Sustainability
Donald Trump’s win in the US election this month bodes negatively for climate policy in the US, writes Marco Kisic, Head of ESG Research in Nordea Equities. He shares which greentech areas are most at risk.
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Sustainability
Sweden’s National Board of Housing and Buildings, Boverket, has published the preliminary energy thresholds above which buildings need to be renovated. Nordea Equities’ ESG Research team takes a look at what the benchmarks mean for companies’ real estate portfolios.
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Sustainability
Tiger sharks, solar parks and cubic metres of rainforest. R-evolution’s work spans the globe, harnessing cutting-edge sensor technology and data to tackle complex environmental challenges. CEO Erik Josefsson explains how.
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Sustainable finance
In the latest “Get to know our sustainability experts” interview, we talk to Viktor Sonebäck, who sits on our Sustainable Finance Advisory and Thematics teams, producing strategic research for large corporate and institutional clients. He recently co-authored Nordea’s annual Treasury Survey, which this year dug into treasuries’ practices on sustainable finance.
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Sustainability
While we expect a more muted stock market reaction in the run-up to COP29 this year, compared to previous years, the UN climate summit will nonetheless be an important gauge of climate policy momentum. Here are the key areas to watch.
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Sustainable finance
Nordea has supported Norwegian energy and telecom company Lyse with its green financing framework and green bond issuance in 2024. How has the company put the bond proceeds to use so far?
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Sustainable finance
Sustainability has taken root in corporate treasuries, and the focus is expected to increase in the coming years, according to our annual Treasury Survey for 2024.
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Sustainable finance
For the first time in the world, all of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals are integrated into one construction project. To make the project as sustainable as possible in every respect, Nordea has financed it with green bonds and green construction loans.
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Sustainable banking
Sustainable financing is a form of financing that takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when setting criteria for the funding.
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Corporate insights
Sustainability-linked financing has rapidly caught on in the Nordics, but what is it exactly? How are the sustainability targets decided, and what happens if the company misses them? Catrine Liem, acting head of Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team, explains the ins and outs.
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Sustainability
Anna-Karin Modin-Edman is Nordea’s resident biodiversity expert. She explains why the theme is climbing corporate agendas, the main challenges and how companies are tackling them.
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Sustainable finance
In a new analysis, Nordea Equities’ ESG Research team has assessed whether around 300 Nordic listed companies are aligned with and delivering on the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C global warming limit.
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