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Festa – Cen­ter for Sus­tain­ab­il­ity

Festa is a non-profit or­gan­iz­a­tion with al­most 200 as­so­ci­ated mem­bers, which are com­bined mostly of Ice­land’s biggest to smal­lest com­pan­ies, in ad­di­tion to pub­lic or­gan­iz­a­tions, uni­ver­sit­ies, the Cent­ral bank of Ice­land, the City of Reyk­javik and a few oth­er mu­ni­cip­al­it­ies.

Festa is a catalyst for change and a bridge builder between and within the public and private sector and focuses on sustainable development through the SDGs, climate change and corporate social responsibility in its broad sense.

Festa organizes multiple events a year with a varied group of partners, gives our annual awards for leadership roles in sustainable development, offers the www.climatepulse.is for free to encourage SMEs to measure and reduce their carbon footprint, etc.

Our goal is to support companies and organisations to lead by example, educate and inspire a forward looking and sustainable economy. Festa includes young leaders in their work and messages and supports them as sustainability leaders of the future.

  • Festa has been a participant in UN Global Compact since 2012.
  • Festa is a member of CSR Europe (website here CSR Europe), the leading European business network for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility. CSR Europe is the leading European business network for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility. With our corporate members, National Partner Organisations (NPOs), and Associated Partners, we unite, inspire & support over 10,000 enterprises at local, European and global level.
  • Festa is one of the managing partners in the Nordic Circular Hotspot.

Staff

Hrund
Gunn­steins­dótt­ir

Managing director


hrund@samfelagsabyrgd.is

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Harpa
Júlí­us­dótt­ir

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Ísa­bella Ósk
Más­dótt­ir

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Board of directors

Tóm­as Njáll
Möller

Chair


Chief Legal Officer at Pension fund of commerce

Að­al­heið­ur
Snæ­bjarn­ar­dótt­ir

Vice Chair of the Board


Sustainability Manager at Landsbankinn

Arn­ar Þór
Máss­son

Board Member


Chair of the board - Marel

Jón Geir
Pét­urs­son

Vice Chair


Professor at the University of Iceland

Birta Krist­ín
Helga­dótt­ir

Board Member


Bryn­dís Björk
Ás­geirs­dótt­ir

Board Member


Æg­ir Már
Þór­is­son

Board Member


CEO of Advania

Rakel Eva
Sæv­ars­dótt­ir

Board Member



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