Analysis: Is investing in military stocks responsible?

A year after the invasion of Ukraine, Nordic investors still discuss if investing in the military industry is responsible. The dilemmas are queuing up, AMWatch analyst Flemming Højbo points out.
Flemming Højbo writes analyses for AMWatch about the Nordic asset and wealth management sector. Højbo was head of communications in the asset management industry for 15 years, and before that, he worked for 25 years as financial and business reporter and editor. | Photo: Jan Bjarke Mindegaard
Flemming Højbo writes analyses for AMWatch about the Nordic asset and wealth management sector. Højbo was head of communications in the asset management industry for 15 years, and before that, he worked for 25 years as financial and business reporter and editor. | Photo: Jan Bjarke Mindegaard
By Flemming Højbo

What a difference a year makes. Before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, it was quite simple for investors to reject investments in the military industry. It didn’t look like a business of high demand. Which was a pleasant and comfortable situation to many Nordic and European investors as weapon investments didn’t fit into their interpretation of responsible and sustainable investments. 

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