Niklas Valter Kreander

Niklas Valter Kreander is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business and IT at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) School of Business, based at the Campus Bø. He specializes in Finance, with a focus on Sustainable Finance and Socially Responsible Investment.

• Teaching: Corporate Finance, Real Estate Finance, and Sustainability Management
• Initiatives: Developing a master's course in Sustainable Finance
• Research: Examines intersections between climate change, human rights, and financial decision-making
• Committees: Member of the Fairtrade steering committee at USN

His recent publications analyze ethical investment frameworks, sovereign wealth fund governance, and corporate communication strategies in financial institutions.

Notable collaborations include work with Ken McPhail and Vivien Beattie on institutional analyses of sustainable investing practices, as well as studies on bank communications with Holland Guo.