 : IPE ESG Pre-COP26 Workshop 2021

Eric Pedersen is the Head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Asset Management. He serves on the Danish Corporate Governance Committee, and was a member of the Finance Denmark Forum for Sustainable Finance. Pedersen holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Copenhagen. Having completed his Master’s thesis on Economic Reform in India, he began his professional career at the United Nations, being employed as a junior economist by UNDP in Mali, West Africa. After joining Unibank of Denmark (the Danish predecessor bank of Nordea) in 1996, Pedersen has worked in various roles in the Asset Management area, including Head of Product Development, Head of Strategy for the Asset Management and Life business, and Branch Manager of Nordea Bank S.A., Singapore Branch. His latest previous position was as Deputy CEO of Nordea Funds, where he was involved in driving Nordea Bank's early introduction of ESG questions into the customer due diligence and sustainability assessment process.

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