Hosted by Boards Impact Forum in collaboration with the Climate Governance Initiative from the World Economic Forum.

Elaine and Henrik will present insights and examples from their new book and put this into the context of climate governance and what boards need to know about sustainability leadership.

Boston University Alumni & Friends

Elaine (GRS’95) and Henrik share how Swedish companies might inspire the next generation of emerging executives to embrace sustainable practices in their organizations. Moderated by Henrik Selin, Associate Dean, Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

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.

Speakers: Frannie Léautier , CEO, SouthBridge Investments, Nicolas Lefevre-Marton, Managing Director, Sustainability Solutions for Europe, Middle East, Africa, India at Engie Impact; Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University; Nialle Dunne, CEO, Polymateria, and next-generation challengers Efua Mercer, MBA candidate, Imperial College Business School and Aubrey Keller, December 2020 MBA, INSEAD.

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.

Featured organizations and speakers

• Tom Steyer, Founder of NextGen America.

• Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States.

• Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California.

• Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini Sportswear.

• Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia.

• Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Scania.

• Elaine Weidman Grunewald, Sustainability executive, founder, investor and board member.

• Darja Isaksson, Director General at Sweden´s Innovation Agency, Vinnova