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
Sector insights
Nordic mining: ESG drivers reshape sector operations
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) drivers reshape sector operations, Nordic mining companies are increasingly recognized for their efforts to advance sustainable practices and responsible sourcing of critical minerals. Learn how companies are innovating to meet environmental standards, adapting to new regulation and securing vital resources for Europe’s future.
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Sustainability
How are Nordic companies performing on ESG? Nordea's latest insights
Nordea Equity Research’s annual ESG ratings for approximately 300 companies reveal ongoing progress, but with noticeable impacts from challenging macroeconomic conditions.
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Markets LC&I
Meet our ESG interns – hear about their learnings, and see what makes it “highly rewarding”
While we take pride in incorporating sustainability into everything we do at Nordea, it’s a great pleasure to have 10 talented students joining our ESG team in Stockholm this summer. Check out their blog and see why they find the internship highly rewarding.
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Sustainable banking
Understanding social impact investing
Social impact investing is when you as an investor choose your investments with the intention of generating measurable, beneficial social effects in addition to financial gains.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea maintains position in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook
Nordea has once again been recognised for its commitment to sustainability by being included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025. This marks the third consecutive year that we have earned this distinction, placing us among the top 15% of the world’s most sustainable banks.
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Sustainable banking
Saving with sustainable focus: How green is green?
Funds that focus on sustainability – what does that really mean? How can investment funds be sustainable and who sets the requirements? More and more people are showing interest in this form of investment and there is regulation in place to support it. Get a quick overview.
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Sustainable finance
Corporate treasuries see sustainable financing on the rise
Sustainability has taken root in corporate treasuries, and the focus is expected to increase in the coming years, according to our annual Treasury Survey for 2024.
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Sustainable banking
What is sustainable financing?
Sustainable financing is a form of financing that takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when setting criteria for the funding.
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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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Responsible investments
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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Responsible investments
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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Responsible investments
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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