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Industry and the modern dilemmas: Hydro Talks sets out to explore the modern dilemmas for industry and the society. How can we create a more viable society? How can we produce better while consuming less? What should investors expect? What kind of technology and innovation can we implement to work smarter? In Hydro Talks we try to make sense out of these dilemmas. Hydro Talks is a podcast from the global aluminium and energy company Hydro, with 30,000 employees in 40 countries on all continents, committed to a sustainable future. Find out more about us and what we do on hydro.com.
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We have a broad definition of diversity, embracing the differences among people, including gender, age, ethnicity, abilities, sexual orientation, affectional orientation and personality, as well as education, work experience, skills, language, geography, communication style, and belief.But there is much to diversity, says Kjersti Midthun Næss, People & Organizational Development Specialist in Hydro: “There’s this famous quote, ‘Diversity is having a seat at the table. Inclusion is having ...
Changing from fuel oil to liquified natural gas at our Aluorte alumina refinery in Brazil will cut hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions.In this Hydro Talks podcast to talk about the “Alunorte fuel switch project” is John Thuestad, Head of Hydro’s Bauxite & Alumina business, and Bjørn Kjetil Mauritzen, Head of Sustainability in Hydro.They describe how the switch not only will cut carbon emissions, it will also improve the environment for our workers and the local communities, a...
October 10 is World Mental Health Day and conveys the message: It’s okay not to be okay. It is initiated by World Health Organization (WHO) and marked globally. The objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize efforts in support of mental health.But why should an aluminium and energy company care about mental health? Listen to Head of Occupational Health in Hydro, Hilde Vatslid, Head of Human Resources in Hydro’s Energy business area Nina Thue and host Ande...
We need to move away from fossil fuels, and for the world to reach net zero emissions in 2050 we need renewable hydrogen. Hydro’s new green hydrogen company will help drive the uptake of green hydrogen.Per Christian Eriksen is head of Hydro Hydrogen is joined on Hydro Talks by John Barry, who is Hydro Hydrogen’s Head of Development. “Hydrogen, just like electricity, can be made from purely renewable energy resources. And industries like cement, steel and aluminium can switch...
1When a company says it cares about human rights, how do you ensure that matches what’s happening on the ground?Åsne Burgess Øyehaug, CSR manager in Hydro, and Kayla Winarsky Green of the Danish Institute for Human Rights, discuss “due diligence” in human rights, an increasing focus among companies, NGOs and the authorities.Due diligence has origins in the financial world. It means taking a close look at the details when entering into a deal. In the world of corporate social responsibility, it...
Slowing climate change depends on companies and consumers choosing the right materials and the right products – and aluminium is part of the solution.Trond Olaf Christophersen, who is Head of Recycling in Hydro, discusses how the aluminium industry can make the right choices about using clean energy to produce greener aluminium, while making it easier for customers to know where and how the products they’re buying were made and can be recycled.
In this special episode of Hydro Talks, we bring you highlights of a program from the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and Hydro, part of the “Real Business” series, “Greenwashing or real Green?” The event gathered experts from climate organizations, certification entities, marketing professionals and legislators to discuss what governments, companies, and consumers can do to speed the green transition, while avoiding “greenwashing” – making claims that products and practices are better for th...
Hydro has 6,000 employees in Brazil and a big role to play in the communities where we operate.With 16 million cases there and nearly 500,000 deaths, Brazil is one of the hardest-hit countries in the world.When the Covid-19 pandemic struck Brazil in the spring of 2020, Hydro launched a plan to help relieve the effects of the virus on our employees, their families and their neighbors. Those efforts continue to this day.Nina Schefte, Head of CSR (corporate social responsibility) in Hydro in Osl...
Hilde Merete Aasheim is the first female CEO in Hydro’s history. She says, “We see diversity as important and necessary for the development of our company, and we need to do more to increase gender balance and diversity.”About 19% of Hydro’s 34,000 employees are women. Our ambition is to increase that to 25% in 2025. But how … with quotas, strong role models, determined leadership – all of the above?Hilde Vestheim Nordh, Executive Vice President for People & Safety in Hydro; Ingrid Guddal...
