Eija Hietavuo

As Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Tetra Pak, I am working at the intersection of business, public policy and sustainability and have global responsibility across our EUR 12.7 Billion business, three business units and 160+ countries where we operate, on sustainability strategy related to food system transformation as well as public affairs and communication, government and other stakeholder relations and strategic partnerships.

Chief Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Officer for Stora Enso Packaging Materials during 2016-2021 as well as a member of the Stora Enso Packaging Materials Executive Management team. Stora Enso Packaging Materials is one of the world´s largest fibre based packaging businesses with 2020 sales exceeding EUR 3.8 Billion - customers include packaging converters, brand owners and retailers like Nestle, Unilever and Tetra Pak. My work comprised of ESG strategy, management and integration of sustainability across the organisation, public affairs, sustainability communication, product stewardship as well as collaboration with customers across the packaging value chain. Chair of the 4evergreen Circular Packaging Alliance during 2019-21, Chair of the Confederation of European Paper and Board Industry Association (CEPI) 2019-21, Chair of the Finnish Federation of Forest Industries Environmental Committee 2019-21 (member 2016- ) Board member ACE (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) (2018-2020), Executive board member of EPPA (European Paper and Packaging Alliance) (2019-2021).

Kiilto is a growing, family-owned company, with a hundred-year history and a vision looking ahead to 2080. We develop, manufacture and market chemical industry solutions in four business areas: construction, industrial bonding, professional hygiene and consumer goods. We employ around 1000 innovative, top-level professionals, Kiiltonians, and operate in 11 countries: Russia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltic countries and Poland. This makes us a strong player in each of our market areas. We take pride in our own research, innovation & development functions, which are the base for an agile and valuable cooperation with our customers.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry.

As Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Deputy for the Head of the UNICEF CSR unit, I developed and managed the UNICEF global CSR unit´s private sector engagement strategy and in the chosen priority industries, I was also the lead for the corporate and industry association partnerships. The role comprised of initiating and leading strategic alliances with industry bodies like GSMA and GeSI and with global corporate leaders in sectors including ICT, FMCG, financial services and toys/games. I was also responsible for the development and execution of the groundbreaking 2- year wePROTECT child online protection public private partnership program across 16 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa with international, regional and national advocacy, communication/media and training programs developed together with partners. Other key responsibilities of my role included external and internal communication and advocacy, tools and training development and acting as the UNICEF representative in corporate and industry sustainability advisory boards and panels and as regular speaker in sustainability and ESG events globally.

Head of ESG (global) at Thomson-Reuters Inc Head of Investment Management Business and Marketing CEMA region at Thomson-Reuters Inc Team Leader Investment Management Business and Marketing EMEA region at Reuters Ltd (Member of the Investment Management business segment global leadership team reporting to CEO Investment Management)

Cidada Inc was specialised in solutions for enterprise wide financial compliance, risk and data management (e.g KyC, anti-money laundering, PEP (politically exposed people) The company was acquired by Chi-X in 2008.