News from the House of Sustainable Society

Misum-forskaren Susanne Sweet är med på Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademiens (IVA) ”100-lista” som korar forskningsinitiativ med störst potential för att bidra till Sveriges framtida konkurrenskraft. 2020 har Akademien lagt särskilt fokus på hållbar utveckling, med målet att förmedla kunskap om nya processer, produkter och affärsmodeller för företag och praktiker.

Misum researcher Emma Sjöström has published a new report about active ownership related to environmental and social impacts of the firms that are invested in. The study reviews research of the last ten years about possible strategies for shareholders and their potentials for success.

Misum is entering a new phase to disseminate research results and accelerate collaborations between SSE scholars, business partners and other societal stakeholders, to tackle key challenges and implement solutions for sustainable markets in practice. We are looking for a sustainability professional who is dedicated to communication and understands both the scientific and the corporate world.

Handelshögskolans Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall lyfter fram vikten av att inkludera även sociala mål i hållbara investeringar.

The new report on social and sustainability bonds from Misum researcher Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, called "A Swedish market for sustainability related and socially labelled bonds: Institutional investors as drivers", has already received media attention.

Last Thursday, December 12, 2019, The Mistra Foundation decided to grant SSE and Misum 65 million SEK in a second round of funding.The decision means at least five more years of research on sustainable markets at SSE.