Our Team

At S-HUB we strive to create an environment with trust, respect and inclusiveness. We value an entrepreneurial mindset, intellectual curiosity, positivity and ownership in all of our team members. In return, S-HUB commits to be trustful and flexible and help the team achieve personal sustainability and growth.

As a team, we believe in "diversity in discussion, unity in decision", while striving to reach common goals. This, to succeed at what truly matters and enable the change and impact we want to see; in us and in the S-HUB community.

Andreas Friis
Founder, Chairman and
Executive Director
andreas@sustainabilityhub.no

Marc Jourdan
Director of Partnerships,
Networks & Engagement
marc@sustainabilityhub.no

Anita Bui
Head of Operations

anita@sustainabilityhub.no

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Andreas Friis (b.1982) is Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Sustainability Hub Norway. He is the intellectual architect behind the concept and works on formulating the vision and direction as well as walking the talk with the team.

Andreas is passionate about value-based leadership and how purposeful businesses can help solve big problems. He has 10+ years of experience working with sustainable business models, social enterprise, hybrid companies and sustainability - including as a serial social entrepreneur himself.

Prior to building Sustainability Hub Norway, Andreas started and managed his own social enterprise & food company called Live Arctic. He has previously served as the Director of Strategy and Business Development at Me to We in Toronto, Canada (now We.org), where he helped build and create growth for a new sustainable social enterprise in Canada and the US. He is also the co-founder of Lederforum Grenland and football club FK Grenland.

Andreas has a B.Sc and M.Sc in Economics & Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He also holds a B.A in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen.

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Marc is a sustainability expert with 10 years of experience advising organisations in both the public and the private sector on a variety of projects connected to the circular economy, modern slavery, sustainable finance and environmental management. Marc has an LLM in Environmental Law and a prior background as a corporate lawyer.

Prior to joining S-HUB he worked as a Policy & Engagement Lead for IEMA, a global membership organisation for sustainability professionals with over 17,000 members. During his time at IEMA, Marc led several expert networks on the circular economy and sustainable finance, facilitated events including consultation workshops, webinars and roundtable conversations, and published practical guidance on a wide range of topics, from the role of disruptive technologies in sustainability to the value of collaboration in corporate sustainability leadership.

Marc speaks French, English, Spanish and is starting to learn Norwegian.

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Prior to joining S-HUB, Anita started Norway’s first Zero Waste store, worked in operations at the Creators Community and was the Executive Director at Greener Events. She also holds a master’s degree in Energy, Natural resources and the Environment, and International Management (CEMS) from the Norwegian School of Economics. Anita is committed to showing that sustainability is better for business, believing in the power of networks and the right mindset of leaders to trigger company and industry transformations.

Eivind Fliflet
Head of Events
eivind@sustainabilityhub.no

Silje Lisether
Digitalization & Processes
silje@sustainabilityhub.no

Aleksandra Stasiak
Communication Intern
aleksandra@sustainabilityhub.no

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Eivind works on arranging social and professional meetings and events for our community.

Besides moonlighting as a sustainability revolutionary, Eivind works with sustainability and corporate governance at Norges Bank Investment Management. He previously worked with strategy and business development at Norsk Gjenvinning – Norway's largest waste management player – supporting the company on operational improvements as well as developed new circular economy technologies and business models.

Eivind holds a double master’s degree in Finance and Sustainable Development from NHH and HEC Paris, and has previously worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company on topics ranging from operational efficiency in the oil sector, to innovative conservation finance and sustainability strategies for Norwegian corporates.

events@sustainabilityhub.no

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Aleksandra holds a Master in Science and Civil Engineer in Chemical Technology. She also studied Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship at BI, Oslo. She works as a Product Manager working with organic chemistry for pharmaceutical use. Motivated by finding solutions to the increasing global issue of plastic use in farming, she invented biodegradable mulches using industrial wastes as a resource for cultivating plants in a startup project. She is most passionate about Circular Economy, Sustainable Food, Biomaterials & Responsible Leadership. Aleksandra believes everyone has an impact and communication between different stakeholders is key in making responsible decisions.

Nadine Hegge Berge
Intern
nadine@sustainabilityhub.no

Anna Birkelbach
Research and Project Development Intern
anna@sustainabilityhub.no

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Nadine has been an S-HUB intern from summer 2021. She graduated from the University of Sussex in Brighton, England this year, with a BSc in studied Marketing and Management with Psychology. She is particularly interested in Circular Economy, and how its principles can be applied to industries such as fashion and food to make scalable long-lasting changes in business models. In her opinion, the easier and clearer it is for us as consumers to make sustainable choices the more efficient personal changes can be. Nadine is excited to learn more about sustainability in business, especially in relation to food systems, during her internship at S-Hub and her work with the different S-Hub Communities.

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Anna started as an intern at S-HUB in September 2021 to support S-HUB with focus on finance and tech in connection to sustainability. She is a MSc student in International Management at NHH and Nova SBE in Lisbon with experience in consulting, venture building, and the financial services industry. She is particularly interested in sustainable finance and how the financial industry can impact the transition to a sustainable economy.

