We want to become a bank with net zero emissions by 2050, and we always focus on accelerating our customers’ transition through our support and offerings.
Sustainable banking
Nordea best ranked among Nordic peers in Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings
Morningstar Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings are considered by the global investor community to be the most important assessment of a company’s management of environmental, social and governance risks.
Nordea expert joins core team to develop new climate accounting standards
A global team of 15 experts from significant banks, investors and insurance companies has been formed to lead the development of new climate accounting standards for the financial industry.
Almost 1,000 dialogues with companies to address ESG issues
In 2022 Nordea’s ESG experts engaged in nearly 1,000 dialogues with companies in the name of our investment funds. The dialogues were held to address issues such as climate change, human rights and governance.
Field trip to Texas: Nordea in dialogue with oil and gas companies on emissions reduction
In the blistering heat of Texas, Nordea Asset Management went on a week-long field trip to Houston and the Permian Basin to engage 12 important oil and gas companies in reducing their methane emissions.
Nordea continues to win top rankings in sustainable finance
Global Finance has once again recognised Nordea's sustainability leadership in its 2023 Sustainable Finance Awards. In addition to country wins for Denmark, Finland and Norway, Nordea was also named top bank for transition/sustainability-linked loans in all of Western Europe.
Diversity and inclusion is a natural part of our daily work
Being diverse and inclusive is at the top of our agenda. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within Nordea, in our relations with our customers and in wider society.
Last year began optimistically for responsible investors, but their attention was soon captivated by swelling and surging energy prices driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. explains Head of Asset Management Nils Bolmstrand in his introduction to the Responsible Investments Report.
Nordea joins new UN-driven working group to set nature-related targets for the banking sector
The new working group is part of the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative and is formed to help banks understand how they impact nature and can reverse losses.
Social bonds: Investing to improve social conditions
Investors have an important role to play to steer capital towards solutions that can improve social conditions. The most direct way to impact social conditions is probably to finance or refinance social projects.
At Nordea, we’ve committed to becoming a bank with net-zero emissions and have set targets for 2023 and 2025. Now, with less than a year until the end of 2023, we’ve invited Head of Group Sustainability Anja Lidgren Hannerz to a talk about Nordea’s progress.
Using our voting power to influence how companies are run
Did you know that Nordea is the largest portfolio manager in the Nordics and actively use its voting rights at almost 4,000 annual general meetings with around 50,000 items on the agenda and 1,200 proposed motions each year?
Nordea included in the S&P Sustainability Yearbook for the first time
An improved score in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment has resulted in Nordea’s inclusion in the S&P Sustainability Yearbook 2023, one of the world’s most important publications of ESG ratings.