Alecta recognises the benefits of actively managing institutional capital
At present, there is a great deal of work being carried out by both national and international parties in a bid to achieve a more sustainable European economy. The EU has undertaken much of this work, with the commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) being key in developing more sustainable financial markets in the region. Sweden, France and the Netherlands are early adopters of the development, but market stakeholders from various countries have been quick to catch on too. There is no conflict between achieving higher-than-average returns and investing in a sustainable pension system In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of sustainable investments being carried out. In 2015, the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative announced that its signatory...