Astrid von Schmeling
The Pivot founder
Sustainability strategist and communicator
Canadian born with extensive professional experience in Europe.
Photo: Birgit Walsh
Core competencies & skillset
Business acumen
Certified board member
Project management
Facilitation
Team leader
Languages: English, Swedish, German, Spanish.
Sustainability toolbox
Double materiality assessments
Strategy & setting levels of ambition
Sustainability reporting standards
Integration through communications, governance, accountability, and strategic approach to impacts
Stakeholder engagement.
Sector experience
Consumer durables and retail
Healthcare / biotech / medtech
Transport manufacturers
Telecommunications.
Mining, energy, forestry and industrial processes,
Value-adding
Passionate and seasoned. Astrid delivers a strategic approach to corporate sustainability and has a customer-focused way of working.
Experience in analyzing complex sustainability challenges and crystalizing clear commitments.
The ability to engage C-suite in dialogue on the role of sustainability in business success.
Entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to get things done. She’s a self-starter who thrives on engaging others.
International insights that puts the Swedish approach into a global context.
Knowledge from a range of industries, their transformation journeys, their impacts and opportunities.
“The greatest mentors leaders and coaches get people to think for themselves and challenge their thought processes…Astrid does that.”
— Sustainability leader in the biopharma industry
Words with impact
Astrid has authored some 30 sustainability and annual reports from multiple sectors and contributed to various publications and thought pieces on corporate sustainability.
Husqvarna Sustainovate Reports 2015-2022
Authored the Group’s sustainability reports, project managed and helped develop the Sustainovate framework. Including materiality assessments.
Electrolux Reports 2004-2013
Authored the sustainability reports and developed communications strategy, project managed and helped develop the Sustainovate framework. Including materiality assessments.
Ethical Corporation Country Briefing
Co-authored the 2011 country briefing on progress for corporate sustainability in Sweden.
Environmental communications and sustainable development
Co-authored a chapter on to strengthen your brand and create business opportunities through strategic sustainability.
TOMORROW—Global Environment Magazine
A bi-monthly magazine on business and sustainability launch in 1991. Distributed in 150 countries to business and high-level sustainability experts. In 1998, FT mentioned TOMORROW as the foremost voice of corporate sustainability.
Astrid was managing director and partner of the publishing house.
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