ESG

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

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Sustainable finance

Financed emissions: A key lever in the net-zero transition

Financed emissions are the emissions produced by the companies Nordea invests in and lends money to. Find out how we as a bank are working to reduce financed emissions in our lending portfolio.

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Sustainability

Chief Economist's Corner: A greener agricultural country

Denmark will soon be one of the first countries in the world to introduce a CO2e tax on agricultural emissions. Perhaps others will follow suit given the massive climate challenges, writes Nordea Group Chief Economist Helge J. Pedersen.

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Active ownership

Making active ownership count

Nordea gets high recognition for how we practise active ownership in a recent independent report where we are compared to peers. Nordea is ranked number 8 among the 69 largest asset managers in the world.

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Corporate insights

Beijer Ref: Shaping the future of sustainable heating and cooling

Beijer Ref is on a mission to be preferred provider of sustainable and energy-efficient heating and cooling technology. Nordea has supported the company for over 20 years and recently helped facilitate the company's entry into the US market.

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Sustainable finance

Supporting Pandora’s sustainability journey

Sustainability is a strategic priority for the world’s largest jewellery brand, Pandora. The company aims to lead the way by becoming a low-carbon, circular, inclusive and fair business.

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Sustainable banking

Nordea continues good progress towards its emission reduction targets

Nordea continues to show strong progress in reducing emissions from its lending and investment portfolios. Notably, the absolute emissions from the lending portfolio are down by as much as 29% compared with 2019.

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Sustainable finance

Nordea named world’s best bank for sustainability-linked bonds

Global Finance has once again recognised Nordea’s sustainability leadership in its annual Sustainable Finance Awards for 2024 – this time at the global, regional and Nordic country levels.

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Sustainable banking

Nordea included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for second year running

At Nordea, we have climbed in several of our key ESG ratings and are again included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook, which places us among the top 15% sustainable banks globally.

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Sustainability

A new dawn for nuclear energy

Over the past few years, interest in nuclear energy has made a comeback, with its inclusion in the EU Taxonomy and a COP28 pledge to triple nuclear capacity. In a new report, Nordea’s ESG Research team examines this renewed interest.

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Sustainable finance

Nordic sustainable bond market hits all-time high in 2023

2023 was another banner year for the Nordic sustainable bond market, with over USD 60 billion in sustainable issuance for the year and record volumes in three quarters.

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Sustainable finance

Sustainable finance outlook for 2024: It’s all about transition

"Transition finance" has gone from being a bullet point in a list of key themes to being the overarching theme in sustainable finance, says Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory's Jacob Michaelsen. He explains why and shares the main topics on the agenda in 2024.

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Corporate insights

Nordic cleantech: Light at the end of the tunnel

After several difficult years, the Nordic cleantech sector looks set for a comeback. Some of the past headwinds are receding and may even turn into tailwinds, according to a new report from Nordea’s ESG Research team.

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