Viable Cities is a strategic innovation programme focusing on the transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities. The programme’s mission is climate-neutral cities by 2030 with a good life for everyone within the planetary boundaries.
UN Habitat works in over 90 countries to promote transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance and collaborative action.
Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency. They help to build Sweden’s innovation capacity, contributing to sustainable growth. Their vision is that Sweden is an innovative force in a sustainable world.
Swedish Energy Agency is leading society’s transition to a sustainable energy system. They are researching renewable energy technologies and smart grids and working towards a secure energy supply.
Teknikföretagen (the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries) is the primary representative for Swedish industry. It builds upon Sweden’s historical roots as a powerful innovative and engineering nation.
Challenge Works, the new name for Nesta Challenges, exists to design and run challenge prizes that help solve pressing problems that lack solutions.
They shine a spotlight where it matters and incentivise people to solve these issues.
Ignite Sweden is a non-profit initiative that aims to foster innovation and accelerate commercialization by connecting startups to large companies and public organizations.
Business Sweden has a mission to help international companies gain access to the Swedish market and help domestic ones utilize it as a platform for expansion.
Mission Innovation is a global initiative specializing in research, development and demonstration to make clean energy affordable, attractive and accessible for all.
Swedish Export Credit Union is a state-owned company who finances the Swedish export industry and possesses state-of-the-art global expertise within numerous fields.
Smart City Sweden is a state-funded export platform that gathers best practice from Sweden within key areas including Climate, Energy & Environment, Mobility and Social sustainability.
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth works to promote more and growing companies and a sustainable and competitive business sector throughout the country.
The Swedish Institute is a public agency that builds interest and trust in Sweden around the world. We work with Sweden promotion, cooperation in the Baltic Sea region and global development.
The Committee for Sweden’s Participation at Expo 2020 in Dubai has the overall responsibility for ensuring a successful, broad and inclusive Swedish participation at Expo 2020.
Scania’s purpose is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system, creating a world of mobility that is better for business, society and the environment. Scania is a supporting partner for smart and sustainable mobility.
ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. ABB is a supporting partner for smart electrification infrastructure.
SAU’s goal is to create and maintain first-class trade promotion in Sweden such trade-promoting activities that are important to the business community and supports the foreign chambers of commerce and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s activities in the area of trade policy
If you’re interested in Climate Smart Cities Challenge and want to know more about how your organization might be able to be involved, please get in touch at climatesmart@citieschallenge.org
