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    Sustainable Searches & Family Office Investments

    In a recent report by Transparency International, Iceland stood out for lagging behind its Nordic neighbours, which all dominate the non-profit's corruption ranking, due...

    Positive News & Booming Private Assets

    The markets may ending the month on a negative note, but on the sustainability front there are reasons to rejoice. After last week's disappointment...

    People, People Everywhere

    As the pandemic-related restrictions are lifted, people come out in force. This week, we caught up with no less than five! Innovative digital solutions...
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    Back to the Future

    New abound this week, as the Nordics are getting back to work... and a somewhat scary future, as suggested by the highly anticipated IPCC...

    Earth Day & Taxonomy Chaos

    While some are busy taking the opportunity offered by Earth Day to get the world to gear up for action against climate change, such...

    Is Short Selling Sustainable?

    While SFDR is still fresh in investors' agenda and the Reddit-Game Stop story hasn't yet been completely archived by the market's short-term memory, we...

    Insights: the EU Sustainable Finance Regulation

    As Otto von Bismarck reportedly said, laws are like sausages – good to have but no one wants to see how they are made....

    2021 Kick-off: Expansions & Aspirations

    Before we dig into the week's many news, we are very proud and happy to welcome a new member to our team! Julia Axelsson,...

    Make a Difference

    While uncertainties related to the pandemic remain, we found that there is much that asset managers and asset owners can do to contribute to remediating its effects. In this week's feature, we talked to Triodos IM's Hans Stegeman and Franklin Real Asset Advisors's Raymond Jacobs to examine the social effects of COVID-19. We also took a closer look at no less than three COVID-19 bonds: NIB's second issue, AfDB's issue which appealed to Skandia and Länsförsäkringar, two institutions which were reportedly also interested in the third bond, issued by the EIB.

    Emissions & Infrastructure

    Varma commits to reducing emissions on its housing stock. Danish PFA Pension introduces PFA Climate Plus. According to UBS the energy transition will be one of the dominant trends in both Europe and the US. ISS ESG launches a suite of EU climate benchmark indices in partnership with Solactive. Catch up with Shawn Westcott who joined Triodos Investment Management at the beginning of the month.