AGENDA 2025
NORDIC EVENT
2025
Starting 9AM EET - Helsinki Time
8.30
We open the doors - Welcome!
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9.00 (EEST)
Opening remarks by our moderator
Nina Rahkola, Journalist, Tv-Host
9.05 KEYNOTE​
The sustainability reality check: Rethinking leadership
​Thomas Kolster, Thought-leader, Author, Sustainability Advocate & Marketing Guru​
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9.40
Technology as Catalysts for Sustainability
Helena Soimakallio, Executive Director, Sustainable Growth, Technology Industries of Finland
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AI and Machine Learning as drivers of sustainable transformation
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Greening technology stacks - The path to low-carbon IT
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Challenges and barriers to technology adoption: the economic, regulatory, and social challenges in adopting sustainable technologies
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10.05
Networking Break
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10.35
Achieving transparency in the supply chain: Rethinking Scope 3 ​
Sami Tornikoski, Head of Impact, ImpactOS by AskKauko
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The responsibility bottleneck: A system built to fail
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The solution: Turning data collection into a shared responsibility
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A mindset shift that changes everything
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10.55
Technology meets Nature​
Saara Vauramo, Head of Nature unit, Ramboll Finland
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Sneak peek into emergent technologies for nature surveys, and design of nature positive investments
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Can technological solutions help us solve the nature loss crisis, and if so, how?
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Possibilities and limitations of technologies for nature impact assessment
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11.15
Managing sustainability amid uncertain regulatory framework
Mari Sillanpää, Consultant, M.Sc., Ecobio
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Navigating Regulatory Uncertainty – businesses should maintain a strong sustainability strategy despite evolving policies and the Omnibus package rollback.
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Beyond Compliance – proactive sustainability management helps reduce risks, improve operational efficiency, and enhance resilience.
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Strategic ESG Data Management – The role of efficient ESG data systems in enabling informed decision-making and securing future business opportunities.
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11.35
Lunch Break & Networking
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12.40
Streamlining sustainability - What does EU’s aim for less regulation mean for businesses?​
Hanna-Mari Manninen, Partner, Head of Strategic Advisory, Dittmar & Indrenius​
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Introduction of the EU Omnibus package in February 2025, revising key sustainability directives like CSRD and CSDDD.
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In this presentation, we will review the expected changes to CSRD and CSDDD in particular and identify which aspects of the regulation are certain enough that businesses can and should prepare for them.
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13.00
Sustainable Finance and Investment​
Pia Erkinheimo, Chief Corporate Relations and ESG Officer, Nordic Nano
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How companies can attract sustainable investments
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The role of financial markets in driving corporate sustainability
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The financial instruments designed to support climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Investing in green - environmental finance as a business imperative
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Future trends in sustainable finance and investment
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13.20
Creating Value from Sustainability​
Iida Vakkuri, Business Unit Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco Finland
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Costs from meeting regulatory requirements are a fraction of sustainability value creation possibilities
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Mitigating climate and nature related risks can result in avoided value destruction
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Sustainability is implemented through actions, projects and communications
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Reporting on sustainability reporting is a good start, but sustainability management creates value
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​13.40
What happens in sustainability and the regulatory scene after the EU 'Omnibus'?
Netta Skön, Group ESG and Environment Lead, Senior Legal Counsel, Fondia
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Is data the key to sustainability even more in the new regulatory environment
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What other data- or information needs the regulation sets on companies, even after omnibus
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What is the role of stakeholder engagement especially in relation to the data
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​14.00
Networking Break
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​14.30
Building a Competitive Edge with ESG Communications
Antti Isokangas, Communications Consultant, Trainer, and Speaker
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Why effective communications are the key to successful ESG work
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Why regulation and reporting present opportunities, not threats, for impactful ESG communications
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How to avoid both greenwashing and greenhushing while building a genuine competitive edge through ESG communications
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14.50
Corporate Culture for a Sustainable Future
Anniina Virta-Toikka, Vice President, Sustainability, Konecranes
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How leadership styles, corporate culture, and employee engagement can influence and accelerate a company's sustainability journey
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The importance of embedding sustainability into the company’s core values
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Strategies to engage employees in sustainability initiatives, making sustainability a part of everyone's role
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15.10
End of Day
Nina Rahkola, Journalist, Tv-Host
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