We’re thrilled to launch Changemakers in Food, our podcast series exploring the people, ideas, and innovations driving a more sustainable food industry today. Each episode features honest, in-depth conversations with sustainability leaders, innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs who are reshaping how food is produced, measured, and improved.
Hear what motivates these changemakers, how they tackle challenges, and the strategies they use to put sustainability at the top of their company’s agenda.
The first two episodes are live now, listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0T9MiQSf54CWPtYdbgNgN4
Episode 1: Sustainability that Scales - with Mattis Bergquist
Founder of Only R and former Head of Sustainability at Coop Sverige, Mattis Bergquist is one of Sweden’s true sustainability pioneers. In this episode, he shares his journey of integrating nature into business, driving change in large organizations, and activating teams so that sustainability becomes everyone’s responsibility. Mattis reflects on Coop’s Sustainability Declaration, the role of data in better decision-making, and what sustainability leaders should anticipate in the years ahead.
Episode 2: From Strategy to Action - Kavli’s Sustainability Journey with Victoria Voss Bignet
Victoria Voss Bignet, Head of Sustainability at Kavli Holding AS, takes us behind the scenes of leading sustainability efforts at a food producer. She discusses the importance of internal allies, the KPIs that really matter, and how to make sustainability strategies visible across an organization. Victoria also shares how data, through tools like FoodFacts Hub, co-developed with Kavli, is transforming their approach, offering actionable insights for teams striving for real impact.
Know a changemaker in food who’s driving meaningful change? We’d love to hear about them, send an email to elise@foodfacts.se and help us feature their story in a future episode.