Mistras Annual Review 2009
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The annual report is full of interesting articles. 2009 was an intense year and Mistra could report about important news every month. They are all collected in the report.
Change of CEO at Mistra
Mistra's CEO Ola Engelmark today informed Mistra's Board of Directors that he wishes to resign from his post. Until a new CEO is chosen, Mistra's board has appointed Clas-Uno Frykholm as acting...
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"Excellent - and partly outstanding"
Mistra's Board of Directors has decided to provide continued funding for four more years to the research program Entwined. The assessment of the program receives very high ratings in terms of both...
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NEWS
Top Evaluation Grades Provides E4 Mistra with New Millions
Assessment of the research program E4 Mistra, which is focused on energy efficient after-treatment systems for vehicles, gives top marks to the program—in terms of both scientific level and utility. As a result, an additional 24 million SEK are being allocated for research.
RESEARCH RESULT
Investors Are Willing to Pay More for Environmentally Aware Companies
Mistra's research program Sustainable Investments will release interesting findings on November 11th. Research indicates that regulation parameters for climate change and emissions affect how investors view their long-term evaluation of companies.
NEWS
Björn Dahlbäck Becomes New Head of the Polar Research Secretariat
The program manager of Mistra’s Marine Paint Program Manager Björn Dahlbäck was today appointed by the government as the new head of the Polar Research Secretariat.
CAPITAL ASSETS NEWS
CDP: 80 Percent of Companies Want to Reduce their Carbon Dioxide Emissions
On Tuesday, October 20th, the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Project was made public. Mistra's research program Sustainable Investments has prepared this key report for the Nordic countries’ companies and presented the results at Hasselbacken in Stockholm.
RESEARCH RESULT
How to Produce Beef the Sustainable Way
Pasture-raised cattle living outdoors, even in winter, grazing between different locations can help create sustainable beef production. The burden on land and water resources is consequently lessened and the animals thrive outdoors.
NEWS
Elinor Ostrom of the Stockholm Resilience Center Receives the Nobel Prize
American Professor Elinor Ostrom, board member of the Mistra funded Stockholm Resilience Center, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. She shares the prize with Professor Oliver Williamson (not pictured).
RESEARCH RESULT
Future Forest Researchers: New Theories About Insect Infestation
Rising temperatures affect plants, herbivorous insects and predatory insects in different ways. It is therefore easier to predict the risk of future outbreaks of herbivorous insects by focusing on the interaction among species, rather than on the individual insect species.
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