Field of work
Sustainability Coordinator
As a Sustainability Coordinator, I collaborate with various academic environments at HVL, focusing on the dissemination of research, teaching, and organizing events related to sustainable development. Examples of such events include: The Circular Days at HVL, the Climate Festival "Varmere, Våtere, Villere" in Bergen, the Bærekraftdagen in Haugesund, the Klimaomstillingskonferansen (Climate Transition Conference) in Sogndal, and the Research Days.
I also work with external partners, such as Klimapartnere (jeg sitter som styreleder i Klimapartnere Rogaland 2025-2027), the Norsk Klimastiftelse, UN Global Compact, other educational and research institutions, our host municipalities, and the business community.
A key aspect of my position is contributing to HVL's vision of becoming a climate- and circular-smart university with ambitious goals for research, education, and the dissemination of sustainable development practices for the future.
HVL is Eco-Lighthouse certified, and I play an important role in fulfilling the obligations of this certification. Examples of my responsibilities include implementing measures to increase the percentage of waste sorting, promote energy savings, devise a climate-conscious travel policy, establish various sharing solutions for students and employees, and ensure sustainable purchasing practices.
In April 2023, the board of HVL adopted an "Action Plan for Sustainable Development at HVL 2023-2026." An important part of my tasks will be to implement this plan. You can read the plan here: Handlingsplan for berekraftig utvikling Høgskulen på Vestlandet 2023-2026 (only in Norwegian, we are currently working with English version).
As the UN's sustainability goals must include everyone, all of HVL's various academic environments will also have a broad focus on sustainable development in education, research, and, not least, in the important social mission of communicating this to society—both locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
If you are interested in learning more, I recommend listening to the "17-målspodden" (17th Goal podcast), where I am the host (my colleague Knut Vindenes was host togethr with me until April 2025) and engage in conversations with students, employees, partners, and individuals with a special commitment to sustainability efforts.