Archive

  • Länsförsäkringar emphasises role of sustainability in Swedish group

    15 February 2021

    Swedish group put SEK 1.2bn into social bonds last year

  • Länsförsäkringar argues for sustainable forestry in EU Taxonomy

    24 December 2020

    Under current regulations forestry in the Nordics cannot be classified as sustainable

  • Länsförsäkringar's new exclusion criteria adds 15 more companies to list

    12 November 2020

    Revenue from conventional oil and gas extraction cannot exceed 50%, unconventional extraction 5%

  • Länsförsäkringar outpaces MSCI on climate-awareness with new fund

    05 November 2020

    Affiliated manager will commit 26% to companies with 'positive climate effects'

  • Länsförsäkringar pursues further exclusion of gambling companies

    05 October 2020

    Companies incompatible with sustainable development goals and ESG, head of responsible investment said

  • Folksam invests SEK 474m in domestic government's first green bond

    09 September 2020

    Follows fellow Swedish company Skandia's participation

  • Investments pull Länsförsäkringar Alliance into red in H1

    03 September 2020

    Group trumpets SEK 1.2bn of social bond investments this year

  • Länsförsäkringar increased green and social investments by SEK 3bn in Q1

    18 May 2020

    Invested across 80 issuers, including in four COVID-19-fighting bonds

  • Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19

    18 May 2020

    If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.

  • Länsförsäkringar makes third Covid-19 bond investment

    29 April 2020

    Brings Swede's total social bond investment to SEK 1.2bn