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Current Research Projects

Explore ongoing empirical research initiatives actively conducted by CISR fellows, spanning Northern European SME field audits to sustainable debt market econometrics.

Active Pipeline3 Projects
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Active Study2024–2026

Circular Business Models in Manufacturing SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Northern Europe

While circular economic paradigms have been broadly examined in multinational conglomerates, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face distinct resource constraints, structural rigidities, and asymmetric capital barriers. This project explores the organizational capabilities, reverse supply chain partnerships, and policy conditions required for manufacturing SMEs to transition towards closed-loop models. Based on 142 survey participants and 18 facility audits across Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

Lead: Prof. Eleanor VanceProject Dossierarrow_forward
Active Study2024–2026

ESG Integration and Cost of Capital in European Corporate Debt Markets

This project assesses empirical pricing differentials between conventional corporate bonds and sustainability-linked debt issues across European capital markets. Utilizing transaction-level secondary market data from over 3,400 debt instruments issued between 2020 and 2025, our team isolates the greenium (green premium) and evaluates whether ESG rating divergence induces market mispricing.

Lead: Dr. Henrik LindqvistProject Dossierarrow_forward