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The Future of Sustainable Finance - Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory

Date and time

Wednesday 17. April 2024 at 09:00 to 10:00

Registration Deadline

Wednesday 17. April 2024 at 09:00

Location

Kilen, Ks54, Kilevej 14, 2000 Frederiksberg Kilen, Ks54
Kilevej 14
2000 Frederiksberg

The Future of Sustainable Finance - Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory

Event Description

Isabella Frenning Willis, Sustainable Finance Advisory Lead Denmark, Nordea Investment Banking
Guðrið Weihe, Head of Sustainable Finance, Kommunikredit
Trine Vesterled, Senior ESG Analyst, Nordea Asset Management
 
The market for bonds in sustainable formats (i.e. Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked) is relatively new but has seen rapid developments since the first Green bonds were issued two decades ago. This workshop will be facilitated by market practitioners who based on relevant data will invite participants to engage in a discussion of forward-looking questions, including:
  • Where will the sustainable bond formats be 5-10 years from now?
  • What about transition finance?
  • What will the European Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) mean for Green Bond issuances in Europe?
  • Will fear of greenwashing keep issuers from using the formats in the future?
  • Will green become less important as we transition towards greener business models overall?
The debate will be moderated by Isabella Frenning Willis

 
Speakers 
Isabella Frenning Willis, Sustainable Finance Advisory Lead Denmark, Nordea Investment Banking
Isabella leads Nordea’s advisory in Denmark to large corporates and institutions on financing in sustainable loan and bond formats. Nordea’s sustainable finance advisory team is one of the largest Nordic facilitators of sustainable finance and was in 2024 recognized by Global Finance Magazine as the best bank for sustainable finance in the Nordics and the best bank for sustainability-linked and transition bonds globally.
 
Trine Vesterled, Portfolio Manager, Nordea Asset Management
Nordea Asset Management is one of the largest asset managers in the Nordics with a global presence in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Trine is an experienced financial professional with background working at Nordea Asset Management (NAM) as portfolio manager. For the past ten years, Trine has managed portfolios invested in corporate bonds, credit default swaps and futures. Recently, Trine transitioned to the Responsible Investment team where her work is focused on providing research and analysis of labelled bonds i.e. green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds.


Guðrið Weihe, Head of Sustainable Finance, KommuneKredit
KommuneKredit is the main provider of funding for green and social investments in municipalities and regions across Denmark. Guðrið has spearheaded the development of KommuneKredits framework for green bonds and she has also been one of the driving forces behind the ESG strategy of KommuneKredit. Since its inaugural green bond issuance in 2017, KommuneKredit has issued DKK 27.9 billion in green bonds. Guðrið aspires to contribute to the sustainable transition locally in Denmark by continuously strengthening the sustainability profile of KommuneKredit. She has a background in the consulting industry and has a PhD from Copenhagen Business School.

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Organizer Contact Information

Copenhagen Business School
Phone: +45 3815 3815
conferences@cbs.dk

Organizer Contact Information

Copenhagen Business School
Phone: +45 3815 3815
conferences@cbs.dk