Bank of Finland Adopts Net-Zero Target
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On the heels of several private institutions and governments, the Bank of Finland announced it had adopted a climate goal of...
European Commission Publishes Green Bond Framework
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Tuesday, September 7th, the European Commission announced the adoption of its independently evaluated Green Bond framework. The EU intends to...
Report Identifies 8 Channels for ESG Risks in Banks
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Understanding the nature of the ESG risks, how it affects the real economy, the role of the banking sector and how...
ESG Integration Adoption Increases Expected Returns
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The wide range of initiatives, international agreements and industry efforts in support of the ESG agenda has proven fertile ground for...
ESG Risks in Unexpected Strategies
Stockholm (NordSIP) - A recent report from Morningstar about ESG risks has been making waves for the unexpected places it has found sustainability concerns....
AR6: Code Red for Humanity
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Monday morning, August the 9th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finally unveiled the first part of its highly anticipated...
From Scandinavia to Asia and Back
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Since the beginning of the summer, global asset managers seem to be taking steps to use Singapore as their centre for...
Earth Overshoot Day Earlier Than in 2020
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the increased focus on sustainable investments and climate change, in particular, global efforts to effectively transition to a circular economy...
Coal Remains a Hurdle for G20
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite their best efforts, G20 ministers were unable to reach an agreement on concrete steps to decarbonise the global economy at...
China Launches World’s Largest Carbon Emissions Market
Stockholm (NordSIP) - China’s decarbonization efforts marked another important milestone last Friday, July 16th, as the country finally launched its highly anticipated national carbon...
European Commission Presents ‘Fit for 55’ Emissions Package
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Wednesday, July 14th, following the agreement by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament to adopt a 2050...
EU Sustainable Finance Strategy, Renewed
Stockholm (NordSIP) - While most Europeans are slowly succumbing to the summer doldrums, the work of EU’s sustainability legislators seems only to have intensified...
Council Adopts 2050 Climate-Neutral Target Position
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On June 29th, the Council of the European Union adopted the European climate law, including the goal of a climate-neutral EU...
The Taxonomy: a Tesla in the Making
It has been a busy and sweaty week up here in the Nordics. Temperatures are running high outside as well as in the dark...
Nordic Investors Focus on Myanmar HR Violations
Stockholm (NordSIP) - 77 Asset managers representing over €3 trillion euros in capital issued a joint statement calling on companies to mitigate risks of...
ICMA Updates Green & Social Bond Principles
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) published the 2021 edition of its Green and Social Bond Principles (GBP), a voluntary framework...
CO2, a One-Way Bet?
Across the globe, governments are setting more and more ambitious targets for carbon reduction. The European Union is aiming to be carbon neutral by...
Biden Stops Arctic Drilling
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Biden Administration has announced it will suspend oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, pending an environmental...
Court Rules Shell Needs to Reduce Emissions
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a groundbreaking decision on May 26, 2021, the District Court in The Hague ruled against Royal Dutch Shell in the...
Majority of Swedish Funds Light Green
Stockholm (NordSIP) - It has been a couple of months since the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into force on March 10th....
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