Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB)

✨ The Future We Choose 2024 Conference - Join Us on September 10th! ✨ 🔎 Our understanding of the world is deepening. Economic systems have spurred global collaboration, igniting creativity, enhancing life quality, and building new realities. However, they also present immense societal challenges, and we face a vital moment where we must actively shape our collective future and drive positive change. 🌱 💡 Join us for The Future We Choose 2024 to tackle the most pressing issues, together with leading academics, influential politicians, and visionary business leaders. Engage in enlightening discussions, and hear from leading experts in the field: - Per Espen Stoknes, Associate Professor BI and TED Global Speaker - Phoebe Tickell, Founder and CEO of Moral Imaginations - Svein Gunnar Kjøde, Systems Strategist, Sustainability Lab, UiO - Lars Undrum Enge, EVP Head of Group Strategy, TOMRA - Ingrid Liland, Deputy Leader, Miljøpartiet De Grønne - Liv Monica Stubholt, Partner and Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS, Chairwoman of the Board, Morrow Batteries and more - Matthew Coffay, Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Business // CSB NHH - Gyda Oddekalv, Political Leader, Generasjonspartiet - More speakers to be announced What to Expect? - Insightful talks and discussions 💬 - Collaborative workshops 🛠️ - Networking with fellow changemakers �� Why Attend? - Explore And Share Innovative Solutions: Engage with our speakers and leading experts – the catalysts for meaningful transition. 🚀 - Inspire and Be Inspired: Share fresh ideas and fuel your passion for creating a better tomorrow. 🌟 - Shape Our Collective Future: Understand that incremental changes are no longer enough. We're at a pivotal moment to actively drive positive, systemic change. 🔄 👉 Join us at 'The Future We Choose 2024' on September 10th. We, the Handelshøyskolen BI Centre for Sustainability and Energy, Abelia, and Sustainability Hub Norway, are delighted to welcome you to be part of the collective effort to shape a more sustainable and resilient tomorrow. 📅 The conference is free of charge and open to all. Register here to save your spot! https://lnkd.in/dHwrvnt7 Tarje Bjørgum | Marilena Stenset | Camilla Bruusgaard Greve | Per Espen Stoknes | Katrine Sundbye | Andreas Friis | Ida Aandal Røijen

☀️Out of office 🦋 We are closing down for a summer break in July - to recharge, absorb and reflect. And what a half year it has been! It feels like we have been the centre of a massive whirlwind. We are thankful for all the wonderful people we have met and worked with - and more than proud of what our mini-team has achieved in a short amount of time. This is just a little glimpse: 🌿 We organized a successful summit, gathering around 300 change makers across roles and industries.     🌱 We signed strategic partnership agreements with 4 new partners - EY, Capgemini, Ignite and Position Green. 🌟 We gained two new leading members - Storebrand and Capgemini, and quite a few new members who share our vision of creating a positive future through business. ✨ We gathered 1250 people altogether - through 18 big and small events: conferences, member meetings, community gatherings and webinars, covering topics from sustainable business model innovation to sustainable procurement, sustainability leadership, reporting with impact and much more.   🚀 We are ready to launch our new collaborative innovation initiative - Action for Innovation - together with Capgemini. 👩👩👧👦 We onboarded, guided and offboarded two amazing interns, who now have landed their first grown-up jobs within the sustainability space. 💙 We have redefined ourselves - supported by a new and fresh visual identity that feels like us - developed by a brilliant team at Manyone (Well - it is not fully implemented yet, but on its’ way).  🍀 We have established a very competent expert group who will take lead on our our Sustainable Procurement activities - consisting of Ingrid Håvik, Randi Daltveit, Edit K. and Sigbjørn Nome. 🌏 We are finalising the program for “The Future We Choose” on September 10 - a conference by BI Norwegian Business School, Abelia and Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB). And we have a lot more planned for the autumn. Stay tuned! 🏖 🏞 But first - we will plunge into the water, walk mountains, read, relax and recharge our batteries with our loved ones 🌸 ❤️ Ida Aandal Røijen Katrine Sundbye Andreas Friis #OutOfOffice ☀️ Have a great July - see you in August ☀️

