Sustainable Edge: A Green Product Alone Will Not Make the Future Green – A Conversation with FREYR's Hege Marie Norheim
Sustainable EdgeShow Notes
In this inaugural episode of Sustainable Edge, your host Joachim Nahem is joined by Hege Marie Norheim, Executive VP at FREYR Battery. Delving into the heart of the green transition, they explore how FREYR aims to provide industrial scale clean battery solutions to reduce global emissions. Hege Marie shares the company's journey from conception to listing on the New York Stock Exchange, their commitment to a sustainable value chain, and why having a green product is not enough to make the future green. Listen in as they tackle topics ranging from ESG materiality, human rights in supply chains, and global regulations to the Inflation Reduction Act and the rise of green energy infrastructure.
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