While volumes are growing, green investments still face some obstacles to become as mainstream as they could be, according to panellists at the ESG session.

The Nordics are the good kids in the classroom when it comes to green bonds, with Sweden one of the leading players in this market. Issuance nearly doubled for Swedish kronor-denominated green bonds in 2018, rising from SEK 37.7 billion (USD3.73 billion) in 2017 to SEK70 billion last year. Green bonds globally account for roughly 7.5% of the €200 billion fixed income debt market (excluding sovereign issuers). Lars Mac Key, head of DCM sustainable bonds at Danske Bank, one of the 10 largest

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