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Taking Stock of Sustainable Finance with Nordea

September 20, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 18, Nordea held its second Nordic Sustainable Finance Conference in Stockholm, as the bank aims for a leadership position in sustainability. As Sasha Beslik, Head of the Sustainable Finance group at Nordea, pointed out: whether sustainability is a threat or an opportunity is a choice to be made. NordSIP was there, and here provides a summary of key thoughts gathered throughout the day. Not long...

Advisory Board Named for Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center

News September 20, 2018

Nordic Sustainability a Boon to Data Centers

News September 20, 2018

Report: Pension Funds Lagging on Climate Disclosure

News September 19, 2018

PRI’s Investor Agenda: One More Step.

News September 18, 2018

Folksam LO Tightens Sustainability Criteria

Allocators September 13, 2018

SPP Real Estate wins GRESB Green Star 2018 Award

News September 13, 2018

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EIB Launches €500m Bond to Finance SDGs

September 10, 2018

The EIB launches Sustainability Awareness Bonds to finance UN sustainable development goals By Chris Knight Originally published on EIB.org As Werner Hoyer sat down in UN Secretary General António Guterres’s New York office last January, the clouds outside darkened. Rain poured so heavily against the windows that the president of the European Investment Bank could no longer even see the Manhattan skyline. But inside, the discussions were bright and clear. Hoyer told Guterres that the EU bank would take a leading role in...

Swedes Support First Blue Bond

Green Bonds September 5, 2018

Green Bond Review – August 31 – Real Estate Pushes SEK Over 50m Mark

Green Bond Review August 31, 2018

Green Bond Review, August 24 – All Aboard the SEK Market

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Green Bond Review, August 16 – Sweden Charges Ahead

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Green Bond Review, August 10 – Sobering up

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Advisory Board Named for Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center

September 20, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A new advisory board for the Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center (SSFC) was appointed today (September 20). Its members include managers from...

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Climate Change: Rearranging Deck Chairs?

September 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On 18 September, NordSIP had the privilege to attend Nordea's Sustainable Finance Conference in Stockholm. One keynote speaker who stood out...

A Breath of Fresh Air

Grapevine September 10, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – “Coming to Sweden is like a breath of fresh air,” says Georg Kell, Chairman of Arabesque and co-founder of the UN...

A Postcard from Kenya

Grapevine August 31, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Safaricom Marathon is considered one of the most challenging and at the same time most spectacular marathon in the world...

Man Group Adds a hat to Responsible Investment

Alternative Investments August 2, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - This week, global active investment manager Man Group announced a new Co-Head of Responsible Investment. Jason Mitchell (pictured above), previously Sustainability...

A postcard from Almedalen

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Gore Calls on Institutional Investors to Adopt ESG Focus (Chief Investment Officer)

Seen on the web September 20, 2018

Former US Vice President Al Gore spoke to the choir Wednesday, receiving loud applause...

Sweden’s politicians need to put country before party (Re-Define)

Seen on the web September 19, 2018

The left and right deadlocked after the Swedish elections, and neither is able to...

SEB still the only Nordic bank in Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global NewsWire)

Seen on the web September 19, 2018

For the third consecutive year, SEB is included as the only Nordic bank in...

World Bank renews U.N. Sustainable Development Goals bonds partnership (GreenBiz)

Seen on the web September 19, 2018

The World Bank, BNP Paribas and Swiss private bank SYZ have renewed their partnership...

AXA IM reshuffle continues with ESG integration effort (Investments & Pensions Europe)

Seen on the web September 19, 2018

AXA Investment Managers has made a number of hires and restructured part of its...

PRI Leader Calls on Institutional Investors to Take Climate Change Action (Chief Investment Officer)

Seen on the web September 13, 2018

The leader of the world’s largest responsible investment organization called Wednesday for institutional investors...

NIB, Afreximbank seal €100m loan deal (The Sun)

Seen on the web September 12, 2018

A new opportunity to tackle the infrastructure deficit in Africa has opened as the...

Arguments between rich and poor endanger December climate summit (Politico)

Seen on the web September 11, 2018

A deep divide between developed and developing countries is casting a shadow over prospects...

Sustainable investing is ‘low priority’ for many allocators (Investment & Pensions Europe)

Seen on the web September 10, 2018

Sustainable investing is a low priority issue for most institutional investors, according to a...

