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The battery factory turning Sweden's migration flow 180°
Mar 23, 2023
Five years. That is how long Sweden has left to succeed with its green transition. The big challenge will be to get people to move to where the jobs are and for society to change in step with the changes in industry.
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It is time to get women on board again
Feb 27, 2023
The number of female state leaders is falling. In rapid succession, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced their retirements.
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Female entrepreneur, CEO and role model
Feb 27, 2023
Hanne Jarmer is the inventor of a wall-mounted robot that exercises dogs’ brains. She is also a role model for female entrepreneurs who generally find it far harder than men to attract investors.
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Norwegian nuclear physicist: make space for pink in science
Feb 27, 2023
Sunniva Johanne Rose is a physicist and blogger. She is good at sciences but also loves shoes, makeup, interior design and fashion. During her academic career, she has faced much prejudice against women in pink.
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2023 Gender Equality Barometer: a dramatic fall
Feb 27, 2023
A dramatic fall from 92 to 77 female points – that is the result in the Nordic Labour Journal’s gender equality barometer 2023. It measures whether a man or a woman holds 24 positions of power in the five Nordic countries. 100 points for both genders would mean full equality.
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Tur-retur tries to halt the brain drain from Finland to Sweden
Feb 27, 2023
It is a full table at the pub near Sweden’s parliament building. Around ten immigrants have gathered for the monthly meeting of the Swedish association of Ostrobothnians in Stockholm. It is an active association. In addition to the monthly pub meeting, there is a choir and other activities.
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25 per cent of Norwegian workers say they have lost influence
Feb 27, 2023
One in four workers in Norway feel they have lost influence in the workplace, according to the 2022 Medbestemmelsesbarometeret (Joint decision-making barometer). This is felt most acutely among public sector workers.
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Creating synergies for life science cooperation in the Öresund Region
Feb 27, 2023
Is a bridge enough to expand the common labour market in the Öresund region, or is more needed? The answer from Medicon Valley Alliances’ CEO is: We must also become better at identifying and using the factors that benefit both Denmark and Sweden and explore the potential of this.
Editorial
When sustainability becomes the fashion
Jan 19, 2023
The circular economy is only part of the solution for making our society greener. But it is very concrete and it is easy to measure its results. The circular economy is the theme for this edition, and we look at how it influences trade, fashion and the textile industry.
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Finland shows the way towards a circular economy
Jan 19, 2023
Finland wants to be a world leader in the change towards a circular economy. To do that, the country has taken a holistic approach and written the world’s first national roadmap detailing the necessary measures.
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EU initiative will make circular products the new normal
Jan 19, 2023
Sustainable and circular products will be the new normal in EU markets. That is at least the idea behind the EU Commission’s initiative for a new circular economy action plan which is now being scrutinised by the EU decision-making machinery.
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Sustainability brings new Nordic retail jobs
Jan 19, 2023
Clas Ohlson is one of the companies striving to make a difference for the planet. It aims to be carbon neutral with a circular value chain by 2045 and is already underway.
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How donated textiles become new clothes
Jan 19, 2023
Fashion and textiles are environmental bad guys in terms of raw material production, work environments and pollution from processes to finished products and transport. There are many ideas for circular solutions in all parts of the chain, but it will take time to turn this big ship around.
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Sustainability requirements at the Copenhagen Fashion Week
Jan 19, 2023
For the first time ever, the Nordics’ largest fashion week has implemented sustainability requirements for participating fashion brands. A new era, but the road to a sustainable fashion industry is long, says expert.
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How Iceland's industry benefits from being outside of the common energy market
Jan 19, 2023
Surging energy prices have been one of the many consequences of the war in Ukraine. This has mainly been felt in Europe since sanctions against Russia have led to considerable cuts in gas imports from there which in turn has pushed prices up.
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Healthcare staff in Sweden look forward to stricter daily rest rules
Jan 19, 2023
A minimum of 11 hours of consecutive rest between shifts. That is the result of negotiations between Swedish trade unions and employers. Rules had to be changed after the European Commission questioned certain parts of the Swedish collective agreement on working hours.
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Four new Nordic labour ministers – and their challenges
Jan 19, 2023
In 2022, both Norway, Sweden and Denmark got new labour ministers. Here is your chance to get to know them better.
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Denmark takes minimum wage directive to the EU Court
Jan 19, 2023
Denmark and Sweden will go separate ways after the EU directive on adequate minimum wages has been adopted.
Editorial
Nordics, Nato and the neighbourhood
Nov 29, 2022
The Nordic Council is 70 this year, which was of course celebrated during its annual session in Helsinki. The Council President Erkki Tuomioja pointed out that parliamentarians cooperated for twenty years before the ministers got involved. In this edition, we take a closer look at the Nordic cooperation.
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Nordic cooperation spans everyday and fateful issues
Nov 29, 2022
“The Nordic Council deals with everyday issues of concern to the Nordic citizens,” Erkki Tuomioja told the media just before opening the 74th session in Helsinki on 1 November in his role as the Council President. Yet never before has a session been so dominated by big, existential issues.
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