UK-based Arksen is developing a fleet of aluminium ships for those with a passion for ocean conservation and sustainable choices in materials.Jim Mair, Technical Director with Arksen, joins Hilde Kallevig, Head of Brand & Marketing in Hydro, discuss the collaboration between the two companies to discover how aluminium can help the maritime industry be more sustainable.“The Arksen range was developed to answer a need for more yachts in the world to take part in ocean conservation,” Mair ex...
How does a Norway-based company with 34,000 employees operating in 40 countries around the world meet social responsibility challenges and obligations? Nina Schefte, Head of Social Responsibility in Hydro, and Beate Ekeløv-Slydal, political advisor with Amnesty International Norway, recently sat down for a Hydro Talks podcast to discuss the dilemmas in doing business in different countries and cultures.“ESG – environment, social and governance – is an important, growing area for business...
Sven Edgren, Head of Digital Assurance in DNV, joins Jørgen Hanson, CSR (corporate social responsibility) Manager in Hydro, to discuss the opportunities blockchain technology represents when it comes to instill trust in the claims and attributes of products. Customers and their customers want trusted information documenting the footprint from materials and production. A new pilot project with Hydro and DNV is exploring how this can be done.
Morten Halleraker, Head of the Batteries unit in Hydro, joins Hydro Talks host Halvor Molland to explore developments in batteries for electric vehicles – and not least, recycling them – as well as for other applications like ferries and energy storage.Norway is a hotspot for electrification these days, and Halleraker explains how Hydro is collaborating with Panasonic and the Norwegian energy company Equinor to explore the potential for a green battery business located in Norway, and with bat...
Our expert in energy technology, John Barry, joins Hydro Talks host Craig Johnson to discuss how greener energy, decarbonization and recycling address the so-called megatrends of climate change, eMobility and the circular economy. Removing CO2 from energy and production, developing batteries for transportation and energy storage – and not least, recycling of aluminium – will be key to creating a low-carbon, circular economy, John says. And the good news: all these ideas aren’t in so...
Norway-based Brim Explorer started from a passion for the ocean. While working in Arctic ocean tourism, Brim Explorer’s co-founders, Agnes Árnadóttir and Espen Larsen-Hakkebo, saw the challenges presented by polluting, noisy and poorly designed ships that lessened the guests’ experiences and harmed the environment.With an idea and dedicated partners, they set out to build a ship unlike any the world has seen. In March 2018, Agnes and Espen teamed up with designer Einar Hareide, the shipyard M...
Light-weighting has been a focus in automotive and sustainability, especially for reducing emissions from combustion engines. With the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid technologies, though, life-cycle assessments are gaining traction in order to establish the real carbon footprint of a vehicle. Going from combustion engines to hybrid and electrical vehicles changes the sustainability equation for the automotive industry. When emissions from the tailpipe are significantl...
Are you building a new structure or renovating an existing building? Hear what experts Katharina Bramslev, general manager of Grønn Byggallianse (Norwegian Green Building Council), and Gøte Nordh from Hydro Building Systems have to say about trends, recycling, reuse, regulations and the EU Green Deal in this podcast on sustainability in construction.
Skal du bygge nytt eller renovere eksisterende bygg? Hør hva ekspertene Katharina Bramslev, daglig leder i Grønn Byggallianse og Gøte Nordh fra Hydro Building Systems har å si om bærekraftstrender, resirkulering, gjenbruk, reguleringer og EUs Green Deal i denne podcasten hvor vi diskuterer bærekraft i bygg.
This episode of Hydro Talks is an excerpt from a seminar at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo in September 2020, part of the ‘Real Business’ series hosted by Hydro and the Nobel Peace Center. Wind power on land is one of the largest areas of conflict in Norwegian politics and society today. Do we need land-based wind power as a source of renewable energy? The participants in the debate are Mikaela Vasstrøm from University in Agder, Andreas Sjalg Unneland from SV (Democratic Socialist Party)...
We see increased interest on sustainability in building and construction, but it is not easy to know what gives the lowest possible carbon footprint. To discuss aluminium as a material in construction, we have Erlend Spets from McKinsey and Executive Vice President for Extruded Solutions in Hydro Egil Hogna. Host is Halvor Molland. This episode of Hydro Talks is in Norwegian.
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