Nordic pension institutions see mixed rankings in sustainability indexes

Several Nordic pension companies have been ranked on a sustainability index, with a wide range of rankings.

In Sweden, KPA Pension led the rankings for the pension category, coming in at 75 on SB Insights’ Sustainable Brand Index 2024. It is the 13th year in a row that KPA Pension has been ranked as Sweden’s most sustainable brand in the pensions industry.

“Sustainability is one of KPA Pension's most important pillars and we work long-term with a clear focus on sustainability in all parts of our business. The award is further confirmation that our customers in the municipal and regional sector appreciate our sustainability work,” KPA Pension head of marketing and communication, Anna Johansson, said.

“Our priority is always to provide customers with a good pension while investing it with care about how it affects people and the environment.”

Other Swedish pension companies that were ranked were AMF (84), SPP (196), Skandia (219) and Alecta (348). The Swedish Pensions Agency was also ranked (68) in a category with other government agencies. In total 432 companies and institutions were ranked in Sweden.

In the Norwegian ranking, KLP was the leader in the insurance and pension sector, coming in at 18th place, followed by PenSam owner, Gjensidige (40). In total 282 companies and institutions were ranked in Norway.

In Finland, the combined insurance and pension category saw the insurance provider LähiTapiola come out top (82). However, Varma (109), Ilmarinen (113), Elo (116) and Keva (126) featured in the index of 243 companies.



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