Welcome to our sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) podcast series. Each episode features business leaders from across the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) industry who discuss what sustainability and ESG means to them, their organisation and the industry as a whole.

In this episode, Analysys Mason's Maria Tunberg, Partner and expert in sustainability, talks to Max Engardt, Senior Manager of Asset Management at Infranode.

Infranode is an investor specialising in essential infrastructure, mainly within the Nordic region. The goal of Infranode is to create long-term value for investors and society through responsible and sustainable ownership and management. The focus of its infrastructure investing is within the energy, transport, digital and social infrastructure sectors and it partners with both the private and public sector to create stable, predictable returns.

In this podcast, Maria and Max discuss:

• how Infranode incorporates ESG principles into every aspect of its operations and investments
• Infranode’s Net Zero 2040 commitment and how that is being implemented throughout its portfolio
• the importance of ESG due diligence in investment decisions and its impact on project approval
• the role of active ownership in driving sustainability and the emphasis on health and safety
• establishing measurable and actionable KPIs to ensure sustainability goals are met
• exploring the immediate sustainability opportunities in digital infrastructure
• predictions for the next decade in digital infrastructure, focusing on cross-sector collaborations like using waste heat from data centres for district heating
• the impact of regulatory frameworks on sustainable investment opportunities and strategies.

Find out more about Analysys Mason's sustainability and ESG-related research and consulting services here.