The 17 sustainability goals in the UN Agenda 2030 are important starting points in Swedbank Robur's pursuit of contributing to a long-term sustainable world. For example, Swedbank Robur has launched a new equity fund, Swedbank Robur Global Impact, which only invests in companies that contribute to achieving the UN's sustainability goals in various ways.

With this investment, Swedbank Robur is taking a concrete step forward in supporting the World Bank's efforts to ensure access to clean water and sanitation (sustainability target #6), and the preservation of our marine resources (sustainability target #14).

"At Swedbank Robur, we are convinced that long-term sustainability is strongly connected with long-term profitability for our investors. Therefore we see this key investment in the World Bank´s green bonds to finance UN's sustainability goals, as a great opportunity both for us, our customers and the society in a whole. By making this key investment, we are actively contributing to the work to fulfil the goals of securing access to clean water for a larger part of the world's population, as well as working towards a more sustainable use of our marine resources," says Thomas Bäck, Fund Manager, Swedbank Robur.

With the above investment in the World Bank´s green bonds, Swedbank Robur in total now owns approximately 7 BSEK in green bonds.

For further information:
Thomas Bäck, Fund Manager, Swedbank Robur, +46 8 585 92 488
Josefine Uppling, Head of Group Press office, Swedbank, +46 76 114 54 21