Björn Stigson
 Björn Stigson     (academic) | |
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| Born | 9 August Kalmar, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Interests | • energy • sustainability |
Swedish President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, founded by Maurice Strong. | |
Professor Dr Björn Stigson was from 1995 until 2012 president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).[1]
The WBCSD is organization made of 230 international companies. The WBCSD claims to be committed "to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress" and is founded by deep politician Maurice Strong and Stephan Schmidheiny[2][3], and several CEOs belonging to it has attended Bilderberg meetings.
Stigson attended the Bilderberg/2009 and 2010 Bilderberg meetings.
Career
He began his career as financial analyst with the Swedish Kockums Group. From 1971 to 1982 he worked for ESAB, an international supplier of welding equipment, in different positions, being responsible for finance, operations and marketing.[4]
In 1983, he became president and CEO of the Fläkt Group, a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and the world leader in environmental control technology. Following the acquisition of Fläkt by ABB Group, in 1991 he became executive vice president and a member of ABB Asea Brown Boveri's Executive Management Group.
From 1993 to 1994, he ran his own management consultancy.
In 1995, he was chosen as president of the WBCSD.[4]
He sat on boards of or on committees advising the Chinese government, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, the Clinton Global Initiative and the Global Reporting Initiative.[5]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
References
- ↑ https://www.euractiv.com/section/sustainable-dev/interview/interview-with-bjorn-stigson-president-of-the-world-business-council-for-sustainable-development-w/
- ↑ https://www.wbcsd.org/who-we-are/
- ↑ https://www.wbcsd.org/who-we-are/our-history/
- ↑ a b https://wsds.teriin.org/2011/cv/bjornstigson.pdf
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/author/bjorn-stigson
