WHAT TO DO NOW? Navigating and keeping cool in the political crossfire
The backlash against ESG is forcing corporate leaders to rethink how they can sustain momentum by reframing the concept of sustainability
Yet with underlying risks remaining and consumer demand for responsible business remaining strong, future-proofing your business has never been more critical
What does effective leadership look like in this new landscape?
How can companies drive meaningful action and demonstrate the business case for change without getting caught in the political crossfire?
10.20
Dr. Daniel Klier
CEO
South Pole
SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY - The CEO Perspective
Ensuring sustainability is a business imperative at the Board level: Balancing the short-term, quarterly expectations of shareholders and the reality of the long-term returns of sustainable strategies
Practical tips on framing the commercial opportunities, and risks, posed by sustainability impacts?
As old business models might fail due to climate change, how can organisations adapt, finding new undertakings and markets?
10.35
Thomas Hörnfeldt
VP Sustainable Business
SSAB
CASE: SSAB SUSTAINABILITY - SELLING THE FULL VALUE TO CUSTOMERS
Increasing customer value throughout the supply chain and for all stakeholders
Engage employees and your customers in the transformation
Commercialising the sustainable offering and supporting customers to make the sustainable choice and become more competitive
10.50
Dietmar Steinbichler
Sustainability Lead
SAP Sweden
UNLOCKING THE POWER OF AI FOR SUSTAINABILITY
How can artificial intelligence (AI) help businesses be more sustainable, and what are the potential ethical considerations?
Experience how AI can be used for specific sustainability use cases in every enterprise
Learn how a suite-centric and AI-first approach to sustainability can look like
11.10
Viktor Wallström
SVP and Head of Group Sustainability
Saab Group
Sofia Storm
Project Manager Sustainability
Instabee
TRANSFORMING BUSINESS FOR THE BETTER
Many internal ways of doing things are persistent and misaligned with sustainable goals. How do you cultivate change and empower all functional leaders to push forward the sustainability agenda
Slicing the elephant: Decarbonizing business and society, one piece at a time
Framing sustainability as departmental imperatives: from legal and procurement, to finance and innovation supporting both short-term and long-term business success
As responsibility goes beyond creating a culture the CFO and CSO complement each other to drive change and advancing critical issues, managing risks, and creating both business and social value
11.30-12.30
Networking Lunch
Theme
Ensuring Profitability. Sustainability as a Business Driver.
12.30
Camilla Goldbeck-Löwe
VP Sustainability
Epiroc
Maria Ekman
VP Head of Group Sustainability
Coor
Ulrika Leverenz
Head of Green Investment
H&M Group
LEADING A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW
In times of slowing growth, geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain constraints, how are businesses keeping sustainability at the top of the corporate agenda?
Beyond metrics. Shifting the focus from reporting towards actions
How leaders are making it clear to all key share/stakeholders that sustainability is integral to the future success and prosperity of the business
How do you differentiate your business as a genuine trailblazer for the new era of sustainability
12.50
Anna Lindstedt
ESG Supply Chain Lead
Stratsys
Cecilia Almér
ESG Lead
Stratsys
SUPPLY CHAIN DUE DILIGENCE & REPORTING
How to set up the ESG due diligence process to meet increasing compliance demands with limited resources
How procurement and sustainability departments cooperate efficiently with regards to reporting and sustainability expertise
13.10
Joanne O’Donnell
Head of Compliance
Compliance & Risk
The Sustainability Marathon: EU Regulations and the Product Life Cycle Race
Setting the Pace in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Navigating the Obstacles
Finishing Strong: Strategies for Success
13.25
Catharina Nordeman
VP Group Sustainability
Höganäs
CASE: HÖGANÄS DELIVERING A NET-ZERO BUSINESS
Building a resilient net zero pathway – The agile approach
Utilize your emissions data and other non-financial information to build a full understanding of your value chain to prepare your future agility strategy
How to build net zero a roadmap that is robust and ambitious but also sufficiently agile to evolve with climate technology changes
Explore the concept of double materiality and its importance when considering business-wide impacts and risks in your approach
13.40
Annika Hansson
Sustainability Director, Analytics & Reporting
Oatly
Erin Lyon
Global Head of Channel Partnerships
EiQ by LRQA
Jaime Marijuán Castro
Head of Global Partnerships & Alliances
osapiens
FIRESIDE CHAT SIMPLIFYING THE PATH TO CSRD, CS3D, EUDR AND EU TAXONOMY COMPLIANCE
How to manage the interoperability of regulations such as CSRD, EU Taxonomy and CS3D
The CSRD presents an opportunity for companies to go beyond compliance and create lasting change in business, centred around responsibility and impact
How CS3D compliance can be used to optimize CSDR reporting and how you best apply human rights and environment due diligence
Examine how EU Taxonomy can be used to conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessments and how that can be instrumental for your data points CSRD requirements
14.00-14:30
Networking Break
Theme
Collaborating for Impactful Change. Shifting from Intent to Tangible Results
14.30
Power Hour - Roll-up your Sleeves and Dive into an Actionable Table Discussion with Speakers, Experts and Peers
Navigating the Omnibus chock:
Discuss the impact of EU's new package on business priorities and direction for Finance/Reporting, Supply chain and Strategy
15.10
Lovisa Martinsson
Hållbarhetsansvarig
Castellum
Hanna Hallin
Chief Sustainable Impact Officer
Saint-Gobain Distribution Sweden
SHIFTING FROM INTENT TO TANGIBLE RESULTS
Design and implement programs that align with internal capabilities and strengths, while pursuing impact driven outcomes
How do you secure profitability in the transition in general – and in times of economic downturn especially?
How do you communicate and create willingness to change – on a company level and on an individual level?
15.25
Marie Gustafsson
Principal Consultant Nordics
South Pole
Climate Transition Plans the Tool Future-Proofing Your Business
How a strong transition plan creates long-term value beyond compliance
What are the common challenges - and solutions to overcome them
Actionable steps to confidently start your own climate transition plan
15.40
Jostein Birkeland
Senior Technologist for Sustainable Transformation
HPE
IT SUSTAINABILITY: A Strategic approach to efficiency
How can the growing datacenter industry avoid becoming a major polluter?
Which practices have the power to reduce environmental impacts of IT?
How can you unbox IT efficiency into tangible categories you can measure?
16.00
Jerker Sjöstrand
Site Director - Vimmeby & Visby Dairy
Arla
Emil Wanngren
Strategic Business & Investment Manager
Adven
CASE: Arla Making Sustainability Profitable: How Industrial Partnerships Are Cutting Emissions and Costs Today
How industries have turned sustainability plans into concrete results -reducing emissions, cutting costs, and increasing efficiency
Key challenges in industrial energy transition and how they were solved. Concrete obstacles and solutions from real-world projects
How can partnerships enhance your company's strengths, leading to better results and increased profitability in your sustainability efforts
16.15
Anette Rosengren
Nordic Manager Director
Swedish Match
Dr. Daniel Klier
CEO
South Pole
Camilla Götbrant
Partner - Sustainability
Deloitte
CLOSING REMARKS WHEN SUSTAINABILITY IS THE BUSINESS
A Sustainable Strategy or a Sustainability Strategy
Scandinavia in a Global Context - what challenges do we still have ahead of us
Beyond CSRD, Short and Longterm views on mission criticals
Developing new business models to drive innovation