The Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has for a number of years been working together with businesses and organisations including the Global Compact Network Australia on various sustainability projects focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals. We are now in a situation where it is time to bring our sustainable focus to the next level. Therefore the SACC is creating a platform for a Sustainability Committee, and bringing together Swedish companies that are committed to sustainable development through actions and contributions to take a leadership role in advancing sustainability efforts, seeking new solutions and partnerships between the private sector, the public sector, academia and civil society.
FOCUS
- Organise online and in-person events such as chamber breakfasts or lunches with sustainability experts
- Lobbying for more sustainable business practices in Australia
- Engaging the business community in Australia to be proactive in the change towards a more sustainable society
- Arranging visits to companies and organisations that are leaders in sustainability
- Organising member activities with a sustainability focus
- Write articles/posts on current sustainability topics
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee participants are SACC member companies who are advanced and operating according to an established sustainable agenda. Representation from the SACC Board, Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden.
SACC Board and Sustainability Committee Chair: Carin Varverud Härdin, Vice President – Marketing & Communications, Volvo Group Australia
SACC: Camilla Jennings, General Manager
Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia): Andrew Petersen, CEO
Embassy of Sweden: Malin Nilsson, Sweden & Trade Promotion Officer
Business Sweden: Luciano Benitez
Alfa Laval: Isabel Wagner, Market Communications Manager, Oceania
IKEA: Mellisa Hamilton, Country Sustainability Manager
Tetra Pak: Vikas Ahuja, Sustainability Director
H&M: Lauren Ormaechea, Communications Manager H&M Australia & New Zealand
AstraZeneca: Vita Budlender, Chair of the AstraZeneca Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Group
ABB: Joanne Woo, Head of Communications
Getinge: Lauren Westbrooke, HR Business Partner
Sandvik: Kate Bills, Sustainable Business, Marketing and Communications Manager
Serneke: Andrew Abercromby, General Manager
Contact us if you would like to find out more about the committee.
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