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New EU regulations for sustainability-related dis
closures The EU regulations for sustainability-related disclosures, set to come into force on 10 March, will improve the transparency and standardisation of sustainability reporting within asset management. The regulations impose stringent demands on data and being able to provide evidence of what we do from a sustainability perspective. Our work with the Handelsbanken SDG Solutions Model has facilitated in-depth reporting since day one. Handelsbanken SDG Solutions Model Find tomorrow’s winners – now open to everyone! Together with a scientist from Stockholm School of Economics, Handelsbanken has developed an analysis model that actively searches funds – whether active or passively, managed, or funds-of-funds – for companies that contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG. The model is called Handelsbanken SDG Solutions Model, and builds on machine learning and AI that analyses companies’ products and services and their contribution to the 169 targets of the SDG, serving as a means of analysing the fund as a whole. The model, primarily developed for use by our fund managers, is being updated and enhanced on an ongoing basis. In Q1, an online version of the model was developed for use by our customers, meaning that they can now benefit from this innovation and invest in an intelligent, sustainable way, and contribute capital to the global transition. The initial response has been positive, and we see that customers are inspired by being able to review their savings. We can already make out a direct link between the use of the model and initiated fund transfers. HANDELSBANKEN 17