Pia Heidenmark Cook is prided for her work as the former Global Head of Sustainability of IKEA, in addition to the several other roles she performed for the Scandinavian Home Furnishing industry leader, in the course of 14 years. Currently a Member of Advisory Board at Decathlon and Senior Advisor at Teneo, Pia is passionate about proving that strong sustainability and ESG performance is proportionate to strong business performance. She is now available to speak at a wide range of events sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and communication.
Pia is a Member of the Senior Advisory Board of Boards Impact Forum, the Nordic chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative that works with the World Economic Forum. Pia has solidified her status as an expert in connecting business strategies with CSR and was named one of the Top 20 Voices in Sustainability by CEO magazine. She has also been included in the Top 5 Influencers on Climate Change Agenda and Top 100 Climate Influencers on Twitter list in 2020. Pia’s determination to ensure that sustainability is kept at the core of business efforts is commendable.
Pia possesses an MBA in Economics from Uppsala University and a Master’s in Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University. Her first role was as an Environmental Consultant at Tellus Miljömanagement, soon after which she assumed the role of Global Vice President at The Rezidor Hotel Group. Here, she established and implemented CSR Programmes for 300 hotels in nearly 50 countries. She has since been the Chairman of International Tourism Partnership at the International Business Leaders Forum and Co-Chair of the Retailers’ Environmental Action Programme before joining as the Head of Communications at The IKEA Foundation.
Named one of the Top 10 Female Leaders in Sustainability, she was made part of the Global Female Leaders’ Summit in 2021. A fervent propagator of maintaining efficient sustainability practices in business, Pia Heidenmark Cook is bound to leave your audience thinking about the importance of sustainability when hired to speak at your next event. Enquire now!
