Startup Carrot is on a mission to revolutionise the waste bin and change how we as a society handle garbage.
Operating your business in a sustainable way is quickly going from being a value-adding element to a necessity.
In this Open Insights podcast, we meet Tore Totland, co-founder of startup Carrot, previously known as WasteIQ, and hear how the company is using technology to turn rubbish into resources and enable a circular economy. Carrot delivers solutions for renovation companies, shopping centres and housing associations that want to handle their waste in a sustainable and profitable way.
The Nordics are a hub of trade, innovation, early digital transformation and sustainability. In this podcast, Open Insights, we talk to leading business figures in the Nordics to explore how they are making an impact in this dynamic region.
Markets and investment
As the European regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies has matured and the demand for virtual currencies and cryptocurrencies is growing across the Nordics, Nordea has decided to allow customers to trade in a crypto-linked product on its platforms.
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Markets and investment
Our analysis of the main public infrastructure programmes in Europe points to a substantial step-up in investment due in 2026, which contrasts with the capital drain we’re seeing for US cleantech. This is driving investors’ sentiment for infrastructure, which, for the first time in years in Q2 2025, was higher in Europe than in the US, topped by the Nordics.
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Corporate insights
Despite global uncertainties, Sweden’s robust economic fundamentals pave the way for an increase in corporate transaction activity in the second half of 2025. Nordea’s view is that interest rates are likely to remain low, and our experts accordingly expect a pickup in deals.
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