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Enjoy the Summer
During the summer the Chamber is at full speed planning for all the upcoming events this fall. The event next in line is the Board Meeting in Stockholm on August 17-18. By populare demand, the Crayfish Dinner Dance is back and this year held at the New York Yacht Club on September 18. On September 15 or 16 (TBC), the CEO of Skanska, Johan Karlström will be giving a presentation during a Speaker Luncheon. These are just few of the many event organized this fall. We hope to see you all at as many events as possible. But for right now, we hope you are having a great and relaxing summer.  


New Upcoming Website
Within short, the Chamber's website will get a totally new look and be much easier to navigate. We urge you to come back in a short while to see for yourselves. Welcome to www.saccny.org.


Green Summit Speakers Featured in LOFT Bookazine
Several of our most prominent speakers at the New York Green Summit in September 2008 are featured in the latest issue of the Nordic Bookazine. Click here to read the article.


King of Sweden Featured in BusinessWeek
As a result of our Year of Going Green and close cooperation with BusinessWeek, H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf was recently featured in BusinessWeek on his commitment to the environmental challenges. Read more


Ambassador Wood Summarizes His Green Work in Sweden
It is our great pleasure to see that the green movement within the Swedish-American Business Community continues. One of the Captains, the former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Michael Wood, contributed with excellence to this important initiative. Ambassador Wood has listed the 12 initiatives that stand out the most during his term in Sweden. We are honored to have had Ambassador Wood as a liaison and advisor in our own efforts. Read more


Peak Performance at the Summit
No, it is not us saying that.  It is other media and the over 300 people who came and participated in our Royal Green Award Dinner and New York Green Summit on September 24 and 25.  Unsolicited praise and kudos are always welcome and encouraging, and we are blushing appropriately.  Please click here for our main green page of here for press.


BioFuels Winner of the SACC Deloitte Green Award
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York is pleased to announce Swedish BioFuels AB of Stockholm, Sweden, as the winner of the SACC Deloitte Green Award. The award is sponsored by Deloitte and is valued at $75.000. Dr. Angelica Hull of Swedish BioFuels AB received the prize on September 24 from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Ambassador Michael Wood, Mr. Peter Gustafsson, Deloitte, and Mr. Steve Trygg, jury chairman, during a ceremony at Tavern on the Green in New York City.In fierce competition with 53 nominated companies, Swedish BioFuels AB was awarded the prize for its “groundbreaking work in the field of green technology, specifically the development of its BioJet100 fuel for airplanes.” Read More