Mistras annual report 2008
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Do the unexpected. Mankind has been poorly equipped to handle sudden ecological and economic change. Doing so involves planning for the unknown. It requires not only a good system for monitoring the world around us, but also looking into the future with an open mind. Mistra’s Ola Engelmark writes about this in his Chief Executive Message in the 2008 Annual Review.
One of Mistra´s Idea Support projects has developed a new technique for measuring a material´s chemical activity, i.e., how it reacts with and influences organisms. The technique is simple, cheap and...
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More research and faster knowledge transfer is needed to achieve the goal of a poison-free environment. Dialogue and cooperation between researchers and public agencies is also needed. These are some...
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RESEARCH RESULT
Easily understandable information about the impacts of foodstuffs is needed for environmental arguments to achieve greater influence when food service providers choose amongst products. This has been revealed by an earlier Idea Support project.
CAPITAL ASSETS NEWS
Through the research programme Sustainable Investments and through its own asset management, Mistra is working to promote sustainable investing.
RESEARCH RESULT
The ever growing rate of nitrogen discharge to our coastal seas has lead to undesirable algae blooms. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have explored how nitrogen levels can be decreased with the help of bacteria.
NEWS
The Energy Technology Center (ETC) in Piteå and Chemrec AB have been awarded the Swedish Road Administration´s environment prize for their work with alternative fuels based on so-called black liquor. In addition, Chemrec has recently issued new stock shares to enable increased production of new...
RESEARCH RESULT
Microorganisms both protect and promote growth in crops. Field tests in the research programme MASE have been successful with everything from cabbage to peas and dill.
CAPITAL ASSETS NEWS
For the first time, the World Bank has issued a “green" bond. Through it, the Bank is loaning out money that will be used to finance climate-adapted projects around the world.
NEWS
Mistra presented its new investment in sustainable urban development research at the UN conference World Urban Forum. The conference assembled over 20,000 participants from a large number of countries.
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