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2024-10-24

Insights

Why is climate policy barely mentioned in a high stakes election?

There has been a lot of debate around the usual big issues in everyday politics: economy, health care, abortion and immigration. Climate policy has barely been mentioned on the campaign trail. Our expert in climate Matti Kahra shares his views.

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2024-10-28

Sustainability

Hexagon’s R-evolution puts data to work to save the planet

Tiger sharks, solar parks and cubic metres of rainforest. R-evolution’s work spans the globe, harnessing cutting-edge sensor technology and data to tackle complex environmental challenges. CEO Erik Josefsson explains how.

2024-10-28

Sustainable finance

Meet the expert: Viktor Sonebäck on treasury’s sustainable shift

In the latest “Get to know our sustainability experts” interview, we talk to Viktor Sonebäck, who sits on our Sustainable Finance Advisory and Thematics teams, producing strategic research for large corporate and institutional clients. He recently co-authored Nordea’s annual Treasury Survey, which this year dug into treasuries’ practices on sustainable finance.

2024-10-28

Sustainability

What will make COP29 a success? Key issues to follow

While we expect a more muted stock market reaction in the run-up to COP29 this year, compared to previous years, the UN climate summit will nonetheless be an important gauge of climate policy momentum. Here are the key areas to watch.

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2024-10-23

Sustainable finance

Lyse: Driving Norway’s grid modernisation

Nordea has supported Norwegian energy and telecom company Lyse with its green financing framework and green bond issuance in 2024. How has the company put the bond proceeds to use so far?

2024-10-23

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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2024-10-21

Sustainability

COP16: Global leaders face growing pressure as biodiversity plans fall short

With just few days remaining until the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia, many countries are struggling to meet key commitments made at COP15.

2024-10-18

Economy

The US election: What’s at stake for the economy and markets?

An interesting US presidential election is drawing closer. While the result may not end up changing the medium-term outlook for the US economy significantly, the risks are real on many horizons.

2024-10-10

Corporate insights

Corporate treasurers expect stability but brace for uncertainty

What do Nordic corporate treasurers expect the world to look like in 2030? We set out to find the answer in our annual Treasury Survey for 2024.

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2024-10-07

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.

2024-10-01

Sustainable banking

Banks make significant strides in net-zero commitments, but challenges persist

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) 2024 Progress Report published today shows that most NZBA banks are taking significant steps towards meeting their climate goals. Nordea is included in the report with a case study of Nordea’s transition assessment tool to support client engagement.

Draghi speaks to MEPs on 17 September 2024. Photo credit: CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2024– Source: EP

2024-10-01

Economy

Chief Economist's Corner: Can Super Mario do it again?

The crisis is taking its toll on the EU, which is lagging further and further behind the US and China in the great economic race. Now Mario Draghi has presented a plan that may save the situation.