✨ We’re excited to feature Bob Willard on Thursday's online session on Sustainable Procurement. Willard is a leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies and Founder of Bob Willard - Sustainability Advantage. He also serves on the Future-Fit Foundation and the B Corp Standards Advisory Council boards. He has recently focused on Net-Zero Procurement to promote sustainable business models and achieve net-zero GHG emissions. ✨ We’re also eager to hear from Nicole Sherwin, Chief Impact Officer at EcoVadis. For 13 years, she has consulted on sustainable supply chain solutions for Fortune 500 companies, highlighting the potential of technology and supply chains to amplify sustainability impacts. Sherwin also co-developed the Sustainable Procurement Barometer with Accenture, benchmarking sustainable procurement practices since 2007. ✨ Joined by our very own Andreas Friis, S-HUB’s Founder & Executive Chair, this session promises expert perspectives on overcoming barriers and leveraging success factors to enhance sustainable procurement strategies. 🗓 Date: 13 June 🕒 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET 📍 Open to all on Zoom. Register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/dMgQCcge Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain the latest insights on sustainable procurement and amplify your sustainability impacts! 🌍🚀 Katrine Sundbye | Ida Aandal Røijen | Flora Brossard | Vladimir Ivanov

Grab the opportunity to discuss CSRD with industry peers!🔔 Join Position Green and Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB) for a live event in Oslo this week. This session will tackle some key questions organizations are asking themselves on the strategic impact of CSRD and their approach to ESG management– from completing an ESRS-compliant double materiality assessment to producing an ESRS-aligned report. 🗓️ Thursday, June 6, 2024 ⏰ Registration from 14:30, panel discussion 15:00-16:30 and networking 16:30-18:00 CEST 📍 Position Green's Oslo office Featuring: ▪️ Marita Sandvoll, Sustainability & Strategy Lead, BW Offshore ▪️ Bente Sverdrup, SVP Sustainability, Gjensidige ▪️ Calum Revfem, Director Reporting, Position Green ▪️ Birgitte Hodneland, Principal Engineer, Climate & Sustainability, Equinor Welcome! Learn more and sign up to secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/d7KKy6kM

🌱 Join us for an enlightening session on "Status on Sustainable Procurement - How to Accelerate Strategic Impact?" hosted by S-HUB in collaboration with EcoVadis.  Meet Expert Speakers: ✨ Nicole Sherwin, Chief Impact Officer, EcoVadis ✨ Bob Willard, Founder, Bob Willard - Sustainability Advantage ✨ Andreas Friis, Founder & Chair, Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB) 🗓 Date: 13 June 🕒 Time: 14:00-15:30 CET 👉 The webinar is held as a Zoom meeting. Register here to get the link to attend: https://lnkd.in/g46SivJ3 🔍 About the Sustainable Procurement Barometer: Since 2007, this barometer has been benchmarking sustainable procurement practices across various industries. In this session, we will dive into insights from an analysis of 590 procurement programs, revealing critical data and trends. Hosted by Nicole Sherwin, Chief Impact Officer at EcoVadis and co-developer of the barometer with Accenture, the session promises to offer expert perspectives on overcoming barriers and leveraging success factors to enhance sustainable procurement strategies. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain the latest insights on Sustainable Procurement! 🔗 The webinar is open to all. Register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/g46SivJ3 #SustainableProcurement #EcoVadis #SHUB #Sustainability #ProcurementStrategies #IndustryInsights #SustainableFuture 🌍

