The Scandinavian Textile Initiative For Climate Action (STICA)

Climate Action Week
for Fashion & Apparel

The Scandinavian Textile Initiative For Climate Action (STICA)

Climate Action Week for Fashion & Apparel

How Elisabeth Peregi, the Kappahl Group’s CEO, views climate action.

The Kappahl Group is a signatory in STICA’s Company Climate Action Program. That is why we invited Elisabeth Peregi, CEO of the Kappahl Group, for a conversation about how a CEO from a midsized, privately owned apparel brand understands the challenges and opportunities with climate action. Michael and Elisabeth discuss if it’s possible to achieve financial growth and reduce emissions simultaneously, if legislation and financial incentives are necessary to enable the Kappahl Group and the industry overall to achieve their climate targets, how long term relationships and authentic engagement are the keys to ensuring success in decarbonization, and even the role of business in society.

We’ve decided that the growth we want to achieve must be both profitable and sustainable at the same time.

Reducing or transforming to renewable energy is good — but it’s even better if you reduce the energy needed in the first place.

The transformation will not be done only on a voluntary basis… we need legislation and supervision to help businesses change.

Contributor

Elisabeth Peregi, CEO, Kappahl Group
Elisabeth Peregi has been President and CEO of Kappahl Group since 2019. She has a master’s degree in Business Administration from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg and has a background at Lindex, where she has worked in several different roles, such as Head of Sweden, Head of Norway and CFO. Elisabeth is passionate about the daily customer meeting and creating strong and sustainable brands. At Kappahl Group, Elisabeth has led the fashion company’s journey of change and growth to become a company with a turnover of over SEK 5 billion and is one of the industry leaders in the transition to a sustainable fashion world. In addition to her role as CEO of Kappahl, Elisabeth has assignments as a board member of the Swedish Trade Federation.