Shaping political and social change, empowering people and communities, improving policy and building effective institutions are central to a sustainable future. SEI works toward more functional, transparent and representative systems of governance.
Our research focuses on the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of the international climate finance regime, but also looks beyond it, at how the global financial system at large either supports or undermines the societal transitions needed to achieve sustainable development.
Event on 20 October in Dublin / At the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026, SEI’s Francis X. Johnson joins a workshop on how regional networks can turn bioeconomy innovation into impact.
SEI geopolitics research examines the dynamic interactions between politics, natural resources, human security and global environmental change.
Feature / Ukraine’s green recovery begins with documenting environmental destruction now -- essential to accountability, restoration and sustainable reconstruction.
Technological innovation can play a central role in transforming society for sustainable outcomes. SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish.
Event on 20 October in Dublin / At the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026, SEI’s Francis X. Johnson joins a workshop on how regional networks can turn bioeconomy innovation into impact.
Technological innovation can play a central role in transforming society for sustainable outcomes. SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish.
Event on 19 October – 30 October in Yerevan / Join SEI at CBD COP17 in Armenia where our research will help advance global biodiversity action and sustainable development.
What laws, regulations and actions support sustainable outcomes? SEI is concerned with identifying policies and processes that lead to efficient and effective solutions.
Event on 20 October in Dublin / At the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026, SEI’s Francis X. Johnson joins a workshop on how regional networks can turn bioeconomy innovation into impact.
The Sustainable Development Goals reflect a global consensus that economic, social and environmental aspects of development are inextricably linked and mutually dependent. SEI offers scientific support to the conceptualization, implementation and follow-up of the goals.
Event on 19 October – 30 October in Yerevan / Join SEI at CBD COP17 in Armenia where our research will help advance global biodiversity action and sustainable development.
