Sustainable Business 2025 | Driving Sustainability and Profitability

Adherent (formerly Compliance & Risks). Event announcement poster for Strategy Business 2025, featuring Compliance & Risks and Sustainable Business logos. Details include: 1 April, 2025, 10:00 - 16.30, Sergel Hub, Stockholm. The event focuses on driving sustainability and profitability.

April 1st 2025| 10.00AM-4.30PM | Stockholm

As sustainability regulations evolve, businesses must navigate complex ESG and product compliance requirements at every stage of a product’s lifecycle. At Sustainable Business 2025, Joanne O’ Donnell, our Head of Compliance will explore how regulatory frameworks impact businesses from design and production to distribution, use, and end-of-life.

This session will provide expert insights into the implications of key sustainability regulations across the product lifecycle, highlighting key risks and compliance challenges. Learn how increasing regulatory pressure shapes corporate and product sustainability strategies—and what organizations must do to stay ahead.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies needed to drive responsible, future-proof business practices.

See the full agenda here.

Speakers

Joanne O’Donnell: Head of Compliance

With 21 years post-qualification experience, Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks. She has extensive national and international legal experience in private practice, in-house and industry and has been with Compliance and Risks for over 12 years. She helps support its clients with their global legal compliance challenges with a particular interest and focus on Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change, Human Trafficking and Slavery as well as Business and Human Rights.

Joanne has a Bachelor of Arts (Legal and French) and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland as well as a Masters in International law (LLM) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. She also has a Masters Degree in French from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She recently completed a Masters course in Business and Human Rights at the University of Bergen, Norway. She qualified as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland in 2003.

Danny Cassidy: Senior Leadership Team

Danny is a seasoned leader with over twenty-five years of experience in software development, professional services, and growth leadership, specializing in Product Compliance and Sustainability. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Compliance & Risks, Danny has partnered with over 150 corporate leaders to implement best-in-class solutions and technologies.

Starting his career at Motorola and transitioning to financial services and Fintech, Danny has brought significant advances in RegTech to the manufacturing industry over the past eight years. He has guided leading global brands in developing and implementing transformative regulatory compliance programs, leveraging modern technology and expertise to drive sustainability.

Danny’s extensive experience and industry insights make him an invaluable advisor

Cillian Dunlea: Business Development Executive

Cillian specializes in commercial development helping businesses navigate the complexities of product-based regulatory changes and ESG challenges.

As a member of the Commercial Development Team at Compliance & Risks, Cillian supports businesses in the Nordic region in implementing effective solutions that ensure compliance and sustainability in a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.