international cleantech market
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Kaj Embrén is Vice President of Respect and Coaching Executives. His presentation discusses the climate for investment in cleantech enterprises, how the Swedish government promotes foreign investment in its own environmental technology and the acceleration and growth of new cleantech enterprises in Sweden.TRANSCRIPT
Partner - the concept of the Natural Step Foundation 1990
Co-founder and owner of Respect together with the founder of The Body Shop (Gordon and Anita Roddick 2000)
Vice President of Respect and Coaching Executives in the fields of Sustainable Development
Business Intelligence through blogs and other social media tools –
www.kajembren.com, twitter - @KajEmbren
Sweden of today
Almedalen political week- 1700 events in one week - 30 % focus on Sustainable Development
Government and opposition proposal – focus on Innovation
Promotion of foreign investment in Swedish Environment Technology
Green Procurement policies and actions
Local governments
10 reasons for Sweden
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New enterprises 2010: 66 681-Increase 12 % from 2009
Geografic ”hot” growth-Västerbotten-Stockholm-Västra Götaland-Skåne
Fact and figures Green Tech- Turnover 16 mdr USD- Export 5 mdr USD- Employee
40.000 - Green Tech companies 5.000
Sweden Fact & Figures
”Hot” areas- Forest (North/West)- Energy - Bioenergy- Water/Waste- Transport- District heating and cooling- Sustainable Cities
Network for investors in SwedenThe Swedish American Green Alliance (SAGA)
Cleantech Scandinavia
Connect (North of Sweden and Norway)
Innovation offices – 11 Universities R&D
Almega - Almega – employer and trade organization for the Swedish service sector
Swedish Energy Agency
Business Regions and Sustainable Business Hub
2 examples of Investment – Forest - Bioenergy - Textile Domsjö Fabriker
Värmlandsmetanol AB