ANGELA HULTBERG
RISK & RESILIENCE
ANGELA HULTBERG
TITLE: GROUP SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR
COMPANY: KEARNEY INDUSTRY: CONSULTING
The EU’ s Batteries Regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive have increased due diligence obligations across financial supply chains.
Yet, she also warns against the fragility of political momentum.
“ Political shifts mean that things become very uncertain,” Angela adds.“ We can’ t trust the laws or a system for more than four years. It means companies do not invest their money – they go into‘ wait and see’ mode. And that’ s the worst place to be.”
This uncertainty, paired with fragmented regulations across jurisdictions, has made Governance, Risk and Compliance( GRC) frameworks indispensable.
Angela pivoted from tax law to sustainability, leading IKEA’ s sustainable mobility push before joining Kearney in 2022. She guides clients on practical, responsible supply chains and decarbonisation, driven by climate commitment.
Financial services must now implement real-time monitoring, regular audits and security assessments. For example, ensuring that third-party software-as-a-service( SaaS) providers are compliant with the Sarbanes- Oxley Act( SOX) is essential in mitigating cybersecurity and financial crime risks.
Driving innovation through transformation At the 2025 edition London Tech Week, Starling Bank’ s Harriet Rees shared how the challenger bank is leaning into AI to support customer decisions.
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