Press release -
Lars Appelqvist vs. the Minister of Financial Markets
No, there will not be a big
fight between Löfbergs and the Swedish government; this is all about the award
Sustainable leadership 2012. This year’s finalists have been presented, and
Lars Appelqvist, CEO at Löfbergs, is one of them. Peter Norman, Minister of
Financial Markets, is another one.
On April 23, the winner will be presented at the Sustainability Day in Stockholm in the presence of H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria.
This year's finalists are:
- Lars Appelqvist, CEO, Löfbergs
- Kenneth Alness, CEO, Lantmännen Bioagri
- Nina Ekelund, Program Director, the Haga Initiative
- Johan Karlström, CEO, Skanska
- Peter Norman, Minister of Financial Markets
The award is presented by the Swedish Association of Environmental Managers, a non-profit organization for companies and organizations that want to improve their work with environment and sustainable development. The organization was founded in 1994 and has almost 300 members.
The objective of the award is to pay attention to the work with sustainable development that is carried out in Swedish society as well as increase the interest for leadership in these matters. In 2011, the award was presented to Percy Barnevik, Hand in Hand International.
Read more about Löfbergs's sustainability work here.
For more information:
Lars Appelqvist, CEO, Löfbergs, telephone: +46 (0) 54-14 01 29
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Löfbergs is one of the largest family-owned coffee roasters in the Nordic countries. The company has 280 employees and a turnover of SEK 1.5 billion. The head office is situated in Karlstad, Sweden and the company has its own roasting-houses in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Latvia. The company was founded in 1906 and is today one of the world's largest importers of ecological and Fairtrade labelled coffee. Löfbergs also owns the tea brand Kobbs.
