Obligo’s New Climate Impact Fund Off to a Good Start
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Obligo Investment Management AS, a Nordic alternative asset manager specialising in sustainable infrastructure and real estate, continues to leverage its local presence...
Schroders’ Engagement Efforts Rewarded
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Schroders’ active ownership initiative, Engagement Blueprint, formally launched in April this year, is already gaining recognition. Revealing their prestigious annual awards...
Northern European Asset Owners’ ESG Priorities Laid Bare
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The main sustainability-related priorities and frustrations of Northern European institutional investors are highlighted in a survey commissioned by American Century Investments...
Sustainable Private Assets – Round Table Insights
Celebrity weddings are well-known for their prenuptial agreements (or “prenups”), which are intended to help the happy couple negotiate the potentially bumpy road ahead. ...
Fink Lashes Out Against Scope 3
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Larry Fink, the outspoken CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, is a known advocate of sustainable investing. It is...
BlueOrchard Aims for Financial Inclusion
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Founded in 2001 as an initiative of the UN, BlueOrchard became the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. Fast forward...
Kempen’s Bold Move: Blacklists Chinese Assets
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), part of Van Lanschot Kempen Wealth Management NV, has a reputation for being a fiduciary manager par...
Bitterling Finds His Perfect Match
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Private equity firms are no longer exempt from the scrutiny of ESG-aware professional investors. Increasingly, they see the need to up their...
Jönsson Steps Up
Stockholm (NordSIP) – On 16 May, Storebrand Asset Management announced that Anna Jönsson is taking over the reins as the firm’s new Head of Institutional...
New Triodos Fund a Welcome Boost for Younger Generations
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The climate crisis, geo-political instability, greater inequality, and the COVID-19 pandemic have given rise to serious concerns about the future of...
Greener Ferries Set Sail With Help From M&G
Stockholm (NordSIP) – UK based M&G Investments have agreed to lend NOK 1 billion to Fjord1, the largest and most environmentally-friendly ferry operating company...
BlackRock Oil Emails – Think Before You Send
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Nordsip has been keeping an ESG-focused eye on BlackRock for some time, especially since CEO Larry Fink last year publicly encouraged...
Man Delivers Climate Insights
Stockholm (NordSIP) - As physical investor gatherings still feel like a rare luxury, NordSIP jumped at the opportunity to attend Man Group’s annual breakfast...
IIGCC Shines Light on PE Blind Spot
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) launched on 2 February new comprehensive guidance to help private equity on the...
M&G to Acquire Impact Leader
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The wave of sustainability firms’ acquisitions has grown steadily for a couple of years now, and it looks like it is...
Summa Adds Billions to Private Equity 4.0
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Launched in 2016, Stockholm-based private-equity firm Summa Equity invests in companies contributing to solving the global challenges identified in the UN...
Idun to Combine Growth with Sustainability
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Specialist growth-equity investor firm Verdane reported earlier this month that they are closing Idun I, Europe’s largest growth impact fund to date,...
Storebrand Acts on Deforestation
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Cumulative deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hit its highest level since 2006 last year. According to official data from INPE (the Brazilian space...
UBS ESG ETF Surge Ahead
Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the popularity of sustainable assets continues to increase, the pressure for asset managers to satisfy investor demand leads to a...
Kåpan Finds a Match in M&G Sustainable Loan Fund
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Dedicated sustainable options within the realm of private debt are few and far between. This week, the family got a little...
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