Ilmarinen swaps passive equities for ESG indexes

For the past few years, Ilmarinen has been swapping its passive equity investments for ESG indexes. CIO Mikko Mursula tells AMWatch that the Finnish pensions giant has thus been able to gain exposure to ESG ETFs in Europe and the USA and to make the contents of its portfolio increasingly sustainable.
Mikko Mursula, CEO at Finnish pension giant Ilmarinen. | Photo: PR / Ilmarinen
Mikko Mursula, CEO at Finnish pension giant Ilmarinen. | Photo: PR / Ilmarinen

Finland's Ilmarinen mutual pension insurance company is in the process of producing a road map for having a fully carbon neutral portfolio by 2035. The company has also been steadily increasing its exposure to hedge funds over the past couple of years.

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