Pekka Alanen

Municipal Guarantee Board safeguards and develops the joint funding of municipalities. The institution can grant guarantees for such funding of credit institutions directly or indirectly owned or controlled by municipalities which will be used for lending to municipalities and municipal federations, and to institutions which are wholly owned by municipalities or under their control. It can also grant guarantees for such funding of the credit institutions which will be used for lending to corporations designated by government authorities and engaged in the renting or production and maintenance of housing on social grounds or corporations controlled by them. Municipal Guarantee Board was founded on February 12, 1997 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Keva is the Finnish governmental pension scheme which was established in 1964 to manage pensions for persons covered by the state and local government, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and Kela pension schemes. Formerly known as Kuntien Eläkevakuutus - Local Government Pensions Institution, the firm is based in Helsinki. They changed their name to Keva in 2011 to reflect the fact that they also manage pensions for state employees. They are a signatory to the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment and their Responsible Investment Steering Group coordinates and develops their responsible investment operations. They seek to influence target companies through an emphasis on dialogue, rather than automatically selling off securities.