JOIN OUR TEAM

S-HUB seeks to be beneficial for all contributing partners, members and stakeholders. We strongly value diversity and interdisciplinary collaboration. By volunteering with S-HUB you will contribute to create a triple added value by strengthening our community, cultivate our organization and developing yourself. We are eager to get in touch with individuals across the country that are passionate about sustainability, and possesses the skills and attitude we are looking for.

On this site, we will post volunteer openings with our team. If you have any questions or other inquiries, please do not hesitate to reach out us by sending an email to info@sustainabilityhub.no

The Executive Board

Marianne Condrup
Board Member and
Head of Finance

Erlend Aas Gulbrandsen
Board Member

The Extended Team

Michel Wolfstirn
Advisory, Events & Content

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Michel is a Crowd-Founder of Sustainability Hub Norway and works on building our community and creating events.

Michel is the Co-Founder of BiomimicryNorway, an organization dedicated to promoting the practice of circular economy and biomimicry (sustainable innovation inspired by nature). He is organizing workshops and courses for academia and the business world, and provides consulting services to help clients find sustainable solutions.

Michel used to work as a mechanical engineer in the oil industry. He started BiomimicryNorway because he felt an urge to balance his karma and make a positive contribution to the world. Getting involved in Sustainability Hub Norway felt like the natural next step to increase that impact.

Lauren Starre Guido
Editor

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Lauren is a editor of Sustainability Hub Norway.

Her mission in life is to understand the human experience. At 18, she moved to the Amazon of Ecuador as a Global Citizen Year Fellow, where she became passionate about unlocking the potential of people everywhere.

Since then, she has conducted development and sustainable innovation research on 4 continents, opening her perspective of the world. Lauren is interested in businesses in the sustainability sector because she believes they can have the most impact in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals. She has previously worked as a student sustainability researcher for Orkla.

Lauren loves taking calculated risks, as well as bridging people and ideas. She is an Associate, Insights and Communications at Xynteo. She holds a BSc in International Development and Environmental Studies from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

editor@sustainabilityhub.no

Edit König Bihari
Marketing & Project Manager

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Edit joined S-HUB in November 2019. She has been working in a truly global environment as supply chain expert and built up a strategic marketing sourcing unit at Telenor Group. After she left her global sourcing position she continued working with marketing agencies by building up Telenor’s own internal agency in Singapore and in Oslo. She has served as Head of Media and E-commerce at Canal Digital before she started working on strategic sustainability projects at S-HUB. She has a Bachelor degree in Foreign Trade and EU political studies, studied international marketing and logistic in Budapest University of Technology and Economics and completed an Executive Master degree at Handelshøyskole BI in Green Growth. She’s continuously pushing her boundaries to grow her experience through various courses and projects.

Kevin Reeder
Storytelling Consultant

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Kevin is driven by two 'com-passions': Sustainability and Mindfulness. As Storytelling Consultant at Sustainability Hub Norway, he identifies, develops and communicates the conversations and narratives vital for supporting sustainable and ethical business. Kevin has 25 years experience as a corporate storyteller, marketing/PR strategist, editorial consultant, journalist, copywriter and mindfulness consultant.

More about his services & work at Corporate Storyteller & Content Strategist

Caroline Rosinelli
Newsletter & Digital Content

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Simon Hagerud
Operations Coordinator

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Co Founders

Cilia Holmes Indahl
Co-founder

Ingrid Helsingen Warner
Co-founder

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Cilia is Co-Founder of Sustainability Hub Norway and works on building our knowledge base on how to successfully integrate sustainability into business.

Cilia is on a quest to redesign society so that the sustainable options are not only available but more convenient than the alternative. She is a firm believer in business as a driving force for the change we need to see happen. As Youth Delegate to the Rio+20 Conference in 2012 and later trainee at the Norwegian Mission to the UN, Indahl got the opportunity to follow the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from inception to adoption in 2015.

Cilia is currently the CEO of Nordic Impact. She previously worked as the Sustainability Director for Aker BioMarine as well as a consultant through KPMG's department on Climate Change and Sustainability Services. Cilia holds a double masters degree in International Business and Sustainable Development from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and HEC Paris. For her thesis work she interviewed 20+ global leaders in sustainable business and analyzed 400+ sustainable business models. Dissecting business models is a keen hobby of hers, and her reflections on the topic can be found at here.

Cilia serves as board member of the Nordic Social Innovation Incubator, SoCentral and sits on the advisory board of EXP group, an impact investment firm.

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Ingrid is Co-Founder of Sustainability Hub Norway and works on building our community and creating the spaces for meaningful conversations.

Ingrid is committed to building the global village where voices are heard, people inspired and the right people know each other to handle the complex challenges that our world faces. A partner in Leidar Norway, she supports internationally-minded leaders and companies with their positioning and thought leadership activities. She profiles clients across traditional media through interviews with all levels of media and at global forums such as the World Economic Forum. Ingrid has started Minds of Oslo that gathers curious and passionate people for monthly dinners in Oslo, Council and Circles for conversations that matter.

Before joining Leidar, Ingrid was an account manager at Weber Shandwick in Switzerland and was seconded to Equinor where she served as the company’s regional communications manager for Africa and Latin America. Ingrid holds a BA in Politics and International Studies from The University of Warwick, UK and is the University’s alumni representative in Norway while learning Arabic.