Jungle Juice Bar is one of the biggest retail cafe chains in Finland and currently has 4 bars in Sweden. They serve fresh smoothies with no added sugar or any additives. Elli Holappa is the CEO of Jungle Juice Bar and in this episode we discuss their different approach to carbon compensation and other initiatives that make them more sustainable ..read more

Posti Group is the leading postal and logistics service company in Finland. Their history dates back to the 17th century when they delivered letters over the sea from Sweden to Finland. Noomi Jägerhorn is Director of Sustainability at Posti Group and in this episode we discuss how Posti is implementing their sustainability program in a rapidly changing parcel and logistics industry ..read more

NENT Group is the Nordic region’s leading streaming company. The company operates the Viaplay streaming service in the Nordic and Baltic countries, while maintaining an office in the UK, and will launch in Poland and the US later this year. Marija Angelovska is a Sustainability Manager, soon to be Compliance Officer at NENT Group and in this episode we discuss the process behind creating their sustainability strategy and how they have implemented it so far ..read more

Varma is a Finnish pension insurance company, and their core task is to secure pensions. In today’s episode we have two guests: Katariina Sillander who is Communications and Sustainability Manager at Varma and Katri Viippola who is a Senior Vice-President of Communications, HR, and CSR. Together we discuss how they manage their assets responsibly and also what other initiatives they have that contribute to society ..read more

Bergans is a Norwegian outdoor equipment company founded in 1908. Their product portfolio includes clothes, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, and even foldable canoes. Christoph Centmayer is a Sustainability Manager at Bergans and in this episode we discuss sustainability initiatives at Bergans as well as their transition towards a circular business model ..read more

Hydro is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company. With operations in more than 40 countries they are one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide. Their purpose is to create more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways. In this episode together with Hydro’s CSR manager Åsne Burgess Øyehaug we focus more on Hydro’s new climate, environmental, and social responsibility strategies ..read more

Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company founded in 1951. Their product portfolio includes clothing, bags, accessories, and home decor items ranging from textiles to table ware. Saara Azbel works as a Sustainability Manager at Marimekko and in this episode she gives interesting insights into Marimekko’s new sustainability targets for 2025 ..read more

Kotipizza is the largest pizza chain in the Nordics with approximately 290 restaurants in Finland. Almost 99% of Finnish people know or have been to Kotipizza. In this episode, I interview Anna Rahikainen who is a sustainability manager at Kotipizza about different aspects of their sustainability, such as whether they should make a plant-based cheese the default option on their pizzas ..read more

Tokmanni is the largest and the only nationwide general discount retail chain in Finland. They have almost 200 stores with approximately 3700 employees. Lately, their climate targets were officially approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. In this episode, Tokmanni’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Emilia Koski talks about Tokmanni’s efforts to become a more sustainable organization ..read more

Finlayson is a Finnish home textile company that turns this year 200 years old! They produce everything from towels and oven mitts to bed sheets and carpets. Many of their products come with a 5-year warranty but some bed sheets come even with a 50-year warranty. In this episode, Finlayson’s Sustainability Specialist Beda Rasinen talks about what makes their products so unique that they can last for decades ..read more