Next Gen Finance
Episodes
Sustainability reporting in 2026
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva is joined by Paula Dennholt, Senior Sustainability Investor Relations Officer at SEB, to explore the rapidly evolvi...
Can private investors create sustainable impact?
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva and John Carlbäck, Product Manager in Mutual Funds and Sustainability Savings, explore how private savers can cont...
Sustainable finance in 2025 and what to expect next year
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this year-end episode, host Lina Apsheva and her guests discuss the development of sustainable finance over the past year and share their expectati...
Navigating sustainability communication
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the world of sustainability communication with host Lina Apsheva and guest Robert Kautsky of Azote. This episode tackles topics like new reg...
Keeping up with sustainable finance research
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks to Gregor Vulturius and Samantha Arpas, who work on the SEB's flagship research report on sustainable finance...
What is behind China's dominance in cleantech?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks with Erik Halldén, a Sustainability Advisor at SEB in Asia. Erik and Lina discuss China's dominance in clean...
Sustainable finance in sovereigns, supranationals, and agencies
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks to Benjamin Powell, head of sustainability in Fixed Income at SEB and Madeleine Moe from SSA origination at S...
The bigger picture with Hans Beyer
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks with Hans Beyer, Chief Sustainability Officer at SEB, about the recent developments in the world of sustainab...
Sustainability in asset management
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Lina Apsheva talks to Anette Andersson, Senior Sustainability Investment Specialist at SEB Asset Management. They discuss how as...
Sustainable finance in 2024 and what to expect next year
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this year-end episode, host Lina Apsheva and her guests discuss how sustainable finance has developed over this past year, and share their expectat...
What to expect from COP29?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host Lina Apsheva talks to sustainable finance specialist Samantha Arpas about the UN Climate Conference – COP29. They discuss the k...
How sustainable is AI and how does SEB work with it?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva and guests Ala Tarighati, Chief Data Scientist and Ida Davidsson Suarez, Lead ESG Data Scientist, talk about the Artificial Intellig...
How the IIF is supporting the green transition
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) is organising workshops worldwide to help facilitate the transition to a greener world economy. Host Lina...
Moving to circular business models – what will it take?
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Using current linear business models where we buy, use, and throw away goods wastes valuable resources. Recycling is important, but what will it take ...
How does SEB work with sustainability data?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host Lina Apsheva talks with sustainable data scientists Ida Davidsson Suarez and Jonatan Sjö Jerling who work on the SEB sustainable...
Sustainable finance in 2023 and what to expect next year
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to four SEB experts in different areas related to sustainable finance about key developments during 2023 and what they expect ...
TNFD and sustainability in the Swedish pension system
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva speaks with Johan Florén, the head of ESG and Communication at the Swedish pension fund AP7. They discuss the way AP7 works with su...
Sustainable finance from a student perspective
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three students that worked as interns in SEB's sustainable finance department over the summer share their experiences and talk about the projects they...
All you want to know about the EU taxonomy
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Karl-Oskar Olming, SEB's Head of Sustainability Strategy and Policy, about the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities. You ...
Water-related challenges and the role of finance
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Åsa Knudsen Sterte, a senior advisor in Climate and Sustainable Finance at SEB, about water-related challenges and the rol...
Energy transition and its effects on investments
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Thomas Thygesen, head of strategy in equity research at SEB, and Elizabeth Mathiesen, a senior strategist in the same field...
Introduction to carbon offsets
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks with Olle Billinger, an advisor in sustainable finance at SEB, about carbon offsets. What are they and what role can the finan...
Greenhouse gas emissions and finance – the basics
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do greenhouse gas emissions have to do with finance? How do companies measure and report their emissions, and what mandatory requirements are com...
Investing in gender equality and diversity
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Yolanda Courtines from Wellington Management and Emma Heikensten from SEB Investment Management about the relationship betw...
Facilitating gender equality through two types of investments
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Björn Bergstrand from Sweden's Kommuninvest about their work to include social factors such as gender equality in lending ...
Nature-related risks, biodiversity and finance
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva first talks to Sarah Draper from Global Canopy about nature-related risks for finance. She then brings back SEB colleagues Anne Käs...
Pros and cons of performance-based products
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks with sustainable finance specialist Gabriella Eriksson about sustainability-linked bonds and loans, also called performance-ba...
How does the World Bank approach sustainable finance?
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Heike Reichelt, head of Investor Relations and Sustainable Finance at the World Bank. How does this global institution inco...
What lies ahead in sustainable finance for retail clients
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to Isabelle Tibbelin and Per Georgzén, two of SEB's experts on sustainable finance for retail clients. They discuss the devel...
What do the IPCC reports mean for finance and business?
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva is joined by Christa Clapp from Cicero and Gregor Vulturius from SEB in a discussion about IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report an...
How the Impact Metric Tool helps measure sustainability
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lina Apsheva talks to her SEB colleagues Anne Kästner and Jessica Mattsson about the Impact Metric Tool (IMT), which currently helps primari...
Christopher Flensborg helped make the green bond market
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of SEB's new Next Generation Finance pod Lina Apsheva, sustainable finance analyst at the bank, talks to Christopher Flensborg. H...
Next Generation Finance pod by SEB - trailer
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainable finance analyst Lina Apsheva is the host of SEB's Next Generation Finance pod. She talks to internal as well as external specialists to he...