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
At Nordea, we support small and medium sized enterprises to future-proof their business through customer dialogues and our collaboration with SME Climate Hub providing the tools and knowledge needed to turn ambitions into climate action.
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Sustainable banking
How do we as a large financial institution work with sustainability and how will we meet our target to become a net-zero emissions bank by 2050 at the latest? These topics were on the agenda when Nordea attended the Ülemiste City Future Forum to share experience and thoughts on sustainability with 400 leaders.
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Sustainable banking
Social impact investing is when you as an investor choose your investments with the intention of generating measurable, beneficial social effects in addition to financial gains.
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Sustainable finance
To expand our sustainable financing offering and advice we have recently updated our Green Funding Framework with more detailed information on how biodiversity projects can qualify for financing.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea participated in EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall’s high-level roundtable on nature credits. As these types of credit instruments are gaining traction, Nordea sees it as a natural step to participate in the development of a potential tool to reverse the trends of biodiversity loss.
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Sustainable banking
Productive and stable economies are dependent on sufficient natural resources and well-functioning ecosystems. In this explainer we dive into why biodiversity has become increasingly important to banks and the role it plays in our own sustainability strategy.
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Active ownership
In our work as active owners, meaning asset managers, we see how timely and adequate information in regards to material ESG (environmental, social and governance) risks is key for a responsible investor. We also join forces with others to push for change.
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Sustainable banking
At the end of 2024, Nordea Life and Pension (NLP) concluded its first target period with emission intensity reduced by 43% compared to 2019. More and more of NLP’s investee companies have started taking necessary actions – committing to as well as taking concrete steps towards achieving net-zero emissions.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea is on track in reducing emissions from its lending portfolio. With a 36% reduction we’re closing in on our 2030 target for the lending portfolio. Furthermore, we continue to support the transition. Since 2022 Nordea has facilitated more than EUR 185bn in sustainable financing, well on track to meet its 2025 target of more than EUR 200bn.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea has once again been recognised for its commitment to sustainability by being included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025. This marks the third consecutive year that we have earned this distinction, placing us among the top 15% of the world’s most sustainable banks.
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Sustainable banking
While the highest ambitions of the Paris Agreement seem increasingly difficult to meet in the current global political landscape, there is still progress to be found. Three of our sustainability experts discuss the impact of the US election and COP29 and what it will mean for the transition plans many Nordic companies are working with.
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Nordea’s donation will support the University of Jyväskylä four-year research programme in developing open-access methods for assessing the biodiversity footprint of economic activities.
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