10. 11 2022 - 14:00-17:00

Festa and Reykjavík City Climate Summit 2022

@University of Iceland



Carbon neutrality 2030. How?


The annual Climate Conference of Festa and the City of Reykjavík will take place on Thursday, November 10th, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the University of Iceland Hall. This year, we are promoting companies that want to achieve carbon neutrality in their operations by 2030.


  • 10.nóvember 13:00 – 16:00
  • University of Iceland Banquet Hall
  • Light refreshments will be served.
  • The event is open to all.
  • We encourage guests to use public transportation and eco-friendly travel methods.


The Climate Summit will now be held for the seventh time, but the event has carved out a niche for itself as a platform to learn about innovative and practical methods in climate issues and how cities and businesses can work together.

The meeting was held for the first time following the signing of the Climate Declaration by Festa and the City of Reykjavík by over 100 company CEOs, in which they stated that they would reduce emissions and waste and publicly publish data on that journey.

CEOs of 11 companies signed the Festa and Reykjavík City Climate Declaration along with the mayor and CEO of Festa at the beginning of the 2021 Climate Summit.

The focus of this year's meeting will be on educational presentations – but we turned to the over 170 companies/organizations that have signed the Climate Declaration when formulating this year's educational presentations.

  • Why and how do we measure greenhouse gas emissions from operations?
  • Hvernig skilgreinum við kolefnishlutleysi í rekstri og hvaða skref þarf að taka til að ná því? 
  • How do we measure emissions from operations and the value chain, set goals and an action plan?
  • How can public tenders and procurement contribute to carbon neutrality?
  • What's in store for businesses when it comes to waste issues and new circular economy laws?
  • Captivating Case Studies – Companies That Are Moving Purposefully Towards Carbon Neutrality

A youth representative will open the meeting and set the tone with his address. After that, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate, will speak, and in the days following the meeting he will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27. Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson will then present what lies ahead in the mission to carbon neutrality by 2030. Tómas N. Möller, Chairman of Festa, will then conclude the first part of the program with an address

Agenda

  • Fundarstjóri: Nanna Elísa Jakobsdóttir viðskiptastjóri á iðnaðar- og hugverkasviði hjá Samtökum iðnaðarins
  • Stefán Örn Snæbjörnsson, elected Young Environmentalist 2021 -2022 by Young Environmentalists
  • Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate
  • Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik
  • Tómas N. Möller, chairman of Festa
  • Kaffihlé 13:45 – 14:00
  • Kolefnishlutleysi í rekstri – hvað er það og hvernig forðumst við grænþvott? Birgitta Steingrímsdóttir, sérfræðingur í teymi hringrásarhagkerfisins hjá Umhverfisstofnun
  • Public procurement and tenders – how can the emphases and obligations in public tenders be used on the path to carbon neutrality? Gyða Mjöll Ingólfsdóttir, Environmental Project Manager at the Construction and Maintenance Office at the Environment and Planning Department of the City of Reykjavík
  • We have set ourselves a goal of carbon neutrality - what are we doing? Case studies of companies that have signed the Festa and Reykjavík City Climate Declaration.
  • Science Based Targets Initiative methodology – MarelÞorsteinn Kári Jónsson, Director of Sustainability and Community Relations


  • Kolefnishlutlaus framleiðsla og vottun frá B-corporation – 66° Norður
    Bjarney Harðardóttir, Head of Brand


  • How do we measure emissions from operations and the value chain and present an action plan? Sigurpáll Ingibergsson, Quality Manager at Vínbúðinn and member of the expert group on Festa's Climate Meter


  • The big and important project – Implementing a circular economy. Corporate waste issues. Freyr Eyjólfsson – Circular Economy Project Manager at Sorpa


  • Case studies from companies that have signed the Festa and Reykjavík City Climate Declaration.
  • Carbon neutrality in concrete – CornerstoneSigríður Ósk Bjarnadóttir, Director of Environmental Affairs


  • The role of digital services towards carbon neutrality – June Guðmundur Sigurðsson, Design Director


Before the program begins, the companies that have joined as participants in the Climate Declaration this year will formally sign along with the mayor and CEO of Festa.

Here you can learn more about the declaration and join the group of powerful companies that have signed it: Climate Goals – Fix (samfelagsabyrgd.is)

Climate Summit 2021. Photos: Eggert Jóhannsson

Reykjavík has been chosen as one of 112 cities in Europe to be a model for other European cities on how to accelerate the journey to carbon neutrality by 2030. As a vibrant and progressive business community, we can support each other on that journey as well as share tools and experiences.

Like last year, we are joining the November sustainability event of the Confederation of Icelandic Employers and EY in Iceland, which are our member companies at Festa.

Business Sustainability Day takes place on November 23rd and is open to all. This year, the focus is on the value chain and the impact that business operations have on the human rights of those involved.



Allar nánari upplýsingar hér: Sjálfbærnidagur atvinnulífsins og EY (sa.is).