Misum News
Highlights of Misum’s climate work
03 November 2021
Half-way through the first week of COP26 negotiations, we take a moment to reflect on how Misum, as a research center grounded in sustainability work, is contributing to the broad and urgent goal of tackling the climate crisis.
New Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Misum
02 November 2021
Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets is pleased to announce Andreea Preluca as the new Misum Stakeholder Engagement Manager – with focus on sustainability and research.
5 measures economists are debating for reducing carbon emissions
16 August 2021
Carbon pricing has long been the recommended tool of economists for mitigating climate change. In 2019, over 5000 economists, including 28 Nobel Laureate Economists, co-signed statements urging US and EU policy makers to adopt carbon pricing models. What does expanding existing carbon pricing schemes mean and what about other emission reduction methods? Here is a roundup of five possible measures currently being debated by economists.
Watch the ‘Bending the Global Emissions Curve’ webinar on demand
14 June 2021
Researchers, EU and Swedish politicians explore minimum carbon taxation agreements and pathways for Swedish climate policy to further reduce global CO2 emissions.
Misum Board members recognized on most powerful women in business rankings
12 March 2021
This week, for the 23rd year in a row, Dagens Industri presented their rankings of the 125 most powerful women in business. Three of the highlighted inspirational women are Misum board members and include our Chair.
Misum welcomes Ramin Baghai as co-Director of the Sustainable Finance Initiative
20 January 2021
Misum is pleased to announce that Ramin Baghai has joined the Misum management team as co-Director of the Sustainable Finance Initiative.
Martina Björkman Nyqvist winner of SSE Corporate Partners' Research Award 2020
17 December 2020
Associate Professor Martina Björkman Nyqvist has been awarded the SSE Corporate Partner Research Award 2020 for her groundbreaking work in development economics. Marie Ehrling, Chairman of Securitas, presented the award, which amounts to 100,000 SEK.
Misum affiliate Dr Emilia Cederberg awarded the 2020 Oskar Sillén prize
11 December 2020
Dr. Emilia Cederberg was awarded the 2020 Oskar Sillén Prize for her dissertation on how fund companies integrate socially sustainable and environmental considerations in their analysis and investment decisions.
Scientists warn of disconnect between guidelines for the European Green Deal and climate goals
08 December 2020
123 scientists from 27 countries are appealing to EU leaders to correct an ‘oversight’ in the recently published ‘EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities.’ Misum's Hanna Setterberg is one of the signatories.
Teaching Sustainable Finance: ways to integrate sustainability in finance education
02 December 2020
How can higher education institutions integrate sustainability issues in their finance programs? A new report published by Misum offers practical tools and advice for universities to design courses relevant to current financial and global challenges.