Learning from each other; A case study of the network “Swedish Investors for Sustainable Development” and how they are working to improve investments in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Abstract: This thesis aims to explore the role a private network of investors can play when addressing and investing in the Sustainable Development Goals. The network explored is the Sida facilitated network Swedish Investors for Sustainable Development. The network was created in 2016 and has since worked to increase the knowledge among the members regarding how they should invest more efficiently in the SDGs. This thesis has adopted a qualitative method conducting interviews with some of the network members. The empirical material which was gathered from these interviews has then been analyzed using a framework consisting of three theoretical concepts: network governance, public-private partnership, and cosmopolitanism. The outcome of this thesis indicates how a network of private investors could work with investments that target sustainable development.