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NZAM Gives Up Net-Zero Commitment

Stockholm (NordSIP) -  The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative has announced an update to its longstanding commitment to aligning investment portfolios with global...

Nature Action 100 Forges Ahead

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Nature Action 100 (NA100) collaborative engagement initiative was launched in 2022 at the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to...

Activists Praise ECHR’s Norway Decision

NordSIP (Stockholm) - On October 28, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled in favour of Norway in a youth-led climate...

European Parliament Rejects Omnibus

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following months of speculation and controversy, the European Parliament (EP) in plenary session failed to adopt a joint position on the...

French Court Ends TotalEnergies’ Greenwashing

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a landmark decision, the Judiciary Tribunal of Paris (Pictured) found TotalEnergies guilty of having engaged in greenwashing by misleading its...

Will Stegra go the Way of Northvolt?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Stegra, the company previously known as H2 Green Steel (H2GS),  has recently come under scrutiny by the press as it appears...

Formue Wins International Innovation Award

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Formue, a leading Scandinavian wealth management firm, received the "Best Innovation in Client Portal" award from Datos Insight at the Impact...

PenSam Expands Infrastructure Exposure with New Mandate

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Danish pension fund PenSam awarded Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) a €300 million Article 8 mandate focusing on European global infrastructure projects....

Resilience, Optimism and Nature Dominate GIIN 2025 Impact Forum

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the same time as the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) published its “State of the Market 2025” report, which contrasted...

NDF Highlights Blended Finance, Data Bond and Climate Finance for Africa

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Among the panoply of multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) one of the Nordic key players is the...

Concerning Trends Arise in European Homelessness

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to the "Tenth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe" report published by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with...

Swedfund Invests in Southeast African Microfinance

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following last week's announcement of its investment in Vietnamese SMEs, Swedfund has now disclosed an investment in improved access to finance...

Finnish Companies Advance Biodiversity

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a significant stride towards environmental responsibility, companies have shown notable progress in integrating biodiversity initiatives into their operational frameworks, according...

Nordic and Baltic Ministers Endorse Nuclear Energy

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the Swedish government's endorsement of nuclear energy, dating back to the original Taby agreements of 2022, it seems that the world...

Has Impact Investing Started Shrinking?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite a turbulent global economic landscape, impact investing continues to demonstrate resilience, according to the Global Impact Investing Network's (GIIN) "State...

Swedfund Invests in Vietnamese SMEs

Stockholm (NordSIP) - After failing to meet their promise of great growth for over a decade, emerging markets have enjoyed a return to favour...

CISL Pushes for Nature Recovery Finance

Stockholm(NordSIP) - Every year, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), an impact-led institute within the University of Cambridge that activates leadership...

Summa Equity Wins PRI Award for Innovation in Responsible Investment Strategy

Stockholm (NordSIP) – During New York Climate Week 2025, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) placed a spotlight on asset managers leading the way...

SAIL Investments Wins PRI Award for Action on Nature

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At New York Climate Week 2025, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) once again showcased investors that are pushing the boundaries...

FTN to Chisel Away at US Equities

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 24, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (Fondtorgsnämnden, FTN) announced the launch of a procurement for US equity funds and...

Climate Hope Holds at NYCW Despite ESG-Pushback

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Last week, sustainable investors and climate specialists flocked to the USA on the occasion of New York Climate Week (NYCW). The...

NBIM Warns Against Excessive Changes to ESRS

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, has published a response to EFRAG's call for input...

Norway Hopes Caterpillar Spat is at an End

Stockholm (NordSIP) - When Norway's sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), announced its divestment from Caterpillar on account of the US company's...

US Court Gives Ørsted a Reprieve

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 22nd, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the preliminary injunction sought by Revolution Wind regarding the...

AP7 Joins NIB’s Inaugural Sustainability-Linked Loans Financing Bond

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 24, Swedish pension fund AP7 participated in a new issuance by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) designed to promote...

Datia Acquired by Connect Earth

Stockholm (NordSIP) - When financial markets embraced ESG integration and sustainability at the end of the 2010s, a range of sustainable finance service providers...

Production Gap Warning Ahead of COP30

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As nations prepare their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...

Katapult co-Launches Asian Oceans VC Fund

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), there is a US$5.5 trillion funding gap in the Asia Pacific region, undermining our...

Aktia CEO Ousted Before Day One

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In an unusual move, €16 billion Finnish asset manager, bank, and life insurer Aktia announced on 15 September 2025 that its...

SEC Chair Puts ISSB and Europe on Notice

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In his keynote address at the inaugural OECD Roundtable on Global Financial Markets on 10 September 2025, SEC Chair Paul Atkins expressed...

Schroders Wins New Dutch Sustainable Equity Mandate

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the start of September, London-based global asset manager Schroders announced it had been awarded a €3.9 billion sustainable active equity...

