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New study: How “slack” helps nonprofits stay resilient and true to their mission
										26 August 2025
									
									
										Too little slack makes nonprofits fragile, while too much risks waste. A new study from the Center for Security and Resilience at the Stockholm School of Economics introduces the idea of “tappable slack” - resources that organizations can activate when needed to stay resilient and mission-focused.
									
								Hydrogen sourcing could make or break Romania’s green steel ambitions, study finds
										17 June 2025
									
									
										A new study from the Stockholm School of Economics finds that the competitiveness of green steel production in Romania partly hinges on hydrogen sourcing – requiring a 15 percent price premium if hydrogen is purchased externally as supposed to produced on-site. Without this premium, decarbonizing the country’s only primary steel producer could result in billions of losses.
									
								SSE students among top three finalists for UN-supported global sustainability award
										12 June 2025
									
									
										The SASSE Sustainability Group (SSG), a student-led initiative at the Stockholm School of Economics, competed in a United Nations-supported global sustainability award in New York this week. The event was held at the PRME Global Forum, hosted by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the UN Global Compact.
									
								Can AI save our energy systems before it’s too late?
										04 June 2025
									
									
										Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant dream in the energy sector—it’s already reshaping how power is generated, distributed, and consumed. This new policy brief, published by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) offers insights from SITE Energy Talk 2025 on how AI is helping countries like Ukraine, Sweden, and those in the Baltics build more flexible, efficient, and resilient energy systems.
									
								New research project to examine how sustainability impacts profitability
										19 May 2025
									
									
										Which sustainability efforts actually improve business performance? A new research project from the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with sustainability tech company Position Green, aims to find out. By analyzing data from over 750 companies, the research project will map how emissions, working conditions and diversity in leadership affect margins, returns and risk.
									
								SSE student association wins sustainability award
										31 March 2025
									
									
										The Student Association at the Stockholm School of Economics has been named the Regional Winner for Europe in the PRME Global Students Sustainability Awards. The recognition highlights the group’s dedication to integrating sustainability into business education and creating real-world impact.
									
								Career Module with SSE Alumna Cecilia Nyquist
										05 March 2025
									
									
										The second-year students in Circular Impact Retail Club met with Cecilia Nyquist, Retail Management Alumna and Sustainability Strategist at the impact agency Mission anew.
									
								Anders Wall Scholarship to F1RST and Entrepreneurship Society leader
										04 March 2025
									
									
										Sophia Nabil  (b. 2002) is being awarded this year's Anders Wall Scholarship in collaboration with SSE Business Lab. The scholarship amount is 200,000 SEK.
									
								SSE Business Lab skyrockets in new FT ranking: Only Nordic incubator in Europe’s top 10
										27 February 2025
									
									
										According to the Financial Times’ newest ranking of Europe’s startup hubs, dramatic changes are afoot: half of last year’s leading hubs have vanished from the list, while SSE Business Lab has surged ahead. Now ranked at number eight, SSE's incubator is the only Nordic hub to earn a place in the top ten.
									
								HOI research|Why design must move beyond user-ism
										12 February 2025
									
									
										For the past two decades, Design Thinking has been a driving force in business innovation, helping companies improve products and services. Yet, Design Thinking has serious limitations, according to new research by HOI researcher Roberto Verganti, with co-author Elizabeth Bowie Cristoforetti of Harvard, published in The Design Journal. Its extreme and close focus on user needs (or user-ism, sometimes becoming a face-lifted version of consumerism), can lead businesses to overlook broader systemic challenges, from sustainability to social responsibility. The authors argue that design must evolve—moving beyond being purely reactive to market needs and instead becoming an active shaper of a positive future.