ANNIKA HELKER LUNDSTRÖM, CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Our breadth is our strength
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute is continuing to grow and is a powerful player in society’s transformation towards sustainability. Growth and environmental benefit have been two key concepts in the intensive work regarding the climate over the year. Thanks to our extensive expertise and scientific knowledge, we are able to be involved and make a contribution. Our breadth is our strength. Over the past year, IVL’s employees have worked alongside loyal customers and skilled partners to generate growth and produce new research results that have contributed to greater knowledge and environmental benefit. The focus of all the projects has been to contribute both to Sweden’s environmental goals as well as to the global sustainable development goals. Sweden aims to have zero net greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by 2045, before going on to achieve negative emissions at a later date. The pace of the work needs to increase in order to attain this, and IVL’s work is helping to meet these targets. The UN’s climate negotiations during COP26 in Glasgow were seen as the most important global climate summit since Paris 2015. In Paris, the world’s countries agreed to try to limit global warming. It’s now a matter of keeping this promise alive, getting the highest emitting countries to tighten up their climate targets and persuading the rich countries to contribute more money to transition, technological developments and climate adaptation. The business sector is focusing increasingly on sustainability. The work in relation to climate benefit is viewed as strategically necessary and an important aspect in the move towards carbon neutrality. It has led to major innovations and initiatives within industry. Research and consultancy assistance are essential elements in this transformation. As a result, IVL is now following the market and our customers, and establishing an office in Skellefteå. With our exten-
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sive expertise and scientific knowledge in the environmental field, we can be involved and make a contribution. Our breadth is our strength. The latest report by the UN’s climate panel, the IPCC, shows that the climate is changing at an ever faster pace and that there is a clear link between human impact and extreme weather events. The report has increased the pressure on the global climate negotiations. At the same time, research is showing that it is possible to reverse the trend. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute is a meeting place where authorities and business can come together to look at and identify problems, which means that we are involved in both driving and facilitating the transition. Thanks to our unique form of ownership, we are an important player who can amalgamate the discussions being conducted in various authorities and the business sector. It is with great pride that I and the Board can look back over a strong year for IVL and thank all of IVL’s employees for the work you are doing together to achieve a more sustainable world.
The work in relation to climate benefit is viewed as strategically necessary and an important aspect in the move towards carbon neutrality.
IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
