The Stockholm School of Economics’ Center for Sports and Business is embarking on a new collaboration with Parasport Sweden to help boost the organization during its journey of change. In the long term, the ambition is for elite parasport athletes to perform at a higher level and for the organization to become more profitable.

Erik Wetter, Assistant Professor at SSE House of Innovation and Misum has been invited to join the Technical Advisory Group of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data ("the Global Partnership"), an initiative based at the United Nations Foundation headquarters in Washington D.C.

On March 26, the internationally acclaimed author and President of International PEN Jennifer Clement visited Stockholm School of Economics to engage in a conversation with Jesper Bengtsson, Chairman of Swedish PEN. This was the first author’s talk in a series co-arranged by Internationell Författarscen and SSE Literary Agenda.

Sofia Fölster is the Female Economist of the Year 2019. This scholarship highlights future female leaders and is awarded for the 18th consecutive year to an outstanding female student at the Stockholm School of Economics. Volvo Cars is the proud main sponsor and host company for the scholarship in 2019.

Det utländska ägandet ökar både på och utanför börsen. "Det för oss längre ner på kvalitetsskalan, ökar vårt beroende och utarmar landet" säger Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall till Dagens Industri (2019-03-26).

Niclas Hellman has together with colleagues Jordi Carenys (EADA Business School) and Soledad Moya Gutierrez (ESADE Ramon Llull University) been awarded the Accounting in Europe Best Paper prize 2018 for their paper: "Introducing More IFRS Principles of Disclosure – Will the Poor Disclosers Improve?"

Det utländska ägandet ökar både på och utanför börsen. "Det för oss längre ner på kvalitetsskalan, ökar vårt beroende och utarmar landet" säger Handelshögskolans Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall till Dagens Industri (2019-03-26).

Alexander Ljungqvist, who holds the Stefan Persson Family Chair at the Stockholm School of Economics, is one of 22 leading researchers in Sweden to be awarded SEK 18 million each by the Wallenberg foundations. The Wallenberg Scholars program involves a five-year grant for free research.

Klimatförändringarnas inverkan på investeringar går inte att bortse ifrån. Den stora utmaningen nu blir att effektivt styra finansieringsflöden mot klimatsmarta och hållbara investeringar – och Sverige har unika förutsättningar att gå i bräschen, skriver styrelsen för Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre i Dagens Industri (2019-03-22), i vilken Handelshögskolans rektor Lars Strannegård sitter.