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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

NordSIP (Stockholm) - 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...

Does Company Quality Improve Carbon Performance?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The connection between a well run company and its willingness to decrease CO2 is one of the assumptions at the heart...

EU Nature Credit Roadmap

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The European Commission hopes to help EU member states overcome the challenge of mobilising private capital towards nature positive investment with...

HSBC Leaves NZBA

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In the latest departure from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance NZBA, HSBC announced this week it would withdraw from the organisation. The...

Storebrand AM Excludes Toyota

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Storebrand Asset Management has announced it will begin excluding Toyota Motor Corporation from investment from the second quarter of 2025 due...

Investors Betting on Renewables

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Twice as much capital flowed towards low-carbon energy in 2024 than into oil, gas, or coal.  The International Energy Agency’s newly...

Formue Strengthens Investment Offering With BlackRock Collaboration

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Formue, a Nordic independent wealth adviser to individuals, families and entrepreneurs, has announced it is collaborating with BlackRock to broaden its range...

Public and Private Investors Give SDGs a Boost

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As the international community explores ways to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the discussion invariably turns to...

KLP Ditches Defence Stocks Over Gaza

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The current geopolitical situation has led to a re-evaluation of the defence sector by the sustainable investment industry.  While controversial weapons...

AFII Questions DNB Carnegie’s Green Credentials

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Although the Nordics, in general and the region's financial institutions in particular, are known for their sustainability credentials, not all banks...

Climate Finance Grows But Needs to Accelerate

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Global climate finance finally hit the $2 trillion mark in 2024, according to analysis by independent non-profit Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). ...

JPMorganChase DAC Deal Raises Questions

Stockholm (NordSIP) – US bank JPMorganChase announced the signature of a 10-year carbon capture deal on 24 June 2025.  The transaction involves the purchase of...

European Council Adopts Omnibus Position

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Monday, the representatives of EU Member States' governments agreed on the negotiating mandate of the Council of the European Union...

Fight to Plug EU Deforestation Loophole

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A coalition of more than 40 global and national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is raising the alarm over attempts to simplify the...

Financed Emissions on the Rise

Stockholm (NordSIP) – After three years of decline, the 2025 edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report shows that fossil fuel financing...

Varma Opens the Door to Controversial Weapons Investments

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The tumult brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, followed by Donald Trump's affinity for Putin and dithering about the...

UNOC3 Outcome: Fine Words, Now For Tangible Action

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded on 13 June 2025 in an atmosphere of cautious optimism and the expectation...

SEB Adapts to Security Landscape

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Citing the “deterioration of the security situation in Europe”, NATO's expansion to Sweden and Finlands and the evolving need to “significantly...

World Bank Re-Embraces Nuclear

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to news reports, the World Bank's (WB) Board has sent its staff an email announcing it has reconsidered its 2017...

Nordea and FairFinanceGuide Trade Blows Over Climate

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A simmering disagreement between Nordea and the Fair Finance Guide (FFG) has emerged over changes to the sustainability criteria applied in...

Chemical Reaction to Climate Still Lacking

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Are chemical companies steering your portfolio away from a net-zero pathway?  The chemical industry accounts for 6% of global greenhouse gas...

Carbon Pricing Continues to Expand

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the ongoing resurgence of climate change denial in the USA, the rest of the world does not seem to have...

UNOC3 Update: Marine Momentum Builds

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As the third United Ocean Conference (UNOC3) reaches the halfway point in Nice, France, several participating nations have signalled their intention...

Nordic FSAs Contemplate Sustainability Simplifications

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the EU continues to seek ways to simplify its regulatory burden in the hope of fulfilling the promise of last...

World Environment Day 2025

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The global plastic pollution cris is the chosen theme for this year’s World Environment Day (WED), which takes place on 5...

Managers Urgently Need an ESG Fix

Stockholm (NordSIP) – “The asset management sector does not appear to want to fix itself.”  This is one of the conclusions of ShareAction’s 2025...

Finnish Companies Not Afraid of Trump on Sustainability

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to a Corporate Pulse survey, commissioned by OP Financial Group and carried out by Taloustutkimus Oy, Finnish companies remain committed...

Minister Questions AP Funds’ Handling of Illiquid Assets

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The ability of Sweden’s state pension buffer funds to properly manage unlisted investments is being called into question in the aftermath...

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