Mistras annual report 2007

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Leading with ideas

‘Leadership is the crux of a Mistra programme. Research for sustainable development is based on sustained leadership.´

These words open a new book about leadership in Mistra´s research programmes.

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RESEARCH RESULT 2008-10-13

Economics for the climate

Economic models and groundbreaking methods for calculating climate effects and societal costs were subject to discussion in a scientific seminar organized by Mistra-SWECIA.
Illustration: Capito
RESEARCH RESULT 2008-10-06

Evaluating environmental labeling


An evaluation of the environmental benefit of environmental labeling is underway in Mistra´s research programme Entwined. What is the potential, and does labeling provide guidance? Initial results...
Photo: SLU
RESEARCH RESULT 2008-09-18

New products from DOM


The Mistra programme DOM — Domestication of micro-organisms — has progressed to the point of looking for business partners.
RESEARCH RESULT 2008-09-15

Collaboration broadens the research field


Sustainable Investment Research Platform (SIRP), one of the sub-programmes in Sustainable Investments, has initiated collaboration with ASSET4, an analysis company with offices in Switzerland, the UK, the US, France, Maurtius and India.


CAPITAL ASSETS NEWS 2008-09-11

A climate index for the world's countries


Mistra has initiated a collaboration with AccountAbility — an independent organization that works to develop new ideas, tools and collaboration to help individuals, institutions and organizations better address climate change and work toward achieving sustainable development. 


RESEARCH RESULT 2008-09-08

Levels for integrating knowledge


In the early summer, the research programme Mistra-SWECIA held a research seminar on knowledge integration in interdisciplinary research.


RESEARCH RESULT 2008-09-04

Greenchem in Chicago


The research programme Greenchem — Specialty Chemicals from Renewable Resources has organized a Swedish panel at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing in Chicago, together with two other representatives of industrial biotechnology.


NEWS 2008-08-29

Future scenarios for the forest


How forests should be used — and sufficient for many different and uses — is the focus of Mistra´s new research programme Future Forests. The goal is to develop sustainable strategies for forest management, in a future characterized by uncertainty.


CAPITAL ASSETS NEWS 2008-08-20

Sustainable buildings


A new report summarises key findings of a workshop on environmental and social issues in real estate investments that took place on 12 June 2008.


FUNDINGS 2008-06-22

Two new programmes and three that continue


Use of the forest and homes of the future are in focus for the two new research programmes that Mistra’s Board of Directors has decided to finance. The Board also decided to continue financing three ongoing programmes.


The asset management of Mistra should reflect the mission of the foundation, to contribute to the solution of environmental problems and to work for a sustainable development. This should be done with a reasonable balancing between the requirement of the statutes of high return and limited risk.

As of April 2007, 100% of Mistra's portfolio is invested in accordance with environmental and ethical criteria.

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