The latest HoSS Academic Insight, coauthored by House of Sustainable Society affiliate Irina Gazizova, reveals that firms tend to improve their CSR profiles following environmental disasters caused by other firms – but mostly through visible, low-cost actions rather than changes that reduce environmental harm.

A new study from the House of Innovation shows how multigenerational family firms can use tradition, succession, and stakeholder collaboration to support digital transformation. Based on interviews with 16 Italian family firms, the researchers identify four practical “4E lessons” for navigating digital transformation.

Welcome to a seminar on Thursday, 11 June, 2026, at 15:00, with Martin Kornberger, Professor of Ethics at Vienna University of Economics and Business. The seminar will end around 16:30 and will be followed by refreshments hosted by Score.

Anna Essén, Associate Professor at the House of Innovation, has spent years studying how organizations overlook uncomfortable information. Her latest research examines the infamous Macchiarini case at Karolinska Institutet to explain a phenomenon she calls “sustained ignoring work.”

Welcome to a seminar on Thursday, 21 May 2026, with Prof. Dr. Christian Imdorf, Leibniz University Hannover & Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Yifan Lyu, who successfully defended his thesis on April 15. We warmly congratulate him on this significant achievement!

A new Master program will strengthen Sweden’s voice and the Nordic perspective in Europe. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is taking a historic step, launching its first Master program in Public Policy. The MPP, starting in 2027, will prepare the next generation of decision-makers to address complex societal challenges in Sweden and internationally.

At the Sweden Security & Competitiveness Summit 2026, hosted by the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE together with McKinsey, leaders from business, government, and the military gathered to discuss how innovation, education, and industrial capacity are becoming central to Sweden's deterrence strategy in a changing geopolitical landscape.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is already affecting Sweden. Around 2,000 ships are currently waiting in the Persian Gulf, delaying deliveries of oil, fertilizer, medicines, and industrial components. For Swedish households and companies, the effects are visible in rising energy costs, supply uncertainty, and higher prices.

Retail Management students in H&M Retail Club had a workshop on fashion intelligence and the craft of trend forecasting.