En ny undersökning som presenteras kl 16 i Almedalen idag indikerar att börs-vd:ar läser betydligt oftare än genomsnittet av befolkningen och värderar bildning högt. Tre av fyra anser också att det är viktigt att en person som ska rekryteras är bildad. Undersökningen har gjorts av Novus på uppdrag av Bokmässan, i samarbete med Handelshögskolan i Stockholm.

Världsbanken har valt Sverige och Handelshögskolan i Stockholm som hubb för sin storsatsning på gröna obligationer för tillväxtländer. Förra veckan deltog delegater från Thailand, Turkiet, Georgien och Nigeria i ett världsunikt utbildningsprogram med fokus på gröna obligationer och hållbar finans på SSE Executive Education. Läs en intervju i Realtid med Jean-Marie Masse från Världsbanken.

How we perform, consume and judge sports is under transformation. This became clear when Sweden’s Olympic Academy gathered experts, startups and investors at the Stockholm School of Economics for the final round of SPIN Accelerator Sweden.

The SIR Office will be closed from July 8 to August 12.

SITE director Torbjörn Becker has published a working paper on Russia’s macroeconomy.

Working paper: This paper looks at economic growth and its fundamental determinants in Russia over the last decades. It starts by showing that, contrary to the views of some political commentators, growth is highly important for the popularity of president Putin.

Julia Delin has been recruited as the new CEO of SSE Business Lab, the venture incubator at the Stockholm School of Economics. With prior experience as an entrepreneur and a good understanding of the different parts of the Stockholm entrepreneurial ecosystem, Julia brings the experience, capabilities and energy needed to take SSE Business Lab to the next level.

Professor Roberto Verganti at the House of Innovation has been appointed by the European Commission as one of 22 top innovation leaders to the Advisory Board of the European Innovation Council.

För fjärde året i rad har Handelshögskolans och Misums Lin Lerpold kommit med på Aktuell hållbarhets lista över Sveriges 101 miljömäktigaste.

CIVICA has been selected by the European Commission as one of the pilot European Universities. A total of 48 applications were received, of which 17 have been selected and awarded funding, as announced on June 26 by the Commission. The application of CIVICA received 92/100 points.