About SwIdeas
Read about what we do
Social and environmental sustainability
SwIdeas is a value-based enterprise that bridges and partners with small and medium-sized enterprises, civil society and the public sector in Sweden, Europe and internationally to provide innovative solutions to our societies’ environmental and social challenges.
We do care both about the planet and about the people who live in it. Our aim is not to generate profit, but to make an impact.
Education & Research
Our operations and projects are within the spheres of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social development for sustainable impact – with a focus on education.
Through the development of training material, delivery of training and workshops, research, and organization of outreach events, SwIdeas offers needs-based, innovative and creative solutions in education and research.
Vision and Mission
SwIdeas is a Swedish enterprise with a social mission that focuses on environmental and social sustainability. SwIdeas is globally aspired, yet regionally rooted in Sweden.
Our vision
Our vision is to be a reference point in education and applied research on social and environmental sustainability that contributes to building a more resilient, creative, and inclusive society.
Our mission
Our mission is to support those who provide value both for themselves and their societies by offering needs-based, innovative and creative solutions in education and research.
Core Values
We believe in sustainability, diversity, collaboration and equality. When working with clients and partners, our aim is to support those who provide value not only for themselves, but also for their societies and communities, and to empower business owners and organisations to do so.
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Collaboration
Too many businesses are driven – and promoted – as individualistic and competitive organisations. Already at business school, young people learn to compete instead of cooperate. We think that is a short-term way of thinking! Our trainings and services for businesses promote collaboration and moving towards a circular economy concept. We have a broad national and international network of organisations with great experience in business collaboration, and we want to achieve peer-to-peer collaboration between start-ups in Sweden and abroad.
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Equality
SwIdeas is a horizontal organization that does not believe in hierarchy. Although our team members have different roles and responsibilities, they are all equally treated, respected and listened to. This same principle is applied to all our activities, as we believe that social sustainability can't be conceived without equality. Hence, SwIdeas promotes and practices equality among all its operations.
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Diversity
SwIdeas is diversity. We are a diverse group of people, and we know that a diverse set of people brings a diverse set of ideas. Diversity means richness, and we want to encourage all our partners and clients to enrich their organisations by prioritizing diversity. We do that through promoting diversity, developing diversity practices and sharing our knowledge and experience.
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Sustainability
Climate change is the one biggest challenges of our time. The environmental threats that we face will affect every aspect of our lives and of our children’s lives. Hence, climate change awareness has to be part of all our activities, too. It’s as simple as that.
We are an Erasmus Plus accredited organisation in Adult Education!
If you work or are interested in the Adult Education field, feel free to contact us.
Take a look at our projects
The project aims to train VET learners in DE, NL, and ES as GreenScouts. The 3-phase concept involves preparation, guidance during work-based learning and post-support for sharing and communication of developed approaches.