Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Danish Institute for Human Rights, together with the EIRIS Foundation, published the second iteration of the human rights benchmark covering Danish...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following over two years of investigation into Alecta's 2023 risk management practices and its exposure to Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - As sustainable investors struggle to deal with the rise in global geopolitical instability, human rights are becoming an increasingly relevant factor...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - A new report by Denominator, a New York-based global data provider focused on human capital, analyses how 25 Nordic pension funds,...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the announcement of the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) decision to begin developing its own standard on nature-related risks and...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – A coalition of investors managing substantial assets has issued the Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests, urging governments to implement strong policies...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following months of speculation and controversy, the European Parliament (EP) in plenary session failed to adopt a joint position on the...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a significant stride towards environmental responsibility, companies have shown notable progress in integrating biodiversity initiatives into their operational frameworks, according...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 24, Swedish pension fund AP7 participated in a new issuance by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) designed to promote...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following questions about AP7's exposure to companies contributing to human rights violations in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In its latest annual equality survey of the boards of listed companies in which it invests, Finnish pension provider Varma found...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the recent exclusion from Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), KLP and Storebrand, Swedish asset owners have come under pressure...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the recent political pushback against Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI), there is a very good business argument to be made...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The tumult brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, followed by Donald Trump's affinity for Putin and dithering about the...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The ability of Sweden’s state pension buffer funds to properly manage unlisted investments is being called into question in the aftermath...
Stockholm-based investment advisory firm Adecla AB has taken a strategic stake in fintech company Auxality, marking a rare publicly visible investment by the otherwise...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - CFA Society Sweden has awarded the 2024 ESG Award to Institutionella Ägares Förening (the Institutional Owners Association, IÄF) for its impactful...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The contradictions between long-term corporate climate targets and companies’ day-to-day activities have been brought to light with Norway’s state-owned energy firm...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Council on Ethics for the Swedish National Pension Funds (Etikrådet) believes the strengthening of its team has resulted in more...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Söderberg & Partners has published its annual Traffic Lights report singling out the best players in the Swedish financial industry in...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The potential implications of US managers’ response to the anti-ESG backlash in their home nation were brought to light today 27...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to a press release issued by Alecta, the Swedish occupational pensions manager has received the decision from the Swedish Financial...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Many large asset managers are stepping away from sustainability-related activist investing, with their support for relevant shareholder resolutions almost evaporating since...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - At a time of retreating ESG confidence, committed sustainable investors continued to highlight their sustainability credentials despite the idiosyncracies of popular...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global has been ranked as the most transparent fund in the world. The sovereign wealth fund,...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Strong engagement with, and potential exclusion of fossil fuel companies have long been on the agenda for Nordic institutional investors. Once...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - For investors seeking to make the most impact towards a better future, the growth prospects provided by private market investments in...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – More than 500 organisations have committed to nature-related corporate reporting and risk management. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) took...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – A global coalition of investors from Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and the United States has...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s Sjunde AP-Fonden (AP7) has invested SEK 2 billion (€176 million) in two Green bonds focused on the marine environment. The...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Global asset management firm Invesco, has partnered with Finnish pension insurer Varma to launch the Invesco MSCI Global Climate 500 ETF...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the end of June, the PRI launched Spring, a stewardship initiative for nature, convening institutional investors to use their influence...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) launched the engagement process for its biodiversity focused initiative Spring today, 26 June 2024. Spring...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Collaborative engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) is rallying support for a shareholder resolution aimed at the Toyota Motor Corporations’ climate...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Having weathered a storm of controversy over its holding of Saudi Aramco shares and the resulting negative press coverage, Sweden’s AP7...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Danish sustainable investment forum Dansif has appointed Eric Christian Pedersen as its new Chairperson. This decision was made on 21...
Lægernes Pension, the €16 billion pension scheme for Danish doctors has invested approximately €53 million in a Taiwanese wind farm. The Changfang-Xidao project is...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has been reported to be in the process of directing US$25 billion towards green...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Ahead of Amazon.com’s upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) on May 22, eight Nordic shareholders have endorsed a proposal urging the company...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund has finally run out of patience with oil giant Shell. Having previously defended its engagement-based strategy...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – It is not only discouraging news coming from Shell’s headquarters these days. Last week, NordSIP picked up the story about the...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a change of pace from the recent conflicts between activist investors and energy companies, AP7 joined a coalition of sustainable...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The gradual convergence of the two interconnected crises of climate and nature is evident in the publication by Sweden’s Andra AP-fonden...
Industriens Pension has announced the implementation of a new benchmark, the MSCI Climate Action Indexes, for its foreign equity investments, emphasising companies with a...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - 2023 was a difficult year for Alecta, Sweden's largest pension fund. A number of bad investments and a controversial hire undermined...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Collaborative engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has responded to the withdrawal of several large asset management firms in recent weeks. ...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish steel company H2 Green Steel (H2GS) powers on with its ambitious project to produce fossil-free steel, despite a new wave...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The popularity of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has been growing steadily since its launch in June 2021. At...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The long-running divestment versus engagement debate came to a head once again with the recent acquisition of Saudi Aramco shares by...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish consultancy Söderberg & Partners has been reviewing the sustainability performance of the country’s largest pension funds annually for ten years...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - A recently published paper by ActionAid Denmark (Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke) has reignited the debate over Danish pension funds’ investments in fossil fuel companies....
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement in 2015, Sweden’s €78 billion AP7 has implemented a series of 3-year sustainability-focused...
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Nordic institutional investors continue to lead the way in aligning their emission reduction goals with the Paris Agreement objectives through the...
Industriens Pension has announced specific climate goals for 2025, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its investment portfolio. The initiative is part of...
