Abstract
The war in Ukraine, the growing climate crisis, rising poverty rates and an economic slowdown – all amid the global COVID-19 pandemic – made 2022 a turbulent and challenging year for the world. The combination of these crises, and their effects, has resulted in a large proportion of available funding being directed toward areas of immediate crisis and conflict, leaving limited time and resources left to achieve the goals of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, from climate action to ending poverty, and ensuring decent work and sustainable economic growth. The work of Misum, as a research center driven by the mission to produce high-impact research that contributes to policy and guidance on sustainable markets, is now even more critical and urgent than before. In 2022, Misum researchers produced 87 academic publications and four policy reports, we hosted 27 multi-stakeholder events and we continued to build new research collaborations. In this year’s annual report, we share a few of Misum’s many ongoing research projects, research dialogues and collaborations with societal stakeholders.