Sustainability is about balancing the environmental, societal and governance factors of development to ensure that we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Sustainability
Decision-makers from 200 nations will gather at the UN climate change conference in Dubai to discuss actions needed to bring the world in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Nordea’s sustainability expert Thina Saltvedt reflects on the agenda and on what to expect from this year’s COP.
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Sustainable banking
Today the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) publishes the first industry guidance on biodiversity where Nordea has been part of the working group. In this connection Nordea publishes its first thematic guideline on biodiversity.
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Sustainable banking
The UNEP Finance Initiative brings together a large network of banks, insurers and investors that collectively works across the financial system for more sustainable economies and for giving their customers more sustainable choices.
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Sustainable finance
With the latest quarterly data now in, the Nordic bond market looks set to continue its unbroken trend of sustainable volume growth for another year. Supported by record H1 sustainable volume, the slightly reduced Q3 figures were enough to take Nordic sustainable bond supply to a new year-to-Q3 high.
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Sustainable finance
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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Private economy
Our survey the Nordic Pulse shows that people's interest in doing an energy renovation is slightly lower now than it was in the spring.
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Sustainable banking
The new sector targets are important tools in reducing carbon emissions across Nordea’s lending portfolio and in supporting our customers in two sectors that are crucial for a net-zero future.
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Sustainable finance
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 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 renovation of homes reduces emissions and heating costs, increases building value and is in some cases subsidised.
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Sustainable finance
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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Sustainability
Nordea encourages customers to commit to net zero through the SME Climate Hub – a global platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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