Our journey into sustainable investments began over 35 years ago with our first ESG product. At Nordea, returns and responsibility matter.
ESG STARS approach
Our ESG STARS funds seek to find tomorrow’s sustainable investments with 3 key objectives:
Beat the benchmark*
- Alpha generation remains a core part of the ESG STARS’s value proposition as with any actively managed fund
- By integrating ESG analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, we aim to select tomorrow’s winners
Invest in companies living up to ESG standards
- Our award-winning Responsible Investment team conducts in-depth ESG analysis
- We ensure the funds only invest in companies able to meet our ESG standards
Create impact
- We influence and foster change with our companies by engaging in dialogues around specific ESG topics
*There can be no warranty that an investment objective, targeted returns and results of an investment structure is achieved. The value of your investment can go up and down, and you could lose some or all of your invested money.
ESG STARS credentials
Today there is a large offering of sustainable investment products and it isn’t easy to know how to compare them. Independent ESG labels bring objective standards, credibility and transparency to investors looking for ESG solutions. Nordea’s ESG STARS funds meet the high requirements of several leading independent ESG labels 1,2.
This demonstrates the funds’ success in achieving true ESG integration in their investment process.
ESG STARS Equity funds
 Towards Sustainability Label1 |  Label ISR2 | |
|---|---|---|
Nordea 1 Emerging Sustainable STARS Equity Fund* | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 European Sustainable Stars Equity Fund* | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Asian Sustainable STARS Equity Fund* | ||
Nordea 1 Global Sustainable STARS Equity Fund* | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Nordic Sustainable STARS Equity Fund* | ||
Nordea 1 North American Sustainable STARS Equity Fund* | ✔ | ✔ |
Towards Sustainability Label1 | Label ISR2 | |
|---|---|---|
Nordea 1
Emerging STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ |
Nordea 1 European Stars Equity Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Asian STARS Equity Fund | ||
Nordea 1 Global STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | |
Nordea 1 Nordic STARS Equity Fund | ||
Nordea 1 North American STARS Equity Fund | ✔ | ✔ |
ESG STARS Bond funds
Towards Sustainability Label1 | |
|---|---|
Nordea 1 European Corporate Sustainable Stars Bond Fund* | |
Nordea 1 European High Yield Sustainable Stars Bond Fund* | ✔ |
Towards Sustainability Label1 | |
|---|---|
Nordea 1 European Corporate Stars Bond Fund | |
Nordea 1 European High Yield Stars Bond Fund | ✔ |
Shaping tomorrow's world. Invest in ESG STARS.
*With effect as of 8 April 2025 the sub-fund is renamed from:
Nordea 1 – Asian Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – Asian Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – Emerging Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – Emerging Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – Emerging Stars ex China Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – Emerging ex China Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – European Corporate Stars Bond Fund to Nordea 1 – European Corporate Sustainable Stars Bond Fund
Nordea 1 – European High Yield Stars Bond Fund to Nordea 1 – European High Yield Sustainable Stars Bond Fund
Nordea 1 – European Small and Mid Cap Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – European Small and Mid Cap Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – European Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – European Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – Global Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – Global Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – Nordic Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – Nordic Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – North American Stars Equity Fund to Nordea 1 – North American Sustainable Stars Equity Fund
Nordea 1 – US Corporate Stars Bond Fund to Nordea 1 – US Corporate Sustainable Stars Bond Fund
*With effect as of 16 October 2025 the sub-fund is renamed from:
Nordea 1 – North American High Yield Sustainable Stars Bond Fund to Nordea 1 – US High Yield Sustainable Stars Bond Fund.