🚀 New Leading member alert! The S-HUB community is evolving. We are proud to announce that our long time friend Storebrand has extended their membership with S-HUB and are now one of our strategic Leading members! «Storebrand is a leader and great inspiration when it comes to putting sustainability at the centre of business decisions. They were one of S-HUB’s founding partners from our early days, and the last years we have enjoyed Lars Aasulv Løddesøl's strong engagement in our CFO network. We are very happy that they have now decided to come back as a Leading member,» says our Managing Director, Katrine Sundbye. ☘️ We are thrilled to welcome Storebrand back as a strategic contributor to our community, and look forward to engaging with a broader part of their organization around innovation and implementing sustainable business strategies. Margrethe Assev | Yvonne Fadnes | Lars Aasulv Løddesøl | Ida Aandal Røijen | Katrine Sundbye | Andreas Friis

Save the date for S•CONNECT #2 on 28 May! 🗓️ We're still buzzing from the successful S•HUB Summit, where we explored vital perspectives on the future of sustainable business. What are your biggest challenges in making your business model future-fit? Let's keep the momentum going and turn talk into impactful action! 🚀 Join us for an afternoon of candid conversations and interactive sessions, networking, and early summer vibes. We plan to continue the mingling and conversations after the program. 🌞 S•CONNECT, arranged together with ESG People, is complimentary for S•HUB members but is open to all interested in our community. This event is arranged in collaboration with Capgemini Invent who will facilitate an interactive session. 🤝 The full agenda will be updated shortly. 🎟 The number of spots is limited - Register now: https://lnkd.in/gRugRJcR (Remember to use your discount code if you're an S•HUB Member). See you on the 28th! Katrine Sundbye | Ida Aandal Røijen | Andreas Friis | Ane-Marte Weng | Mattia Vettorello | Sindre Suphellen | Idun Aune | Henriette Salvesen Leikanger | Fredrik Torp | Amalie Worm Andersen | Brede Nielsen

💡 Positive futures call for vision, leadership, and collaboration.  At the recent S-HUB Summit leaders from various fields converged to address the pressing need to reimagine business models and radically transform business practices to assure a liveable future. They echoed the importance of collective action and the transformative power of organisations like S-HUB in driving meaningful change. 🌱 "System change is a team sport," states Kees Klomp. The imperative of fostering a sustainable future demands collaboration and solidarity. "You need to find like-minded people, bond, and become a force of good." Katrine Sundbye echoes this: "We are past the point where we can go on with business as usual. It’s a cross-disciplinary challenge… and we really need all different perspectives to solve the major issues that we are facing." "It's about system innovation, where we all have to contribute and cooperate," Tarje Bjørgum emphasises. Antony Upward: "We need a hopeful vision for the future. Something that takes us beyond sustainability as usual." His remarks underscore the necessity of optimism in driving transformative change. “What I’m finding really powerful is that S-HUB is showing leadership”, he states, showcasing the importance of organisations gathering and facilitating collaboration to create change. "If you have a vision that you can convey to people, you’re halfway there," Inger Stensaker remarks. Events such as the Summit showcase the need for organisations to gather people from all fields to change the system. S-HUB aims to serve as a crucial platform for fostering dialogue, forging connections, and catalysing change. Let's continue to engage, innovate, and inspire as we navigate towards a positive future together. 💪 Interested in knowing more about S-HUB and how our networks can contribute to your business’ sustainable journey? Don’t hesitate to contact one of us!  Katrine Sundbye | Ida Aandal Røijen | Andreas Friis Video by Thought Leader Global Media 🎥 PS - did you notice something new about our logo? We have had help from our friends at Manyone, and will be revealing our new S-HUB 2.0 identity step by step 💙🦋 Kees Klomp | Antony Upward | Matthew Coffay | Tarje Bjørgum | Marit Flinder Roscher-Nielsen | Inger Stensaker | Martin Rich | Chris Grantham FRSA | Oda Smedsrudhagen | Silje Arnesen Siljehaug | Kristoffer Granerud | Karianne Rosland Mjølsnes #Sustainability #SHUBSummit #CollectiveAction

