Think. Do. Matter.

We accelerate society and organizations towards sustainable progress together with brave leaders through co-created mind-shifting strategies and transformation.

Why we matter.

An outlook

Values, behaviours and markets are changing rapidly as a consequence of fundamental and urgent challenges threatening our environment and people alike. The status quo is failing. All around us we see how people and businesses are looking for new direction. We are entering an era of searching for new truths, which painfully calls for the abandoning of the obsolete ones.

The backdrop

We need to step up and move beyond reducing our negative impact and reshape our thinking, frameworks, and behaviors to find new and more meaningful ways of living and doing business. Radical rethinking is needed to redefine value creation in every stage of business. This is a time for inspired co-creation into the unknown.

Our contribution

We team up with client organizations in symbiotic partnerships to co-create transformational journeys into the emerging paradigm. Together, we envision the future, empower people, and co-create progress based on thought leadership, and leading collaboration platforms.

How we matter.

Sustainability issues are transformational by nature, and redraw markets. We support in the analysis and implementation of bold and powerful strategies meeting tough requirements, but also contributing to real impact. Systemic approaches are key and thorough understanding of disruptive changes to the market.

Informed by insights from the fields of transformational sustainability, innovation, psychology, and neuroscience, we facilitate strategic and creative processes to help organisations and leaders step out of the expected, to sense more deeply, lean into what wants to emerge, and unleash creative power.

Empower people through journeys of personal, team, and organizational growth through dedicated development efforts and new ways of working. Forward-leaning organisations meet increasing demands on grounded values, autonomy and sense of meaning.

We help you build capabilities to continuously renew through stakeholder-oriented innovation and transformation efforts, and ultimately unleash the collective creative power of your organization by encouraging self-management and ecosystem initiatives.

Who we are.

Niclas Ihrén

Founder, CEO and Strategic advisor
niclas.ihren@mattersgroup.se
+46 7049 11 499

John Manoochehri

Strategic advisor, built environment, digitalization, resource consumption
john.manoochehri@mattersgroup.se
+46 709 99 33 81

Aticka Chona

Director, Matters Group India,
Sustainable business expertise
aticka.chona@greenkarmas.com
+91 981 099 9926

Alec Arho Havrén

Strategic advisor, automotive and transport sustainability, growth and entrepreneurship
alec.havren@mattersgroup.se
+46 731 822 822

Bjorn Bertoft

Strategic advisor, Action marketing, campaigning, sustainable brands
bjorn.bertoft@mattersgroup.se
+46 7000 58 660

Petra Carlenarson

Strategic advisor, Sustainable cities
petra.carlenarson@mattersgroup.se
+46 708 96 25 55

Mia Hesselgren

Strategic advisor, urban mobility and transformation, smart cities, behavior change
mia.hesselgren@mattersgroup.se+46 70 875 86 05

Trevor O’Rourke

Strategic advisor, copywriting, brand strategist
trevor.orourke@mattersgroup.se +46 73 540 50 27

Bo Rex

Strategic advisor, Organisation transformation, governance
bo.rex@mattersgroup.se
+46 705 850 744

Stefania Romano

Strategic advisor, international governmental and enviromental affairs
stefania.romano@mattersgroup.se

Martin Hassellöv

Strategic advisor, environmental research, oceans, science cooperation
martin.hassellov@mattersgroup.se
+46 737 062 313

Michael Wernstedt

Strategic advisor, organisation, learning, leadership, impact investing
michael.wernstedt@mattersgroup.se
+46 738 185 735

Aric Dromi

Strategic advisor, Futurist, radical innovation, transformation
aric.dromi@mattersgroup.se
+46 76 621 04 62

Felipe Wigren

Strategic advisor, investments, innovation, startup acceleration
felipe.wigren@mattersgroup.se+46 72 933 36 64

Sonia Le Masne

Strategic advisor, sustainable food systems, innovation, implementation 
sonia.lemasne@mattersgroup.se, +46 73 663 9994

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Who we work with.

A selection of clients and partners.

Smartroad Gotland is a unique pre-commercial demonstration project with the purpose of building knowledge for the future of electric roads in Sweden. The project contributes to achieve Sweden's strategy towards a fossil-free nation. This is done through a technology that reduces the need for fossil fuels for heavy transport by offering a cost-effective, sustainable and energy-efficient alternative. Matters Group is a partner in the Smartroad Gotland consortium and is responsible for communication around the project.

We take part in coordination and governance for the development of the city area Sickla inNacka municipality, Stockholm, Sweden. About 4500 new homes are to be built in this area, together with new or rebuilt infrastructure (metro, roads, lines and city facilities), office buildings, schools and pre-schools. The area consists both of common and private ground. Contact and negotiations with property developers are an important part of the project. Nacka municipality´s sustainability goals are tested in reality with other general goals.

"Matters Group has been a valuable partner to the management team in strategically developing Stendörren Fastigheter's sustainability work. Matters Group has an agile and flexible team and has sharp expertise and experience in the field of sustainability."

Samsung Well Connected is an European initiative to promote technology to enhance people's well-being and health. As society is digitized and people's lives become more and more connected, Samsung began to develop a concept of long-term contribution in this area 2018. Matters Group has been a strategic partner with Samsung Nordic on this topic since 2018.

Samsung Well Connected is an European initiative to promote technology to enhance people's well-being and health. As society is digitized and people's lives become more and more connected, Samsung began to develop a concept of long-term contribution in this area 2018. Matters Group has been a strategic partner with Samsung Nordic on this topic since 2018.

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We accelerate society and organizations towards sustainable progress together with brave leaders through co-created mind-shifting strategies and transformation.

contact@mattersgroup.se

Stockholm, Sweden
New Delhi, India

Post address:
Kocksgatan 28,
116 24 Stockholm

Visiting adress:
Slottsbacken 8,
111 30 Stockholm