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We are all deeply affected by the situation in Ukraine, and the Danish insurance and pensions companies unequivocally support the sanctions adopted against the Russian regime. The industry does not wish to support Russia in any way or to be associated with the regime.

Intense efforts among Danish insurance and pension companies to reduce their climate footprint is in full swing. The industry has now adopted common measuring points for carbon emissions from investments, damage prevention, active ownership and use of paper as a part of everyday life.

In just one year, the Danish pensions industry has invested DKK 50 billion in the green transition. This is an impressive figure, especially considering the economically unstable backdrop of 2020, says the Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Dan Jørgensen, and the trade association Insurance & Pension Denmark.

Great support from Insurance & Pension Denmark to the President of the European Commission for her state of the union address. We are heading towards a more digital Europe which gives high priority to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

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The European Commission has in cooperation with representatives from the financial sector in the EU published a number of recommendations on how the insurance sector, among others, in the best possible manner can help consumers and companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The European business association Insurance Europe has represented the Danish insurance and pension industry in the process. Insurance & Pension Denmark is very pleased with the recommendations.

The agreement is an important step towards a greener Denmark, states the chairman for the Climate Partnership for the financial sector in Denmark

The Danish pension system is one of the best in the world. Danish people have easy access to information that gives an overview of their pension savings and related insurances at PensionsInfo.dk. Now this information is available in English, enabling even more people to benefit from the consumer tool.

A new international survey has once again identified the Danish pension system to be one of the best in the world. This is according to the annual international pension analyses from Melbourne Mercer.

NEW YORK: The Danish pension industry has in collaboration with the Danish government at an event prior to the UN Climate Action Summit announced plans for the pension industry to invest more than Euro 46 billion in green transition towards 2030. Investments will be in energy infrastructure and other green activities such as green stocks, green bonds and investments in energy efficient construction. The Danish pension industry already invests more than Euro 16 billion and investments for another Euro 4 billion are planned out. Given the new investments, a substantial increase in the level of investment in sustainable transition will take place.