If you chose one sustainability conference to attend, the yearly Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB) Summit is the one! 🏹 This year I bring back home to Investinor, the latest within sustainability forward thinking, possibilities, challenges and a lot of new and knowledgeable people in our network 🏋♀️ I also got to be part of two panel discussions: 🌟 Leadership & sustainability, together with: o  Liv Monica Stubholt who highlighted that sustainability is easy – if you’re not serious about it! Wicked solutions need wicked people, also in the boards 🤷♀️ o  Inger Stensaker who talked about the importance of the board’s strategic role and competence within an increasing range of different areas 🎶 o  I highlighted that in order to accomplish impactful progress on sustainability for SMEs, leaders must dear to simplify & prioritize based on materiality ⚖ 📈 Strategy, materiality & financial performance, where my main point was: o  The strategic implementation of materiality will be extremely important going forward – but this is not aligned from the SME stakeholder’s side. This leads to inefficiency, misallocation of resources and low progress on the measures that really have the most impact ⚖ As a proud investor, two of Investinor’s investments were also on stage: -         Maria de Perlinghi representing the impact investor, Norselab – highlighting the importance of directing more capital towards impact investing to tackle real sustainability challenges 🌍 -         Sigbjørn Nome from Ignite – highlighting the need to integrate environmental and social aspects into a new and more holistic way of doing procurement 🕹 Also, many other highlights, but some of them were: -        Mai Lawson Oldgard: “There is no transition without transmission” -         Ulrich Penitz’s introduction of triple (!) materiality and context-based sustainability assessments -         Daniel Aronson’s point on how we can take better decision by quantifying a company’s cost of NOaction -         Karl Thomas Reinertsen reminding us that we now are undergoing a dual interlinked transition; digital + sustainability (the ECO-digital ERA) -         EY’s Four Futures; an AI-generated and science-based experience that took us on a journey into radically altered futures of 2050, each the outcome of the different sustainability pathways open to businesses and policymakers today. A truly frightening, touching, and educational experience, that should be mandatory for everyone. 📷 Photos by Alex Asensi (No. 1 and 2) Thank you to Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB) for gathering so many knowledgeable people, Andreas Friis, Katrine Sundbye and the rest of the S-HUB team 🏆

Jeg synes det er viktig å dele av lærdommene vi har gjort oss i FJONG, og håper at våre lærdommer kan være nyttige for andre. Forrige uke snakket jeg hos Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB) Key take-aways: - Klesindustrien er en av verdens mest forurensende, står for opp til 10% av verdens klimagassutslipp; kun 10-15% av plaggene i folks klesskap brukes ofte, så mye som 30% av det som er produsert blir ikke solgt (Kilder: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Movinga, Sifo) - Å leie klær kan være en av løsningene; 75% av våre medlemmer oppga at de har redusert eller sluttet helt å kjøpe klær - Markedet for å leie klær er stort - så mye som 10% av alle kvinner i Europa ønsker å leie - Logistikken ved klesleie er utfordrende; FJONG løste dette ved å bygge en utleiesoftware som håndterte kunder og leverandører av shipping, klær og klesvedlikehold uten at vi trengte å eie fysiske eiendeler. - Ved å leie ut overskuddsvarer fikk vi tilgang til attraktive plagg uten at det bidro til ny produksjon, til et forsvarlig kostnadsnivå. Så mye som 30% av produserte plagg blir aldri solgt, så det er mye der ute. Likevel var vår primære flaskehals nettopp å få tilsktrekkelig slike partnerskap, spesielt utenfor Norge. Dette ble vår akilleshæl. Selvom FJONG ikke får bidra videre til å være en løsning på overforbruksproblemet, blir jeg håpefull av at European Parliament nylig har vedtatt ambisiøs lovgivning som ansvarliggjør klesprodusenter. Mer om det her: https://lnkd.in/dYQdJSgK Foto: Eli Toftøy-Andersen