonomy alignment numbers next year, according to Nordea's ESG Research team.
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Sustainable banking
Eric Pedersen appointed adjunct professor at CBS
Nordea’s Head of Responsible Investment, Eric Pedersen, has been appointed adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School, which will benefit from his insights and position as a frontrunner within sustainable banking.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea among the top responsible investors in the world
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is fourth best asset manager in the world based on combined scores for responsible investment commitments and our ESG brand.
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Sustainable finance
Signs of slowdown in the Nordic sustainable bond market
Despite record volumes in 2023, early indicators hint at a slowdown in the growth of the Nordic sustainable bond market. For the first time since 2020, 2024 Q1 volume shows contraction both year-on-year and relative to the previous quarter.
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