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Climate change: a growing set of opportunities for investors (Nordea Asset Management)

Climate change is a sustainable mega trend that makes economic sense and there is no doubt it’s here to stay as it represents a powerful driver of innovation.

The investment team behind the Nordea 1 – Global Climate and Environment Fund focuses on selecting companies developing leading edge solutions to climate and environmental challenges.

These companies are experiencing a strong demand growth which translates into a greater incentive to develop new technologies to not only benefit the environment but also improve profitability.

Speaker: Geoffrey Lebeau

Product Specialist at the Institutional and Wholesale Distribution unit of Nordea Asset Management, focusing on equity products.

Geoffrey Lebeau – Nordea Asset Management

Geoffrey Lebeau is a Product Specialist at the Institutional and Wholesale Distribution unit of Nordea Asset Management, focusing on equity products. Prior to joining Nordea in December 2017, he worked as an analyst for the European Investment Fund and as a senior finance manager at Fidelity International. Geoffrey started his career as an analyst at KPMG Corporate Finance in Luxembourg. He holds a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Rennes and is a CFA charterholder.

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