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The Øresund Environment Academy is a non-profit network organization, working to strengthen the Øresund Region’s science, business and education, with sustainable energy and environment as key areas. One main ØSR activity is promotion of the Øresund Region as an attractive place to invest and live. Knowledge about access to advanced knowledge Bench-marking by competent ambitious external reviewers, as a basis for open dialogue Personal development for top-talent executives Production development and business collaboration Advancement of a common value ground as a basis for cooperation and open dialogue Companies in a Vinnova project Yes, as a basic form of project idea Several participants felt a form of confirmation during the meetings “Know who” Probably not much short term effect – few knowledge-contacts were really mobilized To some extent, the closer more explicit dialogue promotes self-confidence Explicit business development It can be environmentally better to use Swedish hardwood than most alternative materials Not explicitly Sustainability Considerations and Triple-Helix Collaboration Collaboration Sustainable development effect Empowerment Vinnova project and regional universities Networking and dialogue, linking eco-design experts with regional business people The company itself and EFQM Development of supply chain cooperation Hardwood system Swift personal motivation effect, Numerous contacts, Explicit business development years for the wanted major presentations and dialogues, and closer contacts, within explicit results during 1 year project 2 years Action research as process leader Action research as project leader Action research, promotion of for internal training for networking competent dialogue Improved potential, but it is Hardy any visible innovation or The companies have started more difficult to measure the direct explicit result, nice joint development, but it is not specific business development meetings is not enough clear how innovative effect Enhancement of expert competence utilization Mobility of experts Leadership training for the company’s executives Leadership training No, hardly relevant within a company Two spheres to relate to, Yes, the hard review works as a aiming for tolerance, form of confirmation as an trust and flexibility interesting person Cross-border networks Within and between companies Yes – EFQM goals include More openness for wider sustainability aspects.

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45) One challenge in the integration of sustainability oriented information exchange is that companies want to keep their core development plans secret. The confidentiality requirements of participating companies have been difficult to reconcile with ØSR’s ambition to be transparent. 3 Freedom of Action One basis for ØSR is that the Swedish and Danish cultures and languages are fairly similar, but also have their differences. Furthermore, the Swedish and Danish university systems are similar, and in this regard, it can be suggested that the two nations may be conceptualized as two different “customers” competing for researchers, teachers and students.