Team Sweden in India (the Embassy of Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden, and Business Sweden) has played a crucial role over the years in building a sustainable tomorrow with India.
As a commitment towards building a green future, a key engine of collaboration, the India-Sweden Green Transition Partnership (ISGTP) will enable the six partner Swedish companies of the platform– Absortech, Alfa Laval, Alleima, Hitachi Energy, KraftPowercon and SKF, to join forces with India’s leading corporates across cement, iron and steel, and automotive sectors with the objective of contributing to their green journeys.
Speaking about the relations between the two countries, the Ambassador of Sweden to India, His Excellency Jan Thesleff said, “For Sweden, a country known globally for its commitment to sustainable living for a better tomorrow, it is encouraging that local Indian companies continue to show their trust in Swedish partnerships. The launch of the Green Transition Partnership is another great example that highlights the need to collectively build a strong, green, and clean future for all. The bilateral relations between India and Sweden have progressively strengthened over the past decade and this will further fortify the collaboration between our countries.”
In order to facilitate these joint ambitions and commitments, Business Sweden in India along with the Embassy of Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden, and Swedish agencies - Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova, and Stockholm Environment Institute have established the Sustainability by Sweden ecosystem in India.
An exchange of green technologies and expertise forms the basis of this platform while fostering innovation and co-creation and, enhancement of trade and economic collaborations between Indian and Swedish stakeholders.
Consul General of Sweden to Mumbai, Anna Lekvall mentioned “Team Sweden in India continues to work closely with Swedish and Indian companies, amongst other stakeholders, on the green journey. To share a common goal on environmental sustainability and together realise that vision, we are highly encouraged to see the Green Transition Partnership taking off at this scale. This platform will enable sustainable growth through the implementation of world-class innovations.”
An official program to promote green collaborations at an SME level, the India-Sweden Innovations Accelerator was developed a decade ago and has been serving as a catalyst for facilitating transfer of innovative clean technologies & solutions from Sweden to India under the Sustainability by Sweden Ecosystem.
The ecosystem has received encouraging support in the form of partnerships with leading Indian conglomerates and institutions of national importance - Mahindra Group, TATA Power DDL, BSES Yamuna Power Limited, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
