Fellowship program

Að­ildi

Festa established the Aðildi – fellowship program in 2021. Being selected as a Fellow at Festa is a recognition of the work, ingenuity and belief that the person will make a difference in the field of sustainability. Aðildi get the opportunity to learn quickly and interact with leading parties in Icelandic society in the field of sustainability and social responsibility.

Á ár­inu 2022 taka níu há­skóla­nem­ar þátt í Að­ildi sem unn­ið er í sam­starfi við Öss­ur

Aðildi 2022

• Ragnheidur Sigurgeirsdottir
• Matthildur Maria Rafnsdottir
• Kristófer Andersen
• Thorunn Gudmundsdottir
• Margaret Edda Magnusdottir
• Lára Portal
• Birgitta Asbjornsdottir
• Nína María Magnúsdóttir
• Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir

About Membership

The world is changing rapidly in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, pandemics, global warming and other sustainability challenges. This brings with it enormously exciting opportunities in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as challenges that require a strong, forward-looking and creative mind that does not call everything old and unhesitatingly connects sectors and specialties to best sense the spirit of the times and find solutions to the challenges.

Í upphafi árs 2021 setti Festa á laggirnar Aðildi – fellowship prógram sem felur í sér aðild að Festu í eitt ár. Markmiðið er að læra af leiðandi fyrirtækjum og stofnunum á sviði sjálfbærni og samfélagsábyrgðar í íslensku atvinnulífi og nýta þekkinguna í verkefnum í námi.

In 2022, Aðildi is a collaboration between Festa and Össur, with Össur being a leading international health technology company and a founding member of Festa in 2011. Össur has been working systematically on sustainability and environmental issues ever since, reaching the milestone of becoming carbon neutral in 2021.

In 2022, 9 university students are participating in the Aðildi group. These are students who are passionate about sustainability and the circular economy, asking critical, philosophical and relevant questions about development in today's world.

Hvað er fellowship?

Festa established the Aðildi – Fellowship in 2021. Being selected as a Aðildi by Festa is a recognition of work, ingenuity or belief that the person will make a difference in the field of sustainability. Aðildi get the opportunity to learn quickly and interact with leading parties in Icelandic society in the field of sustainability and social responsibility.

• Aðgang að öllum upplýsinga- og tengslafundum Festu, sem eru einungis fyrir aðildarfélög og allt að 8 talsins yfir árið. Á tengslafundum heimsækjum við fyrirtæki á Íslandi sem eru leiðandi á sviði sjálfbærni og samfélagsábyrgðar, rýnum í vegferð þeirra og deilum lausnum, pælingum og nýrri þekkingu.

• Aðgang að Janúarráðstefnu Festu, vinnustofum, námskeiðum og öðrum viðburðum á verði aðildarfélaga.

• During this 12-month period, Össur is also leading Members through a special mentorship program, where Members are invited to Össur’s headquarters in Iceland and learn about the company’s operations. Össur is organizing four meetings/events for Members with leading managers and experts at Össur, where they discuss product development, work and developments in the international market, the implementation of sustainability policies, targets and disclosures in operations, and the leadership roles of companies and individuals – all in the context of a rapidly changing world and the growing emphasis on sustainability and the circular economy.

• A unique journey that deepens knowledge and expands the toolbox in the fields of sustainability, social responsibility, innovation, international development, and the circular economy.

• A unique insight into the interaction between the public and private sectors when it comes to the advancement of business in this field. An advantage in a world where expectations for social responsibility and sustainability, business and investment opportunities related to them are growing rapidly. An opportunity to learn from leading experts in Iceland and abroad.

• A certificate at the end of the period confirming active participation in the project.

• Festa kynnir ný Aðildi á árlegri Janúarráðstefnu, sem er fjölsóttasta sjálfbærniráðstefnan á Íslandi.



• All this, free of charge

• Aðildinni fulla athygli yfir 12 mánaða tímabil.
• Utilize the connections and knowledge created during the period in projects in their studies and share with the Festa community as appropriate.
• Submit a short report at the end of the period on the main lessons learned from the project.

• Skrifaði texta þar sem þú segir okkur af hverju þig dreymir um að vera Aðildi og hvað þú hefur til brunns að bera til að færa okkur hraðar í átt að sjálfbærri nýsköpun, hugarfarsbreytingu, stefnumótun og sjálfbærum rekstri.
• Write concisely and no more than 500 words.

• Applications for 2022 will be accepted starting November 26th and the application deadline will be midnight on January 7th, 2022.
• The 2022 Membership will be formally announced at the Festa 2022 January Conference.
• To apply, send an email to festa@samfelagsabyrgd.is and specify in the email “Application for Membership 2022″

Who can apply?



• Háskólanemar á BA/BS, meistarastigi eða í doktorsnámi.
• We are looking for dynamic individuals who think deeply, from a philosophical, critical and ethical perspective, about developments in Iceland and the world towards sustainability in operations, thinking and policy-making.

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Aðildi 2022 er samstarfsverkefni Festu og Össurar

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