Our journey into sustainable investments began over 35 years ago with our first ESG product. At Nordea, returns and responsibility matter.
ESG STARS approach
Our ESG STARS funds seek to find tomorrow’s sustainable investments with 3 key objectives:
Beat the benchmark*
- Alpha generation remains a core part of the ESG STARS’s value proposition as with any actively managed fund
- By integrating ESG analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, we aim to select tomorrow’s winners
Invest in companies living up to ESG standards
- Our award-winning Responsible Investment team conducts in-depth ESG analysis
- We ensure the funds only invest in companies able to meet our ESG standards
Create impact
- We influence and foster change with our companies by engaging in dialogues around specific ESG topics
*There can be no warranty that an investment objective, targeted returns and results of an investment structure is achieved. The value of your investment can go up and down, and you could lose some or all of your invested money.
ESG STARS credentials
Today there is a large offering of sustainable investment products and it isn’t easy to know how to compare them. Independent ESG labels bring objective standards, credibility and transparency to investors looking for ESG solutions. Nordea’s ESG STARS funds meet the high requirements of several leading independent ESG labels 1,2,3.
This demonstrates the funds’ success in achieving true ESG integration in their investment process.
ESG STARS Equity funds
 European SRI Transparency Code1 |  Towards Sustainability Label2 |  Label ISR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Nordea 1 Emerging STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 European Stars Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Asian STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ||
Nordea 1 Global STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 Nordic STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ||
Nordea 1 North American STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
European SRI Transparency Code1 | Towards Sustainability Label2 | Label ISR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Nordea 1
Emerging STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 European Stars Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Asian STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ||
Nordea 1 Global STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 Nordic STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ||
Nordea 1 North American STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
ESG STARS Bond funds
European SRI Transparency Code1 | Towards Sustainability Label2 | |
|---|---|---|
Nordea 1 European Corporate Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 European High Yield Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 Emerging Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Emerging Stars Local Bond Fund | ✔ | |
European SRI Transparency Code1 | Towards Sustainability Label3 | |
|---|---|---|
Nordea 1 European Corporate Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 European High Yield Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 Emerging Stars Bond Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Emerging Stars Local Bond Fund | ✔ | |
Shaping tomorrow's world. Invest in ESG STARS.
1) The European SRI Transparency logo signifies that Nordea Investment Funds S.A. commits to provide accurate, adequate and timely information to enable stakeholders, in particular consumers, to understand the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policies and practices relating to the fund. Detailed information about the European SRI Transparency Guidelines can be found on www.eurosif.org, and information of the SRI policies and practices of the Nordea STARS range can be found at: nordea.lu/STARS. The Transparency Guidelines are managed by Eurosif, an independent organisation. The European SRI Transparency Logo reflects the fund manager’s commitment as detailed above and should not be taken as an endorsement of any particular company, organisation or individual. 2) Towards Sustainability was launched by the Belgian Central Labeling Agency in 2019. It aims to reassure potential investors that the financial product is managed with sustainability in mind and is not exposed to very unsustainable practices. For more information on the “Towards Sustainability” label, visit www.towardssustainability.be. The label is valid for one year. 3) Label ISR is created and supported by the French Finance Ministry. The label’s goal is to increase the visibility of SRI products among savers in France and Europe. For more information on the Label ISR, visit www.lelabelisr.fr/en/what-sri-label/. The ISR Label is valid for three years.