Each Alder portfolio company appoints a Sustainability Ambassador to drive efforts to reduce its footprint and increase its positive handprint. This year, we’re highlighting eivis’ (formerly Insort) Ambassador, Armin Stadler, who demonstrates exactly what’s needed for this role.
Here’s the motivation from Eva Normell, Alder’s Sustainability Officer:
”The way Armin approaches this journey is truly inspiring. His systematic mindset, willingness to test new ideas and openness in sharing learnings with others are all qualities we believe greatly benefit not only eivis, but Alder as a whole.”
What’s your background and why did you become a Sustainability Ambassador?
I’ve been working in quality management for over 20 years and at eivis for almost six years. When Alder
acquired us in 2023, we needed someone to formally lead the sustainability work. While this wasn’t my background, I’ve always been open to new challenges and to creating solutions where no system yet exists. So, it felt like a natural fit for me – a role where I can learn
something new and improve our offer.
What were your highlights and achievements as an ambassador in 2025?
This year, we performed a full climate risk assessment with an external advisor, which was very useful. We were already aware of most of the issues, but the process enabled us to better define actions, timelines and responsibilities and embed them into our tracking system.
I also developed a comprehensive method for understanding and measuring the positive environmental impact of our products – the ’handprint’. It was both technically challenging and rewarding – helping to quantify how our products actively reduce food waste and deliver environmental benefits to customers. As a result, we now have robust, transparent data that can be used in sales dialogues, tenders and communication.
What have been your biggest learnings as an ambassador?
I’ve learnt a lot about the complexities and challenges of sustainability. It’s been rewarding and fun to apply my existing knowledge of systems, solutions and tools to this new area.
The bi-monthly meetings with other Alder ambassadors are also very useful – sharing information, validating ideas and aligning approaches helps us all move forward faster. I’ve also learnt that the key to change is about much more than regulations. It’s about empowering people, ideas and technology.