Robeco: Finland slips

In Robeco’s latest Country Sustainability Report, Finland slipped slightly to tie with Sweden for the country with the best ESG scores. Meanwhile, rising emissions and intensifying weather events are reducing resilience and raising the stakes of environmental risks for developed and developing countries alike.

The report, released in the spring and autumn each year, tracks the sustainability risk and performance of 150 countries on more than 50 indicators covering environmental, social and governance factors. The results give investors – especially of sovereign bonds – and stakeholders a comprehensive look of the emerging risks and opportunities that are frequently overlooked or underappreciated by markets.

In this edition, Scandinavia once again shined. Sweden tied with Finland for first (both scoring 9.07), followed by Norway and Denmark. Switzerland squeezed ahead of Iceland to round out the top five positions. The tie at the top stemmed from a slight Finnish falter on climate and energy as well as on water and waste management criteria – critical components of the environmental score. Improved environmental performance was also crucial in moving Estonia and Ireland into the group of top ten, bumping out Austria and New Zealand. Both countries suffered downgrades on socioeconomic variables, including aging for Austria and income inequality in New Zealand.

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