Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) Executive Education is now launching The Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program – an international executive program focusing on green lending, green bonds and sustainable finance. The program is specifically designed to support banks in emerging markets in their transition to sustainable financing – a must to reach the global climate goals. The program is an international collaboration between several of the world's leading financial institutions: initiated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, co-developed with International Capital Market Association (ICMA), and featuring program design by the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX).

Last week Dagens Industri TV invited our Director Torbjörn Becker, where he commented on Russia's current economic situation and the impact it has on the rest of the world.

Academy of Management Journal has nominated a paper by House of Innovation researcher Mark Conley as finalist for the Best Paper Award 2018. The paper is one of three nominated in the prestigious category.

Today marks the launch of a new accelerator program called Activate from the SSE Business Lab, the incubator unit at the Stockholm School of Economics. Activate can be used by students and alumni who want to develop a prototype and begin commercial sales over a summer. The program provides ambitious entrepreneurs the support they need to quickly get to market.

On June 12 the student group SSE Students for Climate Action presented a report with 90 bullet points on how sustainability could be further integrated into SSE’s bachelor programs.

The annual EGOS conference is just around the corner, and we congratulate Misum´s professor Mette Morsing whose paper is one of three short-listed for the EGOS best paper award.

In the past months’ money laundering has been creating headlines around the world, revealing tax evasion and corrupt schemes in Europe. Anders Åslund presented his latest book “Russia’s Crony Capitalism” explaining Russia’s role in European money laundering scandals and risks associated with the Russian economy.

Working paper: This paper looks at how the Russian economy has developed under the leadership of Putin and how it spills over to its neighbours in the CIS region.

Working paper: This paper studies the use of financial contracts as bid-coordinating device in multi-unit uniform price auctions.

Art makes us free and at ease in an uncertain world. In the latest issue of the Moderna Museets Vänner magazine Isak Nilson from SSE Art Initiative discuss the role of art in relation to the educational mission of SSE aiming at generating reflection, self-awareness, empathy, and cultural literacy. Capabilities needed to face the increased uncertainty in the world of today.