In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks to Anette Andersson, Senior Sustainability Investment Specialist at SEB Asset Management. They discuss how asset mangers and SEB AM in particular work with sustainable investments, and cover topics such as active ownership and the balance between supporting companies in their transition and divesting when necessary.

In this year-end episode, host Lina Apsheva and her guests discuss how sustainable finance has developed over this past year, and share their expectations moving into 2025.

We hear from Karl Oskar Olming, the Head of Sustainability Strategy and Policy at SEB, about how sustainable finance legislation has developed in the EU in the past year and what to look out for in the future; from Nathalie Egenaes, the Head of Sustainability for the Corporate and Private Customer segment at SEB, about the developments in this area; from Thomas Thygesen, Head of Strategy and Equity Research, about how the politics of this past year might affect the energy transition; and from Isabelle Tibbelin, a Sustainable Finance Advisor in SEB Debt Capital Markets, about the sustainable debt market in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.

In this episode host Lina Apsheva talks to sustainable finance specialist Samantha Arpas about the UN Climate Conference – COP29. They discuss the key terms that are important to remember when following the climate meeting events and outcomes to look out for. Lina also talks to two representatives of the Swedish delegation at COP29 – Mattias Frumerie, Sweden’s Climate Ambassador and Chief Negotiator, and Martin Pei, Executive Vice President and CTO at SSAB, who share their expectations before the trip to Azerbaijan. Moreover, Lina and Samantha highlight some upcoming SEB events focusing on sustainable finance.