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Hear from Konstantin Yakunenko (Senior Lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) reflecting on his visit to SSE through the CIVICA Ukrainian Scholar Short Visits program.

On April 17, the Center for Security and Resilience at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) hosted a seminar on civil society resilience during war. We welcomed Noomi Weinryb and Zhanna Kravchenko from Södertörn University, with the seminar hosted by Martin Carlsson Wall, Professor and Director of CfSR.

On April 22, the House of Innovation and Circular Transparency hosted the launch of AI for Resilient Retail, a white paper co-authored by Nina Shariati, Founder of Circular Transparency, and Associate Professor Rickard Sandberg, Director of the Center for Data Analytics at the House of Innovation.

Clear, practical advice on sustainability is gaining traction among family businesses. An award-winning article co-authored by Professor Sarah Jack shows how firms can turn ESG from a reporting burden into a long-term strategy that strengthens trust, competitiveness, and resilience.

After Sweden removed inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, private firms with potential family successors grew faster, invested more, and paid higher corporate taxes than firms without natural heirs, according to a new white paper. The study adds empirical evidence in a policy debate often dominated by ideology and comes as several European countries debate inheritance tax reforms.

On April 24, the House of Innovation and Stockholm Music Week co-hosted “The Future of Music,” bringing together music executives, artists, technology leaders, researchers, and policymakers to examine how AI, shifting platform economics, and new models of rights and ownership are reshaping one of Sweden's most globally significant industries.