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Driving change The Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets Fund seeks to accelerate the necessary transition towards a more sustainable society by investing in leaders at the forefront of net-zero action.
A combination of competencies This innovative vehicle is a co-creation between NAM and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM). It combines NAM’s longstanding expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and CBRE IM’s renowned listed real assets capa- bility. CBRE IM will be recognised by most readers of nordic friends , as the group has been managing the Nordea 1 – Global Listed Infrastructure Fund since 2019. NAM’s Responsible Investments (RI) Team is one of the largest in Europe in terms of pure ESG analysts, with the group’s ESG STARS range of ESG-aligned equity and bond strategies recognised as leaders in the responsible investment space. As for CBRE IM, it is a prominent global real assets investment manager with a track record in real estate dating back to 1984, and infrastructure since 2012. This combination of competencies has enabled NAM to develop a sustainable Article 9-compliant fund in listed real assets. CBRE IM’s Jeremy Anagnos, the lead portfolio manager of NAM’s Global Listed
The events of 2022 have clearly shown that change is necessary. While the escalating climate crisis continues to affect people’s daily lives, the world experienced another shock earlier this year with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which pushed already elevated inflation levels to a record high. With the global economy at an inflection point, new approaches to reduce fossil fuel reliance and decrease energy use are urgently required. In addition to accelerating the shift towards renewable and alternative power generation, the world needs to become more energy-efficient. At the same time, society’s awareness of sustainability is growing and its needs are changing. Identifying sustainable leaders within the real assets space – encompassing both infrastructure and real estate – will be imperative for pushing forward the needed change. This is why Nordea Asset Management (NAM) recently added the Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets Fund to its suite of thematic ESG solutions.
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