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Our owner SIVL

The Swedish Institute for Water and Air Pollution Research (SIVL) is the sole owner of IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (IVL) and, together with the business community and government authorities, is to establish co-operation on important issues in the field of the environment and sustainable development.

The Foundation co-finances research and development carried out by IVL, with a particular focus on applied environmental and sustainability issues with an interdisciplinary and system-oriented approach. The affairs of the Foundation are managed by a Board of Directors.

SIVL is responsible for the government funds made available for research and development co-financed by the government and industry. The Board steers the direction of the organisation through an annual business plan. Activities are divided into three thematic areas:

The business plan with descriptions of the focus of research is produced by IVL with the support of the thematic areas' business councils. SIVL is also responsible for external evaluation of the quality and societal benefit of research.

Through its ownership and involvement in IVL, SIVL has been involved in applied environmental research for more than 50 years. During this period, activities have been developed and adapted to the environmental problems and challenges that have arisen in the public debate, in industry and at government agencies.

Today, the activities and research cover a broad perspective of needs from business sectors and authorities. The content of the research has also broadened and follows societal trends with a greater focus on sustainability.

Solutions to today's environmental and sustainability challenges often require a close dialogue between research, business and government. Creating meeting places for this dialogue is a fundamental part of the structure and activities of IVL and SIVL.

Board

The SIVL board sets the direction for our research, is responsible for funding and evaluates our research. The board consists of a chairman and thirteen members. The Swedish government appoints a chairman and six members. The other members are appointed by the business sector - industries that participate in co-financed research. The board is appointed for a maximum of three financial years. SIVL's chairman is also a member of the IVL board.

The SIVL board's task is to:

  • Establish the framework for the co-financed research, based on proposals developed by among others IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.
  • Be responsible for the funds for co-financed research and research being used in accordance with the foundation's purposes.
  • Continuously evaluate the research funded by the foundation.

Styrelsens ledamöter

Peter Nygårds

Ordförande

Agneta Marell

Jönköping University

Bengt Mattson

LIF

Emma Gretzer

Formas

Helén Axelsson

Jernkontoret

Jeanette Sveder Lundin

Skanska Sverige

Joakim Langer

SMHI

Jonas Strömberg

Scania

Nina Cromnier

Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten

Per Kallner

Vattenfall

Remy Kollesar

Energimyndigheten

Kenneth Collander

Stora Enso

Kerstin Cederlöf

Naturvårdsverket

Business advice

Within each focus area, there is a working council, which consists of members from authorities and the business community as well as from IVL Swedish Environmental Institute (IVL).

The business councils will contribute to developing IVL's research offering. They are an important forum for conducting research and developing solutions to environmental and sustainability challenges together with business and government. Through the dialogue conducted in business councils, problems and challenges can be analyzed and knowledge gaps identified. It creates a basis for developing relevant research projects that create societal benefits.

Operating councils produce proposals for business orientation with priorities for research in both the short and long term (3-5 years) in accordance with SIVL's criteria and routines.

The members participate in the follow-up of the business plan and decided evaluations and contribute to the annual business report to the foundation's board. The work of the works council is a meeting place. In addition to three to four annual meetings, an annual stakeholder day is arranged, to which boards, works councils and other selected stakeholders are invited. The members of the Works Council have been selected to represent recipients of research results as well as grantors and clients in the business community and authorities.

Each focus area has a business council:

  • Natural resources, climate and environment
  • Resource-efficient cycles and consumption
  • Sustainable production and environmental technology
  • Sustainable urban development and transport

Members of the respective works council:

  • Chairman and representatives from business and government, appointed by SIVL's board
  • Representative and deputy representative from IVL's management, appointed by IVL's management group
  • Secretary from IVL, appointed by IVL's management team
  • Surveillance officers from IVL, appointed by IVL's management team

SIVL finances IVL's co-funded research

Both private companies and trade associations can take part in co-funded research projects.

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Last updated: 2024-04-24