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Swan Spans Wings to Include First Index Fund

October 12, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – This week, we celebrate the first anniversary of the Nordic Swan’s eco-labelling of the first 12 Swedish funds. Since then the Swan has been busy labeling another nine funds, and has expanded to new types of products. Today, the aggregated assets managed by the labeled funds add up to over SEK 71 billon (approximately €7 billion). At the end of September, Pareto’s Global Corporate Bond fund...

Amundi Adopts Full ESG Integration Plan

ESG October 10, 2018

DK Climate, Clean Air Initiative Unveiled

News October 9, 2018

DK Bank Partners with SDG Invest

News October 9, 2018

DK, Nordics Score High on Morningstar ESG Rating

Indices October 8, 2018

AP1, Arabesque to Develop new Human Rights Score

Allocators October 3, 2018

AP4 Tops AODP Pensions Climate Survey

News October 2, 2018

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Green Bonds

Big Swedish Investment in World Bank SDG Bond

October 3, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A unique partnership between Swedish pension company Skandia, the SEB and Handelsbanken banks and the Church of Sweden has yielded a new sustainability bond developed together with the World Bank that will finance investment in sustainable cities, closely following requirements stipulated in the UN’s 2030 SDG agenda. The investors are part of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) network “Swedish Investors for Sustainable Development”. “Creating long-term sustainable value permeates Skandia’s entire business,” explained Skandia CEO Frans Lindelöw...

China Construction Bank lists green bond in Luxembourg (funds global Asia)

Green Bonds October 2, 2018

First Green Commercial Paper Launched on Nasdaq Stockholm

Fixed income September 26, 2018

EIB Launches €500m Bond to Finance SDGs

Green Bonds September 10, 2018

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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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...

Grapevine

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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Investors Tell Firms to Stamp out of Slavery (ESG Clarity)

Seen on the web October 9, 2018

Fund firms are racking up the pressure on companies to show that they have...

How We Run Our Money: Kåpan Pensioner (IPE)

Seen on the web October 9, 2018

Sweden is considered one of the most innovative countries in dealing with pension matters....

We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN (Guardian)

Seen on the web October 8, 2018

The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for...

Press release: The Prize in Economic Sciences 2018 (Nobel Prize)

Seen on the web October 8, 2018

8 October 2018 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges...

Hermes discusses link between ESG factors and credit spreads (Investment Europe)

Seen on the web October 8, 2018

Hermes Investment Management says recent research has identified a clear link between companies with...

Aberdeen Standard Investments appointed manager of new sustainability trust ahead of IPO (Investment Week)

Seen on the web October 8, 2018

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has been hired as manager of the new Global Sustainability...

Why ESG ‘misunderstanding’ is a barrier to adoption (IPE)

Seen on the web October 2, 2018

Investors are being discouraged from considering environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors by...

DWS Launches ESG Small-Cap Fund (Citywire Selector)

Seen on the web October 2, 2018

German group DWS has launched an ESG-focused small cap strategy, Citywire Selector has learned. The...

China Construction Bank lists green bond in Luxembourg (funds global Asia)

Green Bonds October 2, 2018

China’s second largest bank has listed its first overseas green bond, worth €500 million...

ESG “could lead to alpha”, investors say (Funds Europe)

Seen on the web October 2, 2018

Evidence has emerged to challenge the idea that investing with a responsible edge will...

Sustainable Fund Launches

JPMAM launches first active equity ETFs (Investment Europe)

Launches October 3, 2018

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) will launch three fully transparent active equity ETFs on 16 October 2018, with concurrent listings on the London Stock...

Launches and Initiatives at UNGA

Launches September 27, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York being held this week has led to a number of launches and...

East Capital launches UCITS version of China A Shares...

Launches September 24, 2018

East Capital, en oberoende kapitalförvaltare specialiserad på tillväxt- och frontiermarknader, lanserar en UCITS version av sin framgångsrika China A-Shares fond. ”East Capital har funnits på...

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,...

Interviews

Manager Interviews

In Search of Nicolas Bourbaki

October 4, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Known for its “anti-benchmark” approach, French asset manager TOBAM relies mostly on quantitative processes to determine its investment strategy. While ESG...

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...

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

Manager Interviews 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...

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October 12, 2018

Research & Reports

Sweden’s Largest Banks Continue Investments in Blacklisted Companies

News September 25, 2018

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A new report from Amnesty International together with the Fair Finance...

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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October 12, 2018

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October 5, 2018

In Search of Nicolas Bourbaki

October 4, 2018

AP1, Arabesque to Develop new Human Rights Score

October 3, 2018

AP4 Tops AODP Pensions Climate Survey

October 2, 2018

Nordic Asset Owners Sign Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge

October 2, 2018

EIB, SG Finans in Norway Low-Carbon Transport Financing

October 1, 2018

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