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OPINION: How India and Sweden can find new ways of looking at each other

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:00:10 +0200

For two nations starkly different in every studied aspect, the similarity of situations between Sweden and India is uncanny. Rupali Mehra, shares her experience from Sweden's Almedalen political festival where she worked on a series of seminars for India@Almedalen.

Swedish orchestra to ban soloists and conductors from flying

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:49:30 +0100

One of Sweden's leading symphony orchestras is to ban conductors and soloists who come to play with it from coming by plane, in what it is billing as "the world's first sustainable orchestral season".

Helsingborg ranked Sweden's most environmentally friendly municipality

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:35:08 +0200

Helsingborg in southern Sweden has for the second year in a row been ranked Sweden's most environmentally friendly municipality.

How Sweden makes international students recycling converts

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:10:40 +0200

If there is one thing you need to know before coming to Sweden, it's that sorting trash is a serious matter. Swedes champion recycling, and within a few months you'll be a connoisseur too.

Why talking wardrobes could help save the planet

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:48:18 +0100

Sustainability is a challenge for every industry, but in fashion where consumers buy products shipped from a far off land only to throw them away when they get bored, it's particularly pertinent. Aiming to be a "Nobel Prize of fashion", the non-profit H&M foundation's Global Change Award is designed to help tackle those problems, providing funding to innovators who come up with solutions for making the fashion industry circular and protect the planet.

What I learned when I opened a shop six weeks after moving to Sweden

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:59:59 +0100

MY SWEDISH CAREER: Rachel Van Asch set up her own shop within the space of six weeks after moving from London to Sweden. Twelve years later, she tells The Local what she's learned about Sweden, startups, and herself.

Opinion: Lessons from Sweden in sustainable business

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:59:59 +0100

What can Swedish companies teach the world about sustainability? asks Susanne Arvidsson, associate professor in accounting and finance at Lund University, in this opinion piece first published by The Conversation.

Sweden ranked top for sustainable competitiveness

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:11:50 +0100

Sweden has been ranked top of an index assessing social, environmental and economic development, with the other four Scandinavian nations completing the top five.

Seven Swedish startups that help make your life better

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:00:08 +0200

Think startups are just about making a profit? The Local contributor Nicole Zerrer found seven from Sweden that will make your life, and the world, a better place.

This Swedish company proved you can eat your old clothes

Fri, 12 May 2017 18:42:00 +0200

Would you eat old clothes? That's exactly what one Swedish clothing brand asked a group of people to do when they created a fine-dining menu from food grown out of textiles, in an effort to prove a point about sustainability.

'They say Swedish people are cold, but I've found they will gladly help you'

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:59:00 +0100

Adapting to a new country can be a challenge, but adapting to a new country while studying there and also attempting to launch a career is a bigger one. Originally from Italy, Greta Mabilia explains to The Local how she's juggling a course in sustainable design in Växjö while also learning the ropes of PR.

Has Sweden invented the road of the future? How the world's first electric highway works

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:10:38 +0100

Sweden is a country with a reputation for using innovation to come up with inventive answers to big problems, and one example is the "E16 Elväg" in Gävle – the world's first electricity powered highway.

Green Sweden to get its first energy self-sufficient village

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:24:26 +0100

A village in southern Sweden is set to become the first energy self-sufficient settlement in the country thanks to a trial of a new local energy system.

Four Swedish companies among world's 'most sustainable'

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:14:27 +0100

Four Swedish companies have made the cut in a ranking of the world’s most sustainable businesses, with the country punching above its weight relative to the number of Swedish companies which were eligible for the study.

Reflections: Visit to Munktell Science Park

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:04:33 +0200

Didn't get a chance to join the study visit to Munktell Science Park? SI member Brenda Ochola reflects upon the unique experience.

Global Playground Stockholm: local action with global views

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:53:01 +0200

Many of us, looking back on our childhoods, liked to play with sand in the playground outside the house. Building unusual caves, castles and houses, creating plants and flowers of different sizes and shapes, experimenting with silhouettes of fantasy animals; we were creating a world, where all our sand-made creatures could happily cohabit with each other.

From Aleppo to Uppsala to Lund: one scholar's story

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:52:03 +0100

IN MY VOICE: NFGL member Mohammad Bilal Attar retells his unlikely journey from war-torn Syria to graduate studies in Sweden and how exploring sustainability helped him link local NFGL networks in two of Sweden's historic university towns.

"Go all the way - doubt kills everything"

Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:54:53 +0200

SI alum Katsiaryna Syrayezhkina tells SI News about a recent event she organized in Minsk about sustainable living, and advises current students and alumni on how to make a difference.

Stories from Gothenburg: Where vision becomes reality

Mon, 25 May 2015 12:12:13 +0200

The year is coming to an end, and NFGL member Artem Gumeniuk reflects upon the Gothenburg network's activities - including a fascinating tour of a futuristic, sustainable cityscape.

Why Americans trust Swedish companies

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:15:00 +0200

Swedish companies can do almost no wrong - at least in the eyes of Americans - according to a recent survey by The Local, which also reveals that Americans’ love of Sweden extends across many areas.