Sustainability day at Karlstad Business School

Are you interested in circular economy and sustainable development? Are you concerned about how your consumption affects our planet and how you as a consumer or organization can contribute? Welcome to get valuable insights and examples of challenges and solutions linked to sustainable consumption, electrification of transportation, and the climate impact of the fashion industry.

• December 10, 2024
• 13:00 – 16:00, access from 12:45
• Karlstad University, room 1A305 (Lagerlöf), or online via Zoom
• Registration (still open for Zoom)
• Fika is served

Keynote speakers

Marie Carlsson, VP Electromobility Business Solutions, Volvo Buses

Marie Carlsson have been driving electromobility business solutions at Volvo Buses since 2015 and she have had a major impact on Volvo Groups development within the area of electrification. With in depth knowledge and understanding and an innovative mindset she has pushed boundaries for how to develop total electromobility systems for cities in a sustainable and resilient way. Key words for Marie in this transformation are customer centric solutions, sustainability, safety,  cooperation, curiosity and courage.

Marie has a long commercial experience from different industries in the field of customer experience and technology development and how to connect the two to deliver a valuable solutions for customer in their production, logistics and operations. Marie holds a Business Administration from Karlstad University.

Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Professor of Marketing & Sustainable Business, British School of Fashion, GCU London

Dr Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas EdD is an award-winning expert in sustainable fashion and education for sustainable development, named in The SustainabilityX® Magazine’s inaugural Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™.

With a background in luxury fashion and intercultural creative education, Natascha’s research focuses on sustainable fashion practices, fashion marketing, conscious consumption, and the cultural value of craft. Natascha has worked with the RSA, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Crafts Council on sustainable and circular fashion and craft initiatives.

Natascha is co-author of Fashion Management: A Strategic Approach (Bloomsbury), Co-Editor of the International Journal of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, Editor-in-Chief for Bloomsbury Fashion Business Case Studies. Natascha is Chair of the UN-supported initiative PRME UK and Ireland Chapter, Vice Chair of the Costume Society and is regularly invited as a keynote speaker and panellist and contributes to media pieces on fashion business, culture and sustainability for the BBC, NYT and NPR.

Panel discussion: The recycling mall Rundgång

Henric Barkman, Environmental strategist, Karlstads municipality
Malin Pettersson, Business area manager recycling services, Karlstads Energy
Emma Sundh, Circular entrepreneur, project leader Rundgång Karlstad

Henric is an environmental strategist and project manager for "Climate Neutral Karlstad 2030". Through his work at Karlstad Municipality and beyond, he has become a specialist in circular economy and innovation.

Malin has the challenging mission of working both with waste and with changing the view of what waste is. The goal is to reduce the amount of waste in Karlstad and create more circular loops for the material. That work involves both the perspective of  both reuse and recycling. In recent years, Karlstads Energi has shifted its focus from only handling generated waste to being involved in the work upstream. We usually say that we work higher up the waste ladder.

Emma works as a freelance journalist, lecturer, upcycling stylist, and influencer focused on climate and sustainable transition. She runs the Plan B Podcast and is one of the co-founders of the non-profit organization Klimatklubben (The Climate Club). Emma was the project manager of the (pop-up) recycling mall Rundgång.

Moderator panel discussion

Jessica Edlom, Assistant Professor, Media- and Communication at Karlstad University.

Jessica holds a PhD in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University. She has conducted research in several projects focused on strategic communication, fan and consumer engagement and sustainability both in the music and retail industry.

Sustainability Day 2024 Program

13:00
Introduction by moderator Samuel Petros Sebathu

13:10
Welcome by Marie-Therese Christiansson, Head of department at Karlstad Business School

13:20 - 14:10
Rundgång Panel Discussion

• Jessica Edlom, Karlstad University, AGAIN project (moderator)
• Henric Barkman, Environmental Strategist, Karlstad Municipality
• Malin Pettersson, Business Area Manager Recycling Services, Karlstad Energy
• Emma Sundh, Circular Entrepreneur, Project Leader Rundgång Karlstad

14:10 – 14:40
Coffee break in the Aulafoajen and poster presentation in Transformum
Business administration students will exhibit posters related to Rundgång during the coffee break

14:40 – 15:15
Marie Carlsson, VP Electromobility Business Development, Volvo Buses

15:15 – 15:55
Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Professor of Marketing & Sustainable Business, British School of Fashion, GCU London

15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks by Marie-Therese Christiansson

Moderator Sustainability day

Samuel Petros, Associate Professor, Karlstad Business School and CTF, Service Research Centre

Contact person

Jenny Karlsson, Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Karlstad Business School and CTF, Service Research Centre

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