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
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3 reasons for Denmark’s large green bond premium
The Kingdom of Denmark's first green bond auction in January drew strong investor demand and a large green bond premium, or "greenium," of 5 basis points. Our experts explain why.
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Helping clients navigate the sustainable finance landscape
Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory's Juho Maalahti is eager to help companies and investors tackle new challenges in the fast-developing world of sustainable finance.
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Corporate insights
Sustainable finance expert Isabella Frenning Willis has her eye on the targets
Isabella Frenning Willis, Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory's Denmark lead, is focused on helping companies select material and ambitious targets for their sustainability-linked loans and bonds.
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ECB calls for mandatory EU Green Bond standard
The European Commission this summer released its proposed voluntary standard for European green bonds. Now the European Central Bank argues that the standard should be made mandatory. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team takes a closer look at the ECB’s view on risks, benefits and practical implementation.
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Science Based Targets initiative launches new net-zero corporate standard
Net-zero commitments from companies have taken off in recent years. Now, the Science Based Targets initiative has launched a new science-based certification for those corporate targets. Can it make net-zero pledges more credible?
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What did COP26 achieve? A Nordea climate specialist’s key takeaways
COP26 turned out to be the net zero COP, says Nordea climate specialist Stefan Henningsson, who recently returned from the UN climate summit.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea active in making major Asian companies withdraw from coal-fired power plant projects
Nordea has been the initiator and driving force behind a collaboration of 25 investors urging companies to withdraw from the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. Several leading Asian companies have now announced an end to future coal projects.
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Raising awareness of sustainable financing options at COP26
Sustainable finance experts from Nordea, Ericsson and Credit Agricole CIB gathered at the virtual COP26 Backdoor to discuss the upsurge in sustainability-linked debt.
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SFDR: What’s new in the updated Regulatory Technical Standards?
Updates to the SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards aim to strengthen disclosure requirements on financial market participants at the product level and detail alignment with environmental objectives under the EU taxonomy.
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Social debt: A means of driving social impact and change
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for funding to tackle social issues, which translated to a significant increase in social bonds.
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GRI, SASB, CDP – Making sense of overlapping sustainability and climate disclosures
Need help navigating the jungle of standards and frameworks for voluntary ESG disclosures? Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team brings you a guide to the most important sustainability reporting initiatives, how they relate to each other and which ones to use.
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ESG storytelling matters: Meet Nordea's new sustainable finance expert
Companies need to convey their ESG stories in a way that goes beyond large data tables with sustainability-linked metrics, says David Ray.
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