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To recognize #WorldDiabetesDay, Beatdiabetesfoundation conducted an interview about current diabetes research between Dr. Andrzej Krolewski, Head of the Section on Genetics and Epidemiology at Joslin Diabetes and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Peter Jihde, Board member of Beat Diabetes Foundation, TV-host, Speaker and Journalist from Sweden. #research #science
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#FeministFriday - Imagine a future that is more just, equal & green.
“Women are not the polluters of this world, yet, they carry the consequences of climate change on their shoulders. Without a gender perspective, we miss out on invaluable knowledge needed for a sustainable green transition. A feminist approach is simply the only smart thing to do.” — 🇸🇪 Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh at #COP26
The global waste collection industry is being transformed by a Swedish vacuum technology. 🗑️
It's Swedish company Envac that has come up with a way to use compressed air to collect waste. This innovative system is now used in many countries around the world. 🌍 Smart, huh?
This is how it works:
♻️ People throw waste and recyclable materials into a chute.
♻️ Powerful fans then create a negative air flow that sucks the waste into large containers at a collection station up to 2 km away.
♻️ There, waste collection vehicles pick up the containers.
Using compressed air reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90%. Also, because this waste collection system eliminates the need for waste collection vehicles to go into cities, it leads to reduced emissions and air pollution – and less traffic congestion! 🤩
Founded in 1953 and with 34 offices in 20 different countries, Envac aims to contribute to more sustainable cities around the world.
Photo: Envac. Repost: Sweden.se
#Envac #greeninnovation #climateaction #innovation #Made_in_Sweden
If you’re in the DC area check out the 🇸🇪🇺🇸 installation for ‘A Window to Europe: Through Literature and Art’ at Plain Sight or join us for the artist talk on 11/16. Details👇
#ThisisSweden 🇸🇪
Reducing emissions to net-zero by 2050 is possible, if the right technologies are brought to commercial scale within the next decade. 🌱
At #COP26 🌍 this week the ‘First Movers Coalition’ was launched by the U.S. State Department and the World Economic Forum. Swedish companies Vattenfall, SSAB Swedish Steel, Scania and Volvo Group have all joined as founding members and made commitments to spur the commercialization of emerging technologies in this decade.
The First Movers Coalition’s unique approach assembles ambitious corporate purchasing pledges across sectors that represent more than a third of global carbon emissions and span heavy industry and long-distance transportation.👇 #greeninnovation #greentransition #timetoact #climateaction
#FeministFriday - The labor market will have changed in significant ways as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the impact of pathogens on the world of work, other mega-drivers of change are accelerating these fundamental shifts: innovation, digitization, demographics and climate change.
How do we strengthen the capacity of democratic institutions, promote workforce development and encourage social dialogue in all its forms to build an inclusive society that looks ahead to empower women workers?
Join the discussion👇
🗓 Nov 12 at 9am EST
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https://lnkd.in/djEjyRvm
Speakers: Ann Linde, Sweden’s Foreign Minister; Thea Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor; Catherine Feingold, Director of the AFL-CIO's International Department; and Gabriella Herzog, Vice President for Corporate Responsibility & Labor at the United States Council for International Business (USCIB). Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large of The American Prospect, will moderate the discussion.
#equality #empowerwomen #society #feministforeignpolicy #innovation #covid19
#COP26 🌍 #PioneerthePossible #TimetoAct
Great news from Stockholm this morning - Sweden 🇸🇪 to open a Consulate General in San Francisco, CA!
By enhancing Sweden’s diplomatic presence on the US West Coast, we can create new opportunities for active trade promotion and promotion of Sweden, and provide better assistance to Swedish small- and medium-sized enterprises seeking to connect with public and private counterparts engaged in future technologies and in the cultural and creative industries.
By opening a Consulate General, Sweden will also meet the need for consular services to Swedes on the US West Coast. The opening of the Consulate General in San Francisco is planned to take place in the second half of 2022. #SwedeninUSA
https://www.government.se/press-releases/2021/11/government-intends-to-open-embassy-in-dublin-and-consulate-general-in-san-francisco/
Today is International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists.
When journalists are silenced, oppressed, censored, threatened or even killed, human rights are violated and the democratic space shrinks. Each attack on a journalist is an attack on our societies and on fundamental democratic values.
Sweden is committed to #StandupforHumanRights and #ProtectJournalists! #DriveforDemocracy
Happy Halloween weekend!
👻🎃💀🕷🤡🧙🏼♀️😈⚡️🎈
Halloween is a relatively new custom in Sweden. Since the early 1990s, Halloween is one of the fastest-growing celebrations on the Swedish calendar.
If you had to find a Swedish 🇸🇪 inspired costume, what would it be?
📷: imagebank.Sweden.se