EU Court Dismisses Challenge to Nuclear Power

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The creation of the EU Taxonomy of green activities and its application was the source of much debate and controversy. One...

Fires Ravage Europe Despite Relatively Light Summer

Stockholm (NordSIP) - For once, data published by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service(C3S) suggests that this year did not break new temperature records...

European EV Market on the Right Track

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The future is bright for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the European Union (EU).  That is the overall picture painted by...

Norway Clarifies Application of Taxonomy Simplifications

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the fact that it is not a member of the European Union, Norway's geographical proximity to and economic integration with...

Ørsted and Two US States Sue Trump Amid Rights Issue

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Thursday, September 4th, Revolution Wind, a joint venture between Danish windpower company Ørsted and a consortium led by Skyborn Renewables,...

Denmark Leads the Way on Green Bonds

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Kingdom of Denmark stands to become the first country to issue a European Green Government Bond (EuGB) under the new...

AP7 Reviews Conflicts Exposure

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following questions about AP7's exposure to companies contributing to human rights violations in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza...

Finance Still Failing Climate Change Mitigation

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to the European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO)'s 2025 State of EU progress to climate neutrality flagship report, the EU is...

Varma Continues to Push For Female Representation

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In its latest annual equality survey of the boards of listed companies in which it invests, Finnish pension provider Varma found...

Danish Academics’ New Super Battery Investment

Stockholm (NordSIP) – P+, the €23 billion pension fund for Danish academics, announced on 1 September 2025 that it had made a new investment...

FTN Announces Swedish Fund Selection

Stockholm (NordSIP) – On 27 August, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN)  announced the outcome of its procurement process for actively managed and passive...

Questions Emerge Regarding Sweden’s Exposure to Palestinian Conflict

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the recent exclusion from Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), KLP and Storebrand, Swedish asset owners have come under pressure...

Northern Lights Starts Storing CO2

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Carbon capture technologies have attracted entrepreneurs who wish to use profit-seeking to galvanise the necessary resources to clean the air we...

FI Calls on Swedes For Taxonomy Advice

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Platform for Sustainable Finance is an advisory body to the European Commission tasked with making recommendations focusing on the EU...

Pressure Mounts Ahead of COP30

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The president-elect of COP30 has issued an urgent call for participating nations to produce their updated Nationally-Determined Contributions (NDCs).  André Aranha...

NBIM Excludes Another 6 Israeli Companies

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the announcement that it had divested from its holdings of 11 Israeli companies at the start of August, Norges Bank...

Omnibus Reforms Could Hinder ECB Climate Assessments

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Omnibus reforms of the European Commission have come under fire from several quarters, including from Amnesty International, WWF, faith-based organisations,...

BlackRock and Aramco Cook Up $11 Billion Gas Deal

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco has signed an $11 billion lease and leaseback deal involving its Jafurah gas processing facilities...

Danske’s New Transition-Aligned Strategy Cuts Out 1700 Companies

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Danske Bank Asset Management takes a significant step toward aligning its investment products with the goals of a low-carbon economy by...

EBA Pauses ESG Disclosure Enforcement

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a “no-action” letter to national supervisors advising them not to prioritise enforcement of certain...

Is Your Real Estate Manager Failing on Climate?

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Many large real estate investment managers are simply paying lip service to sustainability, according to new research published by UK-based responsible...

NBIM Reviews Israeli Investments

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In light of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza, Norway’s Finance Minister requested that Norges...

IKEA Invests in Plastic Recycling

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In a significant move for the circular economy, Ingka Investments (the investment arm of Ingka Group, which operates around 90% of...

Ørsted Shares Plunge Amid U.S. Offshore Wind Setback

Stockholm (NordSIP) – On August 11, Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted suffered its largest-ever single-day share price drop (-30%), after announcing a DKK 60...

KLP Targets Companies Supplying the IDF

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The final recourse for sustainable investors who cannot get through to companies via their engagement efforts is to exclude these businesses...

Nordic Demand for ESG Mandates Grows in First Half

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Despite market volatility in response to geopolitical tensions, US tariff threats and ESG pushback in the USA, institutional investors continue to...

Crunch Week for Plastics Treaty

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic...

A Busy Summer on the American Front

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As American conservatives continue to push back against sustainability efforts, the summer has been busy with ESG developments on the other...

Finland Ranked Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction

In a world where the demand for critical minerals is surging, mining investors are no longer solely attracted by the promise of high-grade deposits...

EFRAG Opens Consultation on CSRD Cuts

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the European Commission’s Omnibus initiative to deliver a critical simplification to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) adopted in 2023,...

Swedfund Invests in Bangladesh

Stockholm (Nordsip) - When considering where to invest for impact, investors often channel their funds towards developing countries, where they can find high additionality...

ICJ Unanimously Finds States Responsible for Climate Change

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a historic ruling on the “obligations of states in...

Female Board Representation at All Time High

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the recent political pushback against Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI), there is a very good business argument to be made...

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