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.
Sustainability
What began as a way to celebrate colleagues reaching five years at Nordea has grown into a hands-on initiative that brings people together while supporting a greener future. Each year in Estonia, employees step out of the office and into nature to take part in Tree Planting Day.
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Customers in focus
The collaboration between Nordea and European Energy shows how long-term financial partnerships enable complex renewable energy projects, from solar parks to commercial-scale e-methanol production.
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Sector insights
The transition of Nordic commercial transport towards lower emissions is clearly underway, but it still lags passenger transport. Tightening regulation, low Nordic electricity prices and improving technology are pushing the sector toward electrification, despite significant investment requirements.
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Sustainability
The deadline for national transposition of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has passed, and countries are now legally responsible for the regulation’s renovation targets. We have reviewed trends in France, the most notable EPBD early-adopter, to get clues about potential future impact.
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Insights
Nordea recently supported OX2 in securing project financing for two co-located battery energy storage systems with a combined capacity of 235 MW/470 MWh, integrated with the company's new onshore wind portfolio in Finland.
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Sustainability
ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. ESG frameworks are used to assess how companies manage sustainability-related risks and opportunities alongside traditional financial factors.
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Sustainability
Key reflections from a Sustainability Nordic Strategy Talk, where the lens was set on sustainability and procurement.
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Sustainability
Companies that proactively engage with their Scope 3 emissions are finding opportunities to deliver business value beyond compliance, from more strategic procurement decisions to greater supply chain resilience.
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Sustainable banking
The inclusion in the Dow Jones Best in Class Indices recognises our sustainability work and reflects our efforts on ESG integration across the bank.
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Sustainable banking
Head of Responsible Investments Eric Pedersen and ESG Director, Climate & Nature Renée Tengberg explains why engaging on methane emissions reductions matters from an investor perspective.
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Sustainability
The four ESG sector guidelines address areas that are critical for European security and resilience.
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Sustainable transition
Nordea continues to make progress in delivering on our climate commitments and supporting our customers with their transitions. With a 44% reduction in financed emissions across the lending portfolio and EUR 235bn facilitated sustainable financing, we have exceeded our target for 2025 and are on track to meet our 2030 targets.
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