The 2025 ESG Award was presented to Sustainable Finance Lab during CFA Society Sweden’s Annual Forecast Dinner in Stockholm. The award recognizes Sustainable Finance Lab’s important contribution to advancing sustainable finance in Sweden through research, education, public dialogue, and collaboration across academia, industry, and policy. By bringing together diverse stakeholders and promoting evidence-based discussion, Sustainable Finance Lab has played a meaningful role in strengthening the understanding and development of sustainable finance practices.
John Howchin, member of CFA Society Sweden’s ESG Committee and responsible for the Award’s nomination process, commented on the decision:
“The jury recognised the Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre for its long-term work in advancing sustainable finance from a systemic perspective, and for establishing an important platform where academia, the financial sector, and broader societal stakeholders come together to drive the transition toward a more sustainable and resilient financial system.”
Previous recipients of the CFA Sweden ESG Award are:
• 2024 – IÄF – The Institutional Owners Association
• 2023 – Global Child Forum
• 2022 – ChemSec – the International Chemical Secretariat
• 2021 – Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute and Ulf Erlandsson
• 2018 – Norrsken Foundation
• 2017 – Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB)
• 2016 – Örebro Kommun and Region Västmanland
• 2015 – Steven Smit, Morningstar
• 2014 – Mats Andersson, AP4, Liza Jonson, Storebrand AM and Gunella Hahn,
Svenska Kyrkan
• 2013 – Hennes & Mauritz AB
• 2012 – Peter Norman, Finansdepartementet
• 2011 – Gunilla Hjalmarsson, Meta AM. and Anna Nilsson, Swedbank Robur
• 2010 – Sasja Beslik, Nordea Investment Management
About CFA Society Sweden:
CFA Society Sweden is a not-for-profit organisation of investment professionals based in Sweden, founded in 2003. It aims to promote a high level of professionalism among its members and the broader investment community.
