”ii4i stands for inclusive and social entrepreneurship, with a focus on impact investments”
Lena Eriksson Åshuvud’s professional cornerstones are activity as investor, board member and operationally responsible for impact driven organizations in different sectors, as well as her support to other impact oriented organizations as financial and strategic consultant. With drive and empathy, she has managed to pursue a variety of large projects to the finishing line.Lena brings a depth of experience from
* More than two decades in the financial sector, more than a decade at the SEB Group and the same number of years at the European Investment Bank, developing micro to macro investments in the Caribbean and southern Africa.
* Working In four langauages on four continents
* Seeing first hand how entrepreneurship can either be a blocker or enabler to prosperous and sustainable societies across the world.
Engagements
Assignments in Sustainable Development
“ii4i understands that investments focusing on impact isn't just about providing financial resources. It's also about improving people's lives.” Read more about ii4i's other assignments. See the latest news and events below. See all current events for ii4i here.
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Seminar on Swedish Social Finance Market
Now you can see the seminar from Stora Sociala Företagsdagen, where JAK’s chairman of the board Lena Eriksson Åshuvud participated together with, among other, Mikrofonden Sverige and Ekobanken, https://www.jak.se/nyheter/seminarium-svensk-social-finance-market/
Chairman of the Board of JAK Medlemsbank
At the Extraordinary General Meeting on October 23, 2021, Lena Eriksson Åshuvud was elected new Chairman of the Board of JAK Medlemsbank. The bank is subject to Finansinspektionen’s supervision. The board’s ten members has been elected by the general meeting and are responsible for the member bank’s organization and management…
Let’s unite forces to fulfill the United Nations' Global Goals
The world has committed to the United Nations’ Global Goals which should be fulfilled already by 2030. Lena Eriksson Åshuvud supports the goals and works with them in many ways: "For professionals and organizations willing to take on challenges to create a better world, the Global Goals offer a common road map to relate to. They are relevant on a general level as well as for the organization." SDG17 states that collaboration and new partnerships between providers of financial resources and other stakeholders is crucial to achieving the goals. "We will hopefully see more of new forms of partnerships", Lena says. According to UN’s Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed political will and bold leadership are essential in this process. She states that during the pandemic we have seen that when the political will is there, governments and societies are capable of profound change into actions, different behaviour and uniting forces for the greater good. If we can do it for the pandemic we can do it also for the environment and social challenges the world is facing on a daily basis. For more information read The Global Goals