Sustainable development

Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Actions, supports interdisciplinary research, education, and collaboration to advance sustainable development, with a particular focus on climate and health.

Driving collaboration for Agenda 2030

Addressing the complexity of sustainability challenges requires collaboration across disciplines and between academia and wider society. Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Actions (STSA) supports interdisciplinary research and education while facilitating partnerships with societal stakeholders. The aim is to strengthen the universities' collective capacity to contribute to Agenda 2030 External link. and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). External link, opens in new window.

Launch of Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Actions on 1 June 2022 at the conference “Sustainable Planet, Sustainable Health – How Science-Based Solutions Can Drive Transformative Change”. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein

Launch of Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Actions at the conference ”Sustainable planet, sustainable health – how science-based solutions can drive transformative change”. 1 June 2022. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein

Interdisciplinary projects

STSA supports research and education for sustainable development, providing funding for interdisciplinary projects that address the Sustainable Development Goals and include all three universities. The 2024 call for proposals included a total of 1.5 million SEK for the period 2025-2026 External link, opens in new window..

Panel on interdisciplinary research and education for sustainable development at Stockholm trio seminar. Hanna Karlsson, Karolinska Institutet, moderator Victor Galaz, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Mikael Håkansson, Stockholm University, Petter, Karolinska Institutet, Anders Rosén, KTH. Photo: Ulf Sirborn

Mapping research

STSA has initiated a mapping of research contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this effort, bibliometric experts are analysing publications from Karolinska Institutet, KTH, and Stockholm University related to the SDGs on climate and health. The goal is to identify key researchers and collaborations within these areas across the universities.

Facilitating collaboration

STSA supports events and networs to promote collaboration for sustainable development.

In 2025, AIMday Sustainable Consumption External link, opens in new window. will be organised in collaboration with the City of Stockholm. The event brings together researchers from Karolinska Institutet, KTH, and Stockholm University with staff from the City of Stockholm to discuss challenges and opportunities for reducing the climate impact of consumption in Stockholm.

STSA also supports a research network for sustainable textiles and fashion that holds regular activities to strengthen research and cooperation between academia and industry stakeholders.

Event highlights

Here we have collected some highlights of events that promote collaboration for sustainable development between the universities and with external partners.