For the last 30 years, long before sustainability was a common business strategy, Pia has worked across different companies to embed sustainability strategies into concrete actions. With 30+ years in sustainability, Pia has worked across business sectors and geographies, both inside corporates and as advisor and non-executive director to support... Read more
For the last 30 years, long before sustainability was a common business strategy, Pia has worked across different companies to embed sustainability strategies into concrete actions. With 30+ years in sustainability, Pia has worked across business sectors and geographies, both inside corporates and as advisor and non-executive director to support organisations create value and transform though ambitious sustainability strategies and roadmaps.
Her work focuses on enabling organisations to move beyond compliance and risk minimisation to discover real business opportunities strengthening corporate reputation, employee branding and brand resilience benefitting people and planet while creating long-term profitability. She has served as Group Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA; responsible for leading sustainability across 30+ retail countries, where she played a key role in integrating and embedding sustainability into both the hard- and soft wiring of the company, while also being a key spokesperson for the company.
Today, Pia’s mission is to help businesses, across sectors and geographies, navigate the rapidly evolving sustainability space and build ambitious sustainability strategies that help organisations grow and be resilient in a fast-paced changing world. Her thought leadership is shared in the 2024 book on embedding sustainability and in numerous podcasts and speeches.
Pia is also an experienced non-executive board member, with current and past assignments spanning many sectors and geographies: e.g. Teneo, Decathlon, Bupa, Origin Materials etc.
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