Arabesque and Eagle Investment Systems Announce Strategic Alliance to Enhance Sustainability Analysis for Investors (Markets Insider)

Seen on the web September 10, 2018

Eagle clients to benefit from access to ESG data on thousands of corporations through...

Sustainable Fund Launches

Pacific Hedge Fund Adds Green World Strategy

Hedge Funds August 7, 2018

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Pacific Multi Asset, the Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund managed by Eric Strand, has made changes to its investment approach adding a new...

BlackRock Introduces ESG Emerging Market Debt Suite

Fixed income August 6, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Global asset manager BlackRock announces the launch of a series of UCITS Emerging Market Debt funds that integrate ESG factors, which...

Norfund, IFU in Somali SME Investment

Launches July 26, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Norfund, the Development Finance Institution of Norway, has established a $10 million fund to support small business in Somalia together with...

Apple Launches China Clean Energy Fund

Launches July 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Apple has launched a new clean energy fund in China as part of its commitment to address climate change and increase...

First ESG-Compliant Index Launched at Nasdaq Stockholm

Indices July 12, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On July 9, Nasdaq Nordic launched the OMX Stockholm 30 ESG Responsible Index, an ESG-compliant version of its OMXS30 European index,...

Captor’s Offers new Green Bond Fund

Green Bonds July 5, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – On July 2, the Swedish-based asset manager Captor launched Captor Dahlia Green Bond, an actively managed fixed income fund with a...

SPP Re-launches SDG Fund

Launches June 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – SPP Fonder has re-launched and renamed its SPP Global Top 100 fund into the SPP Global Solutions fund, giving it a...

KLP Swan-Labelled Fund Sets Sail

Launches June 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Norwegian life insurance company KLP (Kommunal Landspensjonskasse) has launched its first swan-labelled investment fund, the KLP AksjeGlobal Mer Samfunnsansvar to...

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A Breath of Fresh Air

September 10, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – “Coming to Sweden is like a breath of fresh air,” says Georg Kell, Chairman of Arabesque and co-founder of the UN...

Between Impact and Custom-Made Sustainability

Manager Interviews August 31, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Just before the summer, we met with Cindy Rose (pictured), Head of ESG at Aberdeen Standard Investments, who told us about...

Working with fine lines: Amazon Wins Over Ecolab

Fund Managers August 24, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – On a recent visit to Stockholm, Jamie Jenkins, Head of Responsible Global Equities (pictured right) at BMO Global Asset Management, stopped...

Zero Carbon – From Paris With Love

ESG opens doors into EM Corporate Debt

Featured Interview June 20, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - While responsible investment has grown fast over the past couple of years, the proportion of assets in fixed income portfolios that...

Pelle Pedersen Sets Off on Impact Quest

Allocators June 6, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Pelle Pedersen (Pictured left), Head of Responsible Investment at Danish pension manager PKA and one of the youngest yet most vocal...

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The Week in Green

September 14, 2018

Research & Reports

CLIMATE INVESTING ROUNDTABLE: Into the light (Funds Europe)

Third Party Research September 20, 2018

Funds Europe publishes a roundtable discussion on climate investing with the participation of: Mike Clark...

Report: Pension Funds Lagging on Climate Disclosure

News September 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A new report by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), which...

Do the Nordics Lack Diversity?

Indices September 6, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 6, Thomson Reuters announced the ranking of the top...

ESG in passive: let the buyer beware (Schroders)

Third Party Research September 3, 2018

Are investors ignoring the small print in their rush to buy funds incorporating environmental,...

MSCI’s ESG Foundations

Third Party Research August 31, 2018

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On Partnerships and Water

News August 19, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On August 15, Storebrand Asset Management published a report focused on...

Taking Stock of Sustainable Finance with Nordea

September 20, 2018

Advisory Board Named for Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center

September 20, 2018

Nordic Sustainability a Boon to Data Centers

September 20, 2018

Report: Pension Funds Lagging on Climate Disclosure

September 19, 2018

Climate Change: Rearranging Deck Chairs?

September 19, 2018

PRI’s Investor Agenda: One More Step.

September 18, 2018

The Week in Green

September 14, 2018

Folksam LO Tightens Sustainability Criteria

September 13, 2018

SPP Real Estate wins GRESB Green Star 2018 Award

September 13, 2018

NEFCO, Sweden Launch €10 million Ukraine Heating Fund

September 12, 2018

Sweden Election: A Setback on Climate Politics?

September 11, 2018

A Breath of Fresh Air

September 10, 2018

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