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.
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The European Commission has launched the first official green bond standard linked to the EU taxonomy. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team shares its take on the proposed regulation for European green bonds and the implications for bond issuers going forward.
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The European Commission in 2018 adopted its first Action Plan on financing sustainable growth. On 6 July, it released its renewed Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy. Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory equips you with a pocket summary of the actions included.
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Nordea On Your Mind
Remy Briand, Managing Director and Head of ESG at MSCI, explains the surging interest in ESG ratings, what sets MSCI's approach apart and what companies can gain from having a rating.
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Nordea On Your Mind
How do you determine if a company is good at sustainability? ESG ratings vary greatly among providers, who are all measuring different things with different approaches.
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Sustainability
Nordea is a pilot bank and an active member of The Nordic Energy Efficient Mortgages (NEEM) Hub, a consortium to promote energy renovations of the Nordic building stock.
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Sustainability
Our institutional and personal customers can now invest in an exciting and attractive investment alternative of a new timberland fund registered in Finland.
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Nordea On Your Mind
ESG has rapidly gone from being seen as a niche investment philosophy to a business necessity. In the latest Nordea On Your Mind report, Nordea Thematics delves into the role of ESG ratings.
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Nordea joins a select group of 24 underwriters, issuers and investors on the Executive Committee, the governing body that decides on any changes to the Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles.
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ESG
The latest edition of Nordea’s “ESG Investing” series focuses on the implications of climate change for investors.
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Sustainable banking
With almost a thousand engagements with companies and countries in 2020, Nordea Asset Management is driving change through active ownership.
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Leveraged loan market participants are increasingly incorporating sustainability targets into their financing deals. With the trend set to grow at a rapid pace, the Loan Market Association brought together experts for a recent webinar to identify best practices for the leveraged market when it comes to engaging with ESG.
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Transition finance is one of the most hotly debated topics within sustainable finance. Nordea's Sustainable Finance Advisory team shares its view on the current state of transition finance and where it's headed.
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