Heather Johnson is Vice President for Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility for the Ericsson Group worldwide, and has worked for the Ericsson Group in Sweden for over 20 years. During this time she has held various Marketing, Communications and Engagement positions across different parts of the company, and for the last 15 years at the Group level. Since 2007 her work has focused exclusively in support of Ericsson’s sustainability and corporate responsibility efforts.
Ms. Johnson’s focus is on advocating the role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play in addressing global sustainable development challenges in areas such as access to education, climate change and humanitarian response and preparedness. She manages relationships with the key sustainability stakeholders, including investors, UN and other international organizations, NGOs, and partnerships including the World Economic Forum.
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Partnership is the New Leadership
Our partner, Ericsson, has developed an employee volunteer program that puts experts on the ground in times of crisis. It is one example of how private/public partnerships can work to meet global challenges.
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Heather Johnson on Empowering Educators, Tackling Climate Change, and Why Telecom Networks Matter More Than Ever
Digitalization and connectivity are a backbone of sustainable development. Ericsson has been an advocate of the Global Goals since they were launched in 2015. Its head of sustainability helps us understand not only what it’s learned through decades of research and on-the-ground experience, but also how digitalization and technology like 5G is going to be […]
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The Health+Wealth of Our Planet
The Business of Fighting Climate Change Presented by Techonomy and Worth The health and economy of our planet is at a tipping point – today’s situation is profoundly unsustainable. For all our sakes, and for the sake of their own long-term survival, businesses must evolve rapidly.  A prosperous future depends on it. This one-day event […]
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Techonomy Virtual: Reset + Restore
The combination of the Covid-19 crisis and the heightened awareness of racial injustice is unprecedented. This is a historic moment in so many ways and our speakers took an in-depth look at the ongoing transformations in business, technology, social life, ethics, health, and global relations.
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Techonomy 18
Techonomy 2018 was a probing, wide-ranging conversation about the tech-inflected issues that affect business and our world. This year’s theme was Harnessing Tech for Responsible Growth, and as always we addressed many of the issues facing leaders today.
