Hållbarhet är en trend på aktie- och fondmarknaden som ökat markant under de senaste åren.Det råder fortfarande en viss osäkerhet huruvida prestationen mellan hållbara ochtraditionella fonder skiljer sig. Tidigare forskning har visat på att hållbara fonder bättre klararav perioder präglade av osäkerhet och risk.Syftet med denna kvantitativa studie är därför att jämföra prestationen för svenska hållbarafonder med svenska traditionella under olika marknadsförhållanden. Hela studieperioden ärmellan år 2017-2023 och urvalet är totalt 13 hållbara fonder och 24 traditionella fonder.Resultatet presenteras med hjälp av deskriptiv statistik och en regressionsanalys.Studien gav ett varierande resultat vid olika perioder. Den första perioden visade inte någonstörre skillnad mellan fonderna, medan det under de två senare perioderna påvisades atthållbara fonder presterat bättre än traditionella. Sammanfattningsvis indikerar studien attunder perioder av osäkerhet och risk tenderar hållbara fonder att prestera bättre äntraditionella. Studien identifierar en positiv men inte särskilt stark korrelation mellanhållbarhetsbetyg och riskjusterad avkastning för fonderna. Detta antyder att fondernasprestation inte helt kan förklaras av deras hållbarhetsmått och vidare studier krävs för attförstå de bakomliggande faktorerna som kan påverka fonders prestation. / Sustainability has become a growing trend on the stock- and fund market throughout therecent years, although there is still some uncertainty on how the performance differs betweensustainable funds/stocks and more traditional funds/stocks. Previous research have shownthat sustainable funds show greater accomplishment in coping with periods of uncertainty andrisk.The purpose of this qualitative study is thereby to compare the performance of Swedishsustainable funds, with the performance of Swedish traditional funds. The study’s periodspans between the years 2017 and 2023. The selection contains a total of 13 sustainable fundsand 24 traditional funds. The result is presented with the help of descriptive statistics andregression analysis.The result of this study produced varying results across different periods, with the initialperiod showing no significant difference while the latter two periods indicated betterperformance by sustainable funds. Shortly summed up, the study shows that in periods ofuncertainty and risk, the sustainable funds appear to perform better than the traditional funds.The study identifies a positive, but not a particularly strong correlation between sustainabilityrating and risk-adjusted return for the funds. This means that the performance cannot alone beexplained by their sustainability rating, and more studies need to be done to understand theunderlying factors that may have an impact on fund performance.

As we face increasingly complex problems of both a social and environmental nature, innovative and multifaceted solutions are required to create a sustainable future. Despite Sweden's leading position in terms of financial solutions to environmental issues, Sweden is behind most OECD economies in the development of a financial infrastructure for private investment for social and socio-economic projects. In our essay, we examine what the conditions are for social investments in Sweden. The purpose of our study is to investigate and analyze incentives, challenges, and opportunities for social investments in the Swedish capital market. In our approach, we investigated the institutional conditions for the implementation of social investments in a Swedish context, and the various areas of responsibility associated with social investments. In addition, we have analyzed how transaction costs and the organizational structure affect social investments in Sweden. It is also those four relationships that formed the basis of the study's analysis model, which have been used to analyze the empirical material. A qualitative method has been used to answer the purpose of the study. A total of ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from the Swedish financial industry and the public sector. The study shows that the demand for increased measurability and a more data-driven approach, as well as the possibility of a more well-diversified portfolio, constitute incentives to invest socially sustainable. The challenges identified essentially deal with risk management, control, and organizational structure. The fundamental possibility of social investment, in the form of social outcome contracts, is its potential to generate a win-win-win situation, where all parties benefit from the outcome. In addition, we also found opportunities linked to the organizational structure and control, as these could facilitate future implementation in a Swedish context. It is proposed that the development of the limited company form would serve as inspiration for a more organic development and adaptation to the Swedish market.