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Making an impact
For many investors today, making a positive contribution to a more sustainable society is just as important as achieving their financial goals. Nordea’s strategies allow them to do both.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are now firmly entrenched in the minds of many investors. This is shown by the fact that inflows into sustainability-focused strategies outpaced demand for traditional portfolios in Eu- rope last year. While the stunning rise of responsible investing is undeniably positive for society and the future of our planet, vast differences remain in ap- proaches to ESG. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rapidly expanding ‘impact’ investing space. The most recognised approach is what is often referred to as traditional impact investing, where capital allocation is made to explicitly address social or environmental problems. Here, Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has partnered with renowned private equity investor Jan Ståhlberg in the creation of Trill Impact. Trill is one of the largest dedicated
impact investment houses in Europe, with more than EUR 1bn of assets under management within its private equity and microfinance investment ad- visory strategies. However, this is not the only way in which NAM is approaching the impact space. Capitalising on its considerable experience in man- aging thematic ESG portfolios, NAM’s Fundamental Equities Team is convinced of the long-term merits of ‘investing with impact’ in public markets. For NAM, investing with impact combines two powerful investor objectives – delivering long-term alpha and achieving positive real economy outcomes.1 Sustained performance and positive impact Investing with impact is at the heart of the Nordea 1 – Global Climate and Social Impact Fund , which harnesses the momentum behind both
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