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Financing climate innovations for development.
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We’re happy to announce that NDF has passed the WWF Green Office audit! 🌿 This recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to improving the environmental footprint of our operations and building a more sustainable workplace. 🌍
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Partnerships are the core of NDF’s mission to advance climate and development action in the most vulnerable regions of the world.

➡️ Read more about Strategy 2030: www.ndf.int/newsroom/ndf...
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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🔑🌍 Through 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬, Nordic partnerships are helping to unlock private capital for climate adaptation.

Read the quote of Jesper H. Andersen, Chief Counsellor for Development Finance at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about NDF's work. 💬

➡️ More about #Strategy2030: shorturl.at/K5KvC
Quote card of Jesper H. Andersen. The quote reads: "Nordic Development Fund (NDF) shows every day how Nordic partnership makes a difference in developing countries. In a shifting world of increasing investment risks - innovative and targeted risk-tolerance can show the way to kick-start private green investments in emerging markets and developing economies”.
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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🤝 🌐 Partnerships are central to NDF’s work and will remain a priority throughout 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.

💬 Read a quote from NDF partner Acumen’s Founder and CEO, Jacqueline Novogratz, on NDF’s agility and #risk-taking.

➡️ Learn more about #Strategy2030: shorturl.at/wLy3F

#Partnerships #Innovation
Quote card of Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen: "We’re proud to partner with NDF and demonstrate that shared risk, shared learning and long-term commitment can make real impact in the hardest-to-reach communities".
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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#Strategy2030 is charting our bold direction for the next five years. Building on #innovation and agility, our strategic goals are driving Nordic climate leadership where it is the most needed. 🎯🗺️

💬 Read insights from Satu Santala, Managing Director of NDF

➡️ Learn more: shorturl.at/nlS7i
Quote card of Satu Santala, Managing Director of NDF. The quote reads "Strategy 2030 is a powerful tool to step up our ambition as a Nordic innovator in climate and development finance. We are committed, and we stand ready to deliver, especially in a world that moves from one crisis to another".
January 22, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Yesterday, the Nordic financial institutions welcomed Finland’s Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz at our headquarters. We reflected on our activities, stronger Nordic cooperation and NDF’s role in climate and development finance.

Read about our work under our Strategy 2030: shorturl.at/KDuze
Photo of, from left to right, Nefco Managing Director Trond Moe, NIB President André Küüsvek, Finland's Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz, and NDF Managing Director Satu Santala.
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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📢 ✨We have news: We are launching our 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬!

Through #Strategy2030, we will boldly mobilise Nordic agility, innovation and risk-taking to unlock solutions where they are most needed. 💡

🔎 Learn more: shorturl.at/brGkd

#Sustainability #ClimateFinance #NordicCollaboration
Strategy 2030 visual, with photo and text.
January 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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🌍🎆 Season’s greetings from NDF!

As 2025 concludes, we want to thank all of you for a year of collaboration and impact. Looking ahead to 2026, our team shares their wishes for a more sustainable, resilient, and climate-smart future. ✨

Swipe through to read our wishes for 2026! ➡️
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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📢 NDF is recruiting a Finance & Data Trainee!

📚 We are looking for a part-time trainee in finance or accounting to support loan payments, credit requests, disbursement requests, and bookkeeping.

📅 Apply by 5 January 2026. Learn more: lnkd.in/e5dAWVt2
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December 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🌊🌏 In partnership with the Asian Development Bank, NDF is contributing EUR 8.5 million to the Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation Trust Fund (ORCA), to support ocean health and climate resilience across Asia and the Pacific. ️

🔗 Learn more about ORCA: shorturl.at/wchYs
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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🌍🎯 At #COP30 in Belém, countries set a bold new climate finance goal: 1.3 trillion USD annually by 2035. 
 
💬 Episode 4 of Nordic x Climate Talks highlights the shared responsibility of all countries in mobilising investment for climate action: shorturl.at/4Y3ar

#ClimateFinance 
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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🎙️ Our Managing Director Satu Santala recently joined Impactpool’s #podcast to discuss how her professional journey led her to leading climate finance projects at NDF. 

🎧 Listen to the episode here: shorturl.at/4yO3A 
▶️ Check our open positions: shorturl.at/R0HHo 
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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📢 NDF commits EUR 10 million to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Climate Risk Management Initiative!

