Insights

Helge J. Pedersen

Insights

Helge J. Pedersen: The curious economist always chasing new knowledge

As a young student, Helge J. Pedersen got completely hooked on economics. The Nordea expert never looked back, and today he is one of Denmark’s most well-known economists. But his passion for football and the world of sports never fades.

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Sustainable finance

Nordea sustainability expert: ‘We have to make sure everyone is with us’

Meet Catrine Birkevold Liem, Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory’s country lead for Norway. She reflects on banks’ role in enabling a real sustainable transition, as well as challenges, trends and game changers in the field.

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Feltagenter Farmforce

Entrepreneurship

Giving back power to the first link in the chain

With the help of Nordea, Farmforce contributes to limiting deforestation and child labour in the agricultural sector in Africa, Latin-America and Asia.

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Insights

Digital inclusion initiative to support newly arrived immigrants

Nordea operates several projects to support newly arrived immigrants and increase inclusion. One example is Nordea's partnership with Telia in the initiative Digital i Sverige.

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Sustainable finance

What are green bonds?

Green bonds are bonds where the money from the bonds are earmarked for green purposes such as financing renewable energy projects, electric vehicles or energy efficient building loans to consumers or businesses.

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Sustainable banking

What is responsible investing?

What does it mean to invest responsibly? There are several strategies to consider and combine if you are an investor with focus on responsible investing in addition to a profitable return.

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Sustainability

Energy-efficient homes: good for the climate and your wallet

Energy renovation of homes reduces emissions and heating costs, increases building value and is in some cases subsidised.

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Sustainable finance

EU Green Bond Standard – Slowly getting there

EU lawmakers have approved the final version of the European Green Bond Standard, the first-of-its-kind voluntary standard linked to the EU Taxonomy. We look at some of the challenges with the new regulation and how to overcome them.

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Corporate insights

Treasurers return to the role of risk manager

“Brave new world” is the title of Nordea’s 2023 Treasury Survey, reflecting a new paradigm of inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical risks. How are treasurers responding to the changed risk landscape?

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Nordea On Your Mind

Financial targets show what ‘good’ looks like

For a corporate perspective on the importance of financial targets, Nordea’s Johan Trocmé talks to Niclas Rosenlew, CFO of leading global bearing maker SKF.

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Sustainable finance

'Blue bonds': New ICMA guidance aims to bolster credibility and activity

Blue bonds offer a financial mechanism to address pressing challenges relating to marine conservation and sustainable resource management. Practitioner’s guidance recently published by ICMA aims to support issuers, investors and underwriters interested in “blue” formats in order to catalyse investment in the sustainable marine economy.

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Sustainable finance

A maturing Nordic sustainable bond market: lessons learned and expectations for the future

Sustainable bonds further solidified their position as a legitimate part of the global bond market during 2023. While we are seeing greater alignment in sustainable bond practices across regions, there is much to be learned from the Nordic market in particular.

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