News from the House of Sustainable Society

Emma Sjöström, Director of the Sustainable Finance Initiative at Misum, Rickard Sandberg (Head of the SSE Center for Data Analytics (CDA)) and Anders Westlund (Professor Emeritus CDA) have been awarded with a SEK 2,090 million research grant to pursue the project “On Accountable Measurement of Corporate Sustainability; the Need for a Sustainability Index – Proceedings and Extensions.”

What has the pandemic implied for industry, education, innovation so far, and how can we navigate the emerging long-term sustainability challenges? Join the Misum Annual forum on October 7 to hear new evidence in the field.

New student at SSE? Congratulations on the start of your exciting journey! The Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets at SSE (Misum) welcomes you to the fold. We look forward to engaging with you in your studies and following your progress during your time at SSE! Learn more about what is going on in terms of sustainability at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceed what the earth can regenerate in the given year. This year we reach our global limit on the 22nd of August. Jenni Puroila, PhD student at Misum, emphasises in her research the many ways nature impacts us and our well-being, and why we need a re-thinking of our valuation of landscapes and land use in both environmental and social terms.

The World Economic Forum (WEF), one of the most important global platforms for business and economic policy coordination, has published a Misum-written article this week, emphasising the need to tackle the pandemic's major sustainability threats.

The Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) is looking for a skilled communicator to support the management team in engaging with various stakeholders and conveying research results for sustainable markets.