🏞️ Through this initiative, led by ADB, NDF will strengthen early warning systems, river basin management, and climate-resilient infrastructure. 

➡️ Read more: shorturl.at/XE3aO

Photo: Huzaifa Ginwala
Photo of the Himalayas.
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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🎧💡Have you listened to our #podcast, Nordic x Climate Talks? 

In our third episode, Malena Rosman, our Portfolio Origination & Management Director shares how catalytic finance can mobilise capital for climate action, especially in the world’s most vulnerable regions ➡️ shorturl.at/u1jV7
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🌍 At #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, NDF joined Nordic and global partners to advance global climate goals. We hosted discussions on early-stage climate finance in the Nordic Pavilion and explored ways to support regions that need it most.

➡️ Watch: tinyurl.com/4use2hhh
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/98hht9eu
Panellists at NDF's COP30 event.
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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#COP30: Highlighting Nordic and global perspectives on the key role of catalytic and early-stage financing in advancing climate solutions.🌱

We brought together speakers for a thoughtful dialogue on taking risks and driving investment in adaptation in the most climate-vulnerable regions.🌍
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Great news from #COP30 here in Belém! 🌿

We’re proud to announce the first-ever African-focused Adaptation Finance Window, funded by NDF, Denmark and Iceland and facilitated by IMCA, making available up to €40M for climate adaptation. 🤝

Read more 🔹 lnkd.in/e9hBiE4v
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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🔔 NDF is looking for a 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join our Portfolio Origination and Management department.

Join us in driving climate and development impact through innovative finance and partnerships. 🌱🌿

🗓️ Apply by 3 December 2025
➡️ Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/VFSzN
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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🌍🔔 COP30 officially kicks off next week! As the world gathers in Belém, we enter a new chapter in global climate action, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement.

🔗 Read Satu Santala’s foreword for #COP30: shorturl.at/4ERwg
Satu Santala's quote card.
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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✨ Join our event at the Nordic Pavilion D148 of #COP30 in Belém!

🌱🔎 On 14 November from 11:30-12:15 (GMT-3), NDF is organising an engaging discussion on the key role of catalytic and early-stage financing for climate solutions. Come and meet us there! 💡

Learn more: shorturl.at/msoye
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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🌎🎙️ All eyes on global climate goals at #COP30: In our latest Nordic x Climate Talks podcast episode, our guest Mattias Frumerie shares how the Nordic countries can help drive global climate goals.

🔗 Read more about the episode: shorturl.at/429qo
▶️ Listen to the episode: shorturl.at/xOOB7

#Climate
The visual of Nordic x Climate Talks, NDF's podcast.
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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🌍📢 COP30 is around the corner! As global leaders meet in Belém to discuss climate action and financing, NDF will continue to highlight Nordic values, priorities, and commitment to international cooperation as a model for global climate action.

➡️️ Read more about NDF at COP30: shorturl.at/DsdH8
NDF's visual for COP30.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🏛️ The 77th Session of the #NordicCouncil is now officially underway in the Swedish parliament house! Together with Nordic Investment Bank & Nefco, we are here to present our work with Nordic stakeholders.

👉 Come and meet us at the Riksdag from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 October!
NDF staff at the Nordic Council NDF, NIB and Nefco staff at the Nordic Council
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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🌲🤝 How can the Nordic countries mobilise better climate finance? At 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, we invited our speakers and guests to share their thoughts on ways to mobilise climate finance. ✨

Read about these ideas here 🔗 shorturl.at/xUE81

#NCD2025 #ClimateFinance
Claver Gatete talking at Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025. People in the audience asking questions to speakers with the microphone at Nordic Climate Dialogues. Catherine Cax talking on the stage next to Ulrika Modeer at Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025. Theodore Talbot talking in the audience at Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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At the World Bank Annual Meetings, Satu Santala, our Managing Director, met with Sigrún Rawet, Executive Director for the Nordics and Baltics at the World Bank, to discuss NDF's role as a climate and development financier. 🌍

👉 Learn more about our projects: shorturl.at/214y7

#WBGMeetings
Photo of Satu Santala, NDF's Managing Director, with Sigrun Rawet, Executive Director for the Nordics and Baltics at the World Bank Group, during the World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC.
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM