Serial entrepreneur, SSE alum, and Practitioner in Residence at the House of Innovation, Stefan Krook, shared the ideas behind his new book, "The Laghum Economy" – an argument for redesigning the global economy around natural limits.

On April 13, SustainGov and the Center for Resilient Health at the Stockholm School of Economics hosted a roundtable discussion on prevention and investment logic. The seminar brought together 35 participants from government, regions, municipalities, academia, civil society, innovation, and industry.

A new podcast episode based on research from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) makes findings on the cost of decarbonizing steel production accessible to a wider audience. The 11-minute episode builds on an academic article by Mara Bălașa, PhD student at SSE, and Rickard Sandberg, professor at SSE.

March has been an active and inspiring month for CIVICA at SSE, marked by international collaboration, student engagement, and new opportunities.

In this new House of Sustainable Society (HOSS) Academic Insight, researchers Stephanie Schrage, Marco Berti, and HOSS affiliate Julia Grimm show that sustainability challenges in global supply chains are not just about rules and audits, they are about power.

Climate stress and global uncertainty can easily lead to anxiety rather than progress. But with the right tools and collaboration, that pressure can also become a catalyst for action. At yesterday’s event hosted by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and the Stockholm School of Economics’ House of Sustainable Society, diplomats, researchers, and business leaders explored how organizations can turn ecological and psychological pressure into practical strategies for change.

Can modern slavery exist in high-income welfare states? In a recent episode of the ESGpresso podcast, CMIR Director Lin Lerpold and Danske Bank's Oshni Arachchi discuss how migration regimes, labor markets, and corporate practices interact in the Global North.

Development aid works best when it uses locally based initiatives, builds strong institutions, and takes evidence into account. That was the clear message at a conference in Stockholm on February 19, where policymakers and international experts met to discuss how research can better support decision-making.

On the subject of old stores surviving against all odds in the modern city, Associate Professor Kristina Tamm Hallström was interviewed for the program "Förmiddag i P1".

A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person’s local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics and Harvard University, published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings offer a practical, low-cost strategy for governments, insurers and local authorities seeking to boost climate resilience in vulnerable communities.