Bank behind world’s first green bond is set to blaze a new trail

The Swedish bank that helped usher in the era of green bonds may be just months away from blazing a trail for a new kind of sustainable finance in its home market.
SEB helped arrange the first ever green bond back in 2008, after Swedish pension funds turned to the World Bank to find climate-friendly projects in which to invest. | Photo: PR/SEB
SEB helped arrange the first ever green bond back in 2008, after Swedish pension funds turned to the World Bank to find climate-friendly projects in which to invest. | Photo: PR/SEB
By Frances Schwartzkopff and Hanna Hoikkala / BLOOMBERG

SEB AB expects to be the first to arrange a sustainability-linked bond in the Nordic region, according to Mats Olausson, a senior adviser for climate and sustainable finance.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 14 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading