Marie S. Arwidson

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an organization that brings together around 1,300 academy members and 250 companies to bridge the gap between academia, business, and politics. The non-profit company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company's aim is to work towards people's ability to contribute positively to society. The organization runs an internship program called Tekniksprånget, which gives young people in Sweden the opportunity to test the engineering profession through a four-month paid internship. The program has been running since 2012 and aims to inspire more people to choose a higher technical education. The CEO of the company is Björn O. Nilsson.

Andra AP-fonden (AP2) is the Swedish Government's Second National Pension Fund/AP2 (SSNPF), headquartered in Gothenburg. The firm was founded in 2001 and has progressively developed and implemented their strategies and infrastructure to become an internationally focused portfolio management firm. AP2 is tasked with an important assignment by the Swedish Government – maximizing the long-term return on Swedish pension assets. Their Board is appointed by the Swedish Government.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries operates as a pulp and paper industry. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB provides environmental research services. It focuses on air, chemicals, climate and energy, environmental data, forest and soil, resource efficient products, transports, waste, water, and work environment. The firm also offers laboratory and analysis and consulting services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.