(Boursier.com) — Nordea Asset Management (NAM) – a global leader in sustainable and responsible investing – has launched the Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets fund (ISIN BP-USD: LU2500361329 / BI-USD: LU2500361675) , a strategy in line with Article 9 of the SFDR with a clear sustainable objective: to invest in real assets listed on the stock exchange, recognized in terms of environmental and social sustainability, but also technological innovation.
This innovative investment solution provides exposure to sustainable listed real estate and infrastructure companies renowned for their stable and predictable cash flows – qualities that are highly sought after in today’s economy.
The fund is ideally positioned to meet contemporary global challenges in several ways:
-Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets offers inflation hedging: the underlying assets are often characterized by long-term contracts indexed to inflation, which strengthens the portfolio’s resistance to the effects of rising prices. price.
-Investments in modern and energy-efficient infrastructure are able to benefit not only from the effects of the global increase in energy prices, but also from the booming green economy and market recognition Sustainable Development Goals.
-Associated with many of today’s key themes, such as decarbonization, modernization, affordable housing and sustainable cities, real assets are also at the heart of the global ESG revolution.
The Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets fund is managed by CBRE Investment Management on behalf of Nordea AM. CBRE is one of the world’s leading specialists in institutional scale real estate assets, with extensive experience in the real estate and infrastructure asset classes. Recognized for its know-how, Nordea AM’s Responsible Investment team will provide support in terms of selection and analysis. Jeremy Anagnos, manager of the existing fund Nordea 1 – Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, will pilot the new solution.
Real assets have a history of resilient returns and outperformance in times of inflation. They should take advantage of various sustainability initiatives in the investment market, as evidenced by the $122 billion in capital expected to flow into the infrastructure sector over the next two decades.
For example, many service companies in the electricity sector are at the forefront of Net Zero action – those groups installing solar modules, building wind turbines and upgrading transmission lines to charge electric vehicles and convert heat into electricity.
“Real assets form the backbone of any economy, enabling economic and social development. These businesses generate positive social, environmental and economic impacts – such as contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, revitalizing disadvantaged areas and improving access to services. Thanks to ongoing government initiatives, the investors who support them and tenants and stakeholders, we expect short and long-term upwind conditions for these real assets focused on the sustainability” comments Jeremy Anagnos of CBRE Investment Management Fund Manager Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Listed Real Assets.