On March 23, 2023, Nasdaq and PwC Sweden hosted an event on the role of social sustainability in financial markets at Nasdaq Stockholm. The event featured speakers from the Council of Europe Development Bank, Elekta, Länsförsäkringar, Swedbank, Nasdaq and PwC. The seminar centered on challenges to overcome lack of definitions, standards and clear objective measures involving social sustainability. Each panelist spoke about how social bonds excel within their respective industries while imploring the need for more transparency as the social bond market grows.
Panelists were asked:
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What is needed for corporate issuers to leverage the social bond markets in the future?
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How are investors and issuers measuring social impact today?
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Will social loans be a more natural fit?
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Will sustainability-linked bonds become the vehicle that allows corporate issuers to integrate social sustainability into their financing going forward?
Event discussions
Why transparency is key in sustainable finance
An overview of the market for social loans and bonds
How governments can finance social development
Social loans for growing the market further
Sustainability-linked bonds to incorporate social sustainability targets
How institutional investors integrate sustainability into their analysis
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Speaker list
Axel Holm, Head of European Corporate Bond Listings, Nasdaq
Viktor Lindroth, Head of Sustainable Finance, Risk and Regulation, PwC
Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, Subject Matter Expert, Social Sustainability, PwC
Katya Nolvall, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Swedbank
Felix Grote, Head of Long-Term Funding, Council of Europe Development Bank
Cecilia Ketels, Head of Investor Relations, Elekta
Kristofer Dreiman, Head of Sustainability, Länsförsäkringar
Event recordings
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