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Sustainable Success
Elaine Weidman-Grunewald was interviewed July 6 about the book and the keys to sustainable success for business at Sweden’s annual week-long political meeting and democratic gathering place, held virtually in 2021. Hosted by The Swedish Institute for Quality, the national center for business excellence in Sweden.
The Corporate Innovation Podcast
How can you innovate for sustainability? This episode on The Corporate Innovation Podcast - Presented by Singularity University - explores how to do just that. Guests Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, former Senior VP and Chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer at Ericsson, and Henrik Henriksson, former President and CEO of transportation giant Scania and CEO of H2 Green Steel. Co-Authors of Sustainability Leadership: A Swedish Approach to Transforming Your Company, Your Industry and the World. Check out the episode and subscribe to new episodes at sunordic.org/podcast.
Podden Miller (Miller Podcast): Ledarna, Sveriges Chefsorganisation (Leaders/Sweden’s Leaders Organization)
Andreas Miller, chairman of Ledarna, leads discussions with leade
In Swedish: Karriarpodden/Career Podcast w/ guest: Henrik Henriksson
Henrik speaks about his journey, and thoughts about his years as a leader at Scania, what has characterized him as a person and why he is passionate about sustainability.
Climate & Capital Media
C&C managing editor Jared Downing speaks with climate experts and business leaders on the business and finance of the climate economy. “The Podcast: The Swedish secret to making your company sustainable”
Ready, Re (set), Go!
Elaine and Henrik facilitated a discussion among trailblazing C-suite executives and sustainability leaders from Europe, Asia and North America on what it will take to drive corporate change at scale amid the widening cracks in our societies and economies in the wake of COVID-19 and a range of other global challenges.
Business Leadership for Sustainability Transformation
A discussion about why companies need to reinvent themselves as catalysts for a sustainable future; how to lead an organization on a sustainable transformation journey, and how to move from incremental change to exponential impact. Co-hosted by the Embassy of Sweden (Washington, USA), the Honorary Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and the Nordic Innovation House in Silicon Valley.
Innovation Leadership Forum: “Nordic Lessons in Sustainability Leadership” by Adi Gaskell
Forbes: “Sustainability Leadership – The Swedish Way” by Georg Kell
Forbes: “Time For Leaders to Stand Up on Making Business Truly Sustainable” by Roger Trapp
Ledarna/Sveriges Chefsorganisationen: “Chefen är helt central i den gröna omställningen”
Sustainable Brands: What Does It Really Mean to Call “Society” Your Stakeholder? By Henrik Henriksson anad Elaine Weidman Grunewald
Why Sweden Has Long Led the Way in Corporate Minutehack: Sustainability” By Henrik Henriksson and Elaine Weidman Grunewald
Hail the Era of Activist CEOs – When Purpose and Platform Converge
The Sustainable Digital Innovation MOOC, Coursera
In conjunction with the Royal Institute of Technology KTH Executive School in Stockholm, Elaine and Henrik provide insight in this course for business leaders, aimed at understanding the context, methods and tools for business to address sustainability challenges
Corporate Reinvention Through Sustainability Leadership
Moderated by Henrik Henriksson and Elaine Weidman Grunewald
Panelists: Eva Karlsson—Founder, Houdini Sportswear; Kimberly Lein-Mathisen—General Manager, Microsoft Norway; Osvald Bjelland—Founder, Xynteo
Nordic Approach to Reinventing Your Company, Leading Your Industry and Preserving the Planet
The Book Launch
Henrik Henriksson, Elaine Weidman-Grunewald and other business leaders discuss how companies can achieve exponential sustainability impact, learning from a Swedish approach. The event was hosted by Norrsken Foundation, which receives all proceeds of sales of the book to scale the next generation of social impact entrepreneurs.
The Swedish Approach || Elaine Grunewald and Henrik Henriksson
The Real Leaders Podcast is hosted by Kevin Edwards and focuses on sustainable leadership and sustainable capitalism. Kevin interviewed Elaine and Henrik about how to bake in the secret Swedish sauce into your company, the importance of connecting all of a company’s key stakeholders, including society, and why it’s the right time to make a change.
Leaders & Founders || Sustainability Leadership w/Henrik Henriksson & Elaine Weidman-Grunewald
Leaders & Founders This podcast, hosted by Adam Kinder and Tom Callaghan, provides advice, tips, and stories from some of the world’s most successful technology leaders and founders of today.
Norrsken Foundation receives all proceeds of sales from the book in order to help scale the next generation of purpose-driven companies.