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SEB and Nordea Lent SEK 14 Billion to Companies Operating in the Arctic, Report Says

SEB and Nordea Lent SEK 14 Billion to Companies Operating in the Arctic, Report Says

Fri 9 Oct 2026 06:00 CEST

In the past two years, the major Swedish banks SEB and Nordea have lent 14 billion kronor (about $1. 3 billion) to fossil fuel companies operating in the Arctic, according to a report from Fair Finance Guide

Customer protests prompted Swedish banks to abandon animal factories

Customer protests prompted Swedish banks to abandon animal factories

Tue 27 Jan 2026 06:31 CET

Several Swedish banks have sharply reduced their investments in global meat companies after protests from customers. But almost a billion kronor of Swedish savings is still invested in companies with poor animal husbandry, according to a new review

Green funds invest in blacklisted mines

Green funds invest in blacklisted mines

Mon 17 Nov 2025 05:30 CET

Swedish funds and banks are investing in blacklisted mining projects through green funds, a new report shows. I can understand that savers feel frustrated that it is difficult to make a green fund choice, says Jakob König at Fair Finance Guide, who conducted the survey together with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Swedish fund giants invest billions in oil

Swedish fund giants invest billions in oil

Thu 12 Sept 2024 06:14 CEST

Nordea and the state-owned Seventh AP Fund are the ones that have invested the most of the fund savers' money in the fossil industry. "Incredibly irresponsible", says Jakob König at Sweden's Consumers, who are behind the study