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.
Insights
Andrew Stephens, Executive Director of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, kicked off Nordea's online Sustainable Finance and Shipping Forum on 20 January. He shares his thoughts on the transformational impact of ESG and sustainable finance on the shipping industry.
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Markets and investment
Amid high global demand for positive social solutions, Nordea has launched its first fund that targets positive social impact.
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Insights
Since the publication of the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles in 2019, global sustainability-linked loan volumes have shot past green loan levels. Sustainability-linked loans provide a good complement to green loans for companies pushing a broader sustainability strategy and are a relevant alternative for entities within sectors that are not green by nature.
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Active ownership
A consortium of investors including Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has signed a letter to financial institutions and companies involved in the construction of the coal plant Vung Ang 2 in Vietnam.
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Insights
Investments that reduce food loss and waste can deliver two big wins: improving food security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Bank, which recently issued two bonds to raise awareness of the issue.
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Insights
In September 2020, the first bonds aligned to the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBPs) were issued. Even though the fledgling market provides endless opportunities for structuring sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), a comparison of the current issuers and their bonds reveals unexpected similarities.
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Insights
The ratings system caters to a variety of investment strategies, allowing investors to tailor the output for their specific preferences. Marco Kisic, Nordea’s Head of ESG Research, explains the ins and outs.
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Corporate insights
In the circular economy, products and services are based on the sharing, renting and recycling of resources. Companies of all sizes can already now begin to take steps towards circular business models, gaining both an economic and competitive advantage.
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ESG
At Nordea we're now seeing broad interest in sustainable companies as an attractive long-term investment theme.
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ESG
Sheida Palmelind, ESG analyst at Nordea Group Sustainable Finance, irons out why ESG factors are important to consider during credit risk assessment.
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Insights
Ever since Poland became the first sovereign to issue a green bond back in December 2016, the race has been on to see which countries would follow. Now the market looks set to grow rapidly, with Sweden recently publishing its Green Bond Framework, Germany planning to issue its inaugural green bond in September and Denmark exploring an innovative new model for sovereign green bonds.
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Insights
The current corona crisis has given rise to a new label of sustainable bonds: COVID-19 bonds. With no established market practices for these bonds, issuers and investors are working together to find existing and new solutions for COVID-19-related funding, while safeguarding the integrity of the sustainable finance market.
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