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Kaj Embrén
Senior Advisor in Sustainability with a focus on Climate Policies and Actions. Awarded as the number 1 Social Media Influencer in Europe in 2022 and 2023(Energy, Climate, Sustainability, Food)
Kaj Embrén is a renowned sustainability expert with over 30 years of experience in providing businesses, governments, and global organizations with innovative communications strategies.
As the CEO of Respect, a consultancy he co-founded, Embrén oversaw the creation of the Business Leaders' Initiative on Climate Change (BLICC), which has now evolved into the HAGA Initiative, involving major corporations like McDonalds, IKEA, and DHL.
Embrén has collaborated with influential organizations like The Natural Step Foundation and played a pivotal role in introducing sustainability concepts in various projects, including the Sustainable City Concept for the Stockholm/London partnership and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol in China.
He has been actively involved in mobilizing business leaders and politicians for climate action, notably through initiatives like The Road to Copenhagen ahead of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference.
In his advisory role, Embrén works closely with business leaders in the carbon market and has provided services to organizations like Stockholm Exergi, Ragn-Sells Group, and WRI, as well as being involved in events such as Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and Crowdsourcing Week.
In 2021, he launched the podcast 'Transformers: The Sustainability Changemakers' and offers professional services in facilitation, content development, social media strategy, and podcast and video production for renowned entities like Reuters, C40 Cities, and Tetra Pak.
Embrén has an extensive social media following with over 100,000 combined followers and his podcast 'Transformers' has attracted 60,000 listeners across major platforms.
He holds a degree in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Växjö and has studied Head of Information at RMI Berg.