HENRIK SANDIN TITLE : DIRECTOR , PRINCIPLE ESG SPECIALIST
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HENRIK SANDIN TITLE : DIRECTOR , PRINCIPLE ESG SPECIALIST
COMPANY : WORKIVA INDUSTRY : SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Henrik Sandin is a Director and Principal ESG Specialist at Workiva in the UK . He has over 16 years of experience in advising global banks and corporates on regulations , process enhancement , and reporting frameworks . His role at Workiva focuses on assessing current and future ESG regulations and their impact on products . Prior to joining Workiva , Henrik spent nearly 12 years at Deloitte in their Risk Advisory practice across London , Zurich , and New York
Nevertheless , ESG strategy is now a major focus for businesses , and will likely become ingrained in all business functions if organisations are to meet certain climate and social impact requirements . In order to charter a sustainable course , the first major step is perhaps the one that organisations struggle with the most — understanding their data . Many of them will already have a larger amount of data available , but likely fragmented and unusable in its current format . Measurability is a critical component of any modern business strategy and , therefore , is a natural process to follow when looking at ESG-specific developments .
Giving a simplistic example of the Swedish company Sandvik , a global high-tech engineering group , Sandin explains the view of its Chief Sustainability Officer ( CSO ). He
“ What emissions do we currently emit in our business operations ?”
HENRIK SANDIN DIRECTOR , PRINCIPLE ESG SPECIALIST , WORKIVA
quotes : “‘ We as a manufacturing company , if we look at a product , we look at what impact it has on the environment and what to do . What raw materials does it use ? What ’ s the manufacturing process ? How much electricity and water is used ?’”
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