For thirty years now, I have dealt with sustainable development, ever since the idea was introduced in the Brundtland Report, published in 1987. The concept of sustainable development focused the world’s attention on finding strategies to promote economic and social advancement in ways that fights climate change, environmental degradation, over-exploitation and pollution.
With the UN's adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (the SDG’s), sustainable development has been much more precisely defined, made operational and measurable.
Together with the SDG Compass, the society now have the tools and know-how to make the SDG’s a key element in sustainability strategies on all levels, from governments to private companies and the individual human being.
LEIF SØNDERBERG
SDG Consultant, MSc
George Marshalls Vej 17
DK 2450 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone + 45 51 86 00 42
Making the Global Goals a Reality
Leif Soenderberg provides research-based advisory services and capacity building within the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Innovation thrive best in headwind
The UN's Global Goals for Sustainable Development are a response to the global economy, resource and climate crisis, and they are a good starting point for innovation that contributes to the sustainable society of the future.
Read more in my presentations to the
SDU Talent Programme in Entrepreneurship
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Leif Sønderberg Petersen
Nationality: Danish
Profession: MSc, Energy and Environmental Journalist
Position: SDG Adviser, GOAL:SUSTAIN
Education: Masters’ degree in Natural Science from University of Copenhagen, 1976.
Thesis in Natural Science Didactics, Aarhus University, Department of Education
(DPU), 1976.
EXPERIENCE
Present: SDG Adviser, GOAL:SUSTAIN
2016 - 2017:
Senior Executive Sustainable Energy Officer, DTU Office for Innovation and
Sector Services
2012 - 2017:
Secretary-General, World Energy Council – Denmark
2012 - 2016:
Senior Executive Officer, international outreach and communication, DTU National
Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
2005 – 2011: Chief Consultant, international outreach and communication, Risø National
Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
1988 – 2005:
Head of Communication, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
1986 – 1988:
Head of Communication Department, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
1981 – 1986:
Communication officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
1980 - 1981:
Secretary, the Danish Public Organisation for Sustainable Energy
1977 – 1980:
Postgraduate fellow, Aarhus University, Department of Education (DPU). (Development of teaching resources in the biogeochemical carbon cycle and
environmental chemistry)
1970 – 1977:
Teacher, Danish School of Education and Jonstrup college of education
AREAS OF WORK
Project management within
- sustainability;
- graphic design;
- web development;
- exhibitions;
- performance design;
- campaigns;
- international seminars & conferences;
- education & continued education;
- media production;
- photo journalism;
- Editorial tasks
Journalism
Text analysis
Corporate identity
Communication science
Editor of the DTU International Energy report series
Organizer of DTU International Energy conferences
Co-organizer of DTU Sustain conferences
POSITIONS OF TRUST
Secretary-General, World Energy Council, Danish National Committee (2011 - 2017)
Reviewer, several IPCC Reports
External examiner in communication science, Roskilde University and University of Copenhagen (until 2021)
Member of the Board, Danish Science Journalist’s Association (1995 – 1998)
Member of the Board, European Union of Science Journalists' Associations (1995
– 1998)