K2A arranges Almedalen’s greenest stage for housing debate
K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB is arranging Almedalen’s greenest stage for housing debate during the Almedalen political week in Visby. Among the participants on the panel are the former minister for housing, the government’s special investigator for housing policy, and Nasdaq’s head of European investment.
“We view Almedalen as a prime occasion for representatives of various parts of society to meet and discuss how we can jointly promote sustainable housing construction in Sweden,” says Johan Knaust, CEO of K2A.
The seminars, which will be held at Glasblåseriet in central Visby, will focus primarily on housing construction and climate issues, with discussions concerning how politics, real estate companies and investors can promote a high rate of housing construction while simultaneously taking responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this spring, K2A’s CEO Johan Knaust and the company’s Chief Sustainability Officer Karina Antin proposed that the Government adopt a sector-specific climate target for the housing sector. A target of this type currently exists only for the transportation sector. How to build more housing with less climate impact is the theme for the first of the day’s seminars.
“The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning says that 60,000 new housing units are needed per year up through 2030. In parallel, Sweden must reduce its emissions, one fifth of which comes from the property sector – the largest share of that from construction. We think more discussion is needed regarding how that equation should be solved,” says Karina Antin, Chief Sustainability Officer at K2A.
Programme, Almedalen’s greenest stage for housing debate, Tuesday 5 July
More panel participants will be added
8:00 am – How do we address the housing shortage without exacerbating the climate crisis?
Märta Stenevi (Green Party), spokesperson and former Minister for Housing
Erik Pelling (Social Democratic Party), KSO Uppsala
Lennart Bondeson (Christian Democrats), chairman of Klimatkommunerna
KARINA Antin, Chief Sustainability Officer K2A
9:00 am – Housing policy of the future
Karolina Skog (Green Party), Government special investigator
Oliver Rosengren (Moderate Party), candidate for the Riksdag; municipal commissioner, Växjö
Björn Wiechel (Social Democratic Party), member of the Riksdag
11:00 am – Party debate: Student housing – an investment in Sweden as a knowledge nation (arranged by Studentbostadsföretagen)
Johan Löfstrand (Social Democratic Party), member of the Riksdag
Viktor Wärnick (Moderate Party), member of the Riksdag
Mikael Eskilandersson (Sweden Democrats), member of the Riksdag
Ola Johansson (Centre Party), member of the Riksdag
Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Left Party), member of the Riksdag
Jakob Olofsgård (Liberal Party), member of the Riksdag
Camilla Hansén (Green Party), member of the Riksdag
1:00 pm – What does being a “green company” mean?
Adam Kostyál, SVP of Listing Services Europe, Nasdaq
Katya Nolvall, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Swedbank
Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf, Chief Sustainability Officer, SPP
Hans Petersson, Global Head of Asset Allocation, SEB
Johan Knaust, CEO, K2A
2:00 pm – How the Riksdag parties want to break segregation (arranged by Nya Kompisbyrån)
Mats Green (Moderate Party), spokesperson for labour market policy
Ludvig Aspling (Sweden Democrats), spokesperson for migration policy
Märta Stenevi (Green Party), party spokesperson
3:00 pm – Climate-smart material selection, climate-smart municipalities
Anna Tenje (Moderate Party), KSO Växjö
Erik Pelling (Social Democratic Party), KSO Uppsala
Inga-Kerstin Eriksson (Centre Party), municipal councillor, Lund
Lennart Bondeson (Christian Democrats), chairman of Klimatkommunerna
Johan Knaust, CEO, +46 707 40 04 50, johan.knaust@k2a.se
Pontus Ekerljung, Public Relations Manager, +46 730 24 36 00, pontus.ekerljung@k2a.se
K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB (publ) – the green real estate company – focuses on the long-term management of self-produced rental apartments and community service properties. The company's main markets are Stockholm, Mälardalen and several university/college cities across Sweden. Visit www.k2a.se for more information. K2A’s Series B share (K2A B) and preference share (K2A PREF) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.