Sustainable Business Summit

Virtual event 7.9.2023

Keynote

Paul Polman

Keynote

Kaisa Hietala

Case: Marimekko

Riika Wikberg

Agenda

Speakers

Research report

Agenda

(UTC +2, Helsinki time)

Event is in Finnish, except the keynote by Paul Polman.

9:00

Opening words from Posti by Arttu Hollmérus

9:15

Keynote by Kaisa Hietala

9:45

Q&A and discussion

9:55

Customer case

Sustainability efforts supporting Marimekko’s long-term success – Case Marimekko Pre-loved second-hand marketplace

10:25

Break

10:35

Sustainable Business 2023 Survey

10:55

Discussion – What do the results mean?

11:10

Keynote: Paul Polman

11:55

Q&A and discussion

12:10

Closing remarks

12:15

Thank you and see you next year!

Former CEO of Unilever, UN Global Compact board member, business leader, campaigner and co-author of “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take” , Paul Polman is one of the most prominent global figures in the push for more responsible business.

ExxonMobile, Rio Tinto, Smurfit Kappa Group and Tracegrow board member, and former leader of Renewable Products division at Neste, Kaisa Hietala believes that the largest companies can turn the direction of entire industries when they decide to do so.

Chief Business Development Officer at Marimekko, responsible also for leading the company’s Sustainability transformation. Riika is passionate about proving that sustainability, in addition to being good for the people and the planet, is good for business.

André Noël Chaker is the host of the event. He is a speaker, a writer, a performer, an entrepreneur and a business executive all rolled into one person. For the past five years André has spoken at over 500 business events in Finland and abroad.

Comprehensive research study with 450 business decision maker interviews and consumer panel with 2000 respondents.