Date: Wednesday April 24
Time: 08.00-12.00
Place: Litteraturhuset - Amalie Skram
Admission: kr 990,- plus VAT; Free for S-HUB corporate members
Tickets: Reserve your spot here
S-HUB is happy to welcome you to Sustainability Reporting Seminar 2019 — our annual half-day conference on sustainability reporting in Norway — doing a deep dive into the matter of sustainability reporting.
Topics for Sustainability Reporting 2019 are:
This is the third year we've hosted this very popular event, and we are looking forward to another year with exciting speakers, partners and attendees.
Topics for Sustainability Reporting 2019 are:
- Materiality and stakeholder dialogues
- Fundamental changes to reporting - technologies and frameworks
- Readers' perspectives of sustainability reports
This is the third year we've hosted this very popular event, and we are looking forward to another year with exciting speakers, partners and attendees.
Agenda
- Breakfast and registration
- Welcome with Andreas Friis, Executive Director, S-HUB
- Session 1 - Materiality and stakeholder dialogues
- Introduction to materiality and stakeholder dialogue - trends and best practices
- Hanne Thornam, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Norway
- Calum Revfem, Executive Director, Proxima
- Presentations of companies' reporting on materiality
- Kirsten M Hovi, Vice President and Head of Extra-Financial Reporting, Hydro
- Øystein Kolstad, Project Manager Sustainability Reporting, Equinor
- Astrid Thomessen Sæbø, Chief Financial Officer, SAP Norway
- Panel discussion moderated by Andreas Friis
- Introduction to materiality and stakeholder dialogue - trends and best practices
- Break
- Session 2 - Fundamental changes to reporting - technologies and frameworks
- Arabesque S-Ray, speaker to be announced
- Alexandra Pittman, PhD, Founder and CEO, ImpactMapper
- Astrid Fellingham, Development Manager, Future-Fit Foundation
- Session 3 - Readers' perspectives of sustainability reports
- Jonas Ådnøy Holmqvist, Advisor, Framtiden i Våre Hender
- Kjell Kristian Dørum, Senior Advisor, Etikkrådet for Statens Pensjonsfond Utland
- Laura Natumi McTavish, Analytiker, DNB Asset Management
- Christine Lundberg Larsen, CEO, Regnskap Norge
- Finish
Speakers
Hanne Thornam
Head of Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Norway *S-HUB corporate member Hanne Thornam is the Head of Sustainability Services Norway and is a Senior Manager at EY, where she specializes in identifying, managing, and reporting on strategic sustainability risks and value drivers. She has extensive experience in supporting leading companies in the Nordics and internationally, in the development of their sustainability strategies, performance management, and external reporting. |
Calum Revfem
Executive Director, Proxima Calum Revfem is recognized as New Zealand’s leading sustainability and integrated reporting specialist. His work with Proxima, a boutique value creation consultancy, has focussed on enabling organisations to succeed through a strategic approach to sustainability and clarity of communication. He is the author of Towards Transparency, New Zealand’s annual guide to best-practice sustainability and integrated reporting. |
Kirsten M Hovi
Vice President and Head of Extra-Financial Reporting, Hydro Kristen M Hovi is Vice President and Head of Extra-Financial Reporting in Norsk Hydro ASA. She has worked for many years for Hydro within different areas including HSE, CSR, human resources, quality management, strategy, process engineering and communication. Since 2004 she is responsible for Hydro's extra-financial reporting. She has also actively participated in developing general and industry specific reporting standards, representing both the mining and the oil and gas industry. Since 2014, Hovi is a member of the Global Sustainability Standards Board, GRI’s standard setting governance body. Hovi was also a member of the working group developing the Oslo Børs’ guidance on the reporting of corporate responsibility in 2016. Hovi has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), she has studied French at Alliance Française in Paris and holds an economics degree from the Norwegian School of Management. |
Øystein Kolstad
Project Manager Sustainability Reporting, Equinor *S-HUB corporate member Øystein Kolstad holds a Master of Science in Chemistry from NTNU. The last 20 years he has had positions within sustainability at consultancy, engineering companies, shipowners and now in the energy company Equinor. With a great passion for sustainability, and for climate in particular, he works with sustainability strategy development, performance management, benchmarking and corporate reporting. Kolstad has been the project manager for Equinor’s sustainability report for 2018. |
Astrid Thomessen Sæbø
Chief Financial Officer, SAP Norway *S-HUB corporate member Astrid Thommesen Sæbø is the CFO of SAP in Norway. Before Astrid came to SAP, she held leading positions in finance in the Aker group and in the Schibsted group. She has a Master’s degree in industrial economics and technology management from NTNU and an MBA from INSEAD. In her daily work, Astrid uses SAP’s latest technology, and she has first hands experience on how new tools open for higher effectivity, stronger insight and more automation. Astrid is also passionate about how to drive the sustainability agenda in the organization and she is happy to share the experiences from SAP on sustainability target setting and integrated reporting. |
Alexandra Pittman
Founder and CEO, ImpactMapper Alexandra Pittman is the Founder and CEO of ImpactMapper, an online tool for donors, nonprofits and impact companies to track and visualize their social impact. Alexandra has a PhD from Boston College and held a postdoctorate position at Harvard University, researching the role of brand in international nonprofits and philanthropies. She has expertise in evaluating social change and impact, and ran a successful consulting business for 14 years working with a range of clients in the donor and nonprofit sectors from UN agencies, impact investors, accelerators, foundations, international NGOs to small grassroots groups in different countries. |
Astrid Fellingham
Development Manager, Future-Fit Foundation Astrid Fellingham is an economist by training working primarily on the ongoing development of the Future-Fit Business Benchmark and supporting tools. Before joining Future-Fit Foundation Astrid was a research associate at Volans conducting research and analytics into global megatrends, breakthrough innovations and corporate sustainability strategies.She holds an MSc with distinction in Economics from University College London, a BA in Economics from Copenhagen University and a BA in International Business and Politics from Copenhagen Business School. |
Jonas Ådnøy Holmqvist
Advisor, Framtiden i Våre Hender Jonas Ådnøy Holmqvist is an adviser in sustainable finance and ethical business at Framtiden I våre hender/Future in Our Hands. He has previously worked in the Norwegian corporate responsibility watchdog FIVAS where he has leveraged several cases in the OECD NCP system. He has field experience from Africa, South America and Asia. |
Laura McTavish
Analyst, DNB Asset Management Laura McTavish works as a Responsible Investment Analyst at DNB Asset Management and has previous experience from Trucost, part of S&P Global. She holds an MSc in Carbon Finance from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA (Hons) in Business with Economics from Glasgow Caledonian University. |
Christine Lundberg Larsen
CEO, Regnskap Norge Christine Lundberg Larsen is CEO of Regnskap Norge, the industry association for authorized accountants in Norway. For many years, Christine was a senior manager and she has extensive experience with culture building and innovation. She is passionate about and is driving the transition to sustainable operations and a circular economy. |