Aluminium group Gränges loses sustainability head

Sofia Hedevåg, SVP of Sustainability since 2020, has left Gränges to “pursue new opportunities”.

Hedevåg became a member of the group management committee at the aluminium rolling and recycling company in 2021 after nearly three years as VP of Sustainability. Gränges did not immediately respond to CSO Futures’ email asking whether a new head of sustainability would be appointed, and made no mention of a replacement in its announcement of Hedevåg’s departure.

“During her eight years with Gränges, Sofia has been a key contributor to our excellent sustainability performance. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sofia for her commitment and efforts and wish her the best of luck in the future”, said Jörgen Rosengren, President and CEO of Gränges.

Before joining Gränges in 2017, Hedevåg worked in various business analysis and sustainability positions at tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match for nine years.

Gränges sustainability strategy

Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Gränges, which reported annual sales of €46.6 billion in 2024 and 10% profit growth in Q1 2025, sells aluminium to the HVAC, packaging and automotive industries, from production sites across the US, Europe and China.

It has a science-based target of achieving net zero emissions by 2040, with an interim goal of reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 42% and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, business travel, and downstream transportation and distribution by 57% per tonne of product by 2030.

Its decarbonisation strategy depends largely on circularity: in 2024, 46.2% of its aluminium sources were recycled, but a smaller share of recycled product in Q1 2025 led to a 3% increase in product carbon intensity across all scopes, to 7.6 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of finished product.

Gränges employs 3,500 people around the globe and has an annual production capacity of 800,000 tonnes – with a goal of producing 500,000 tonnes of aluminium from recycled sources by 2030.

The average GHG intensity of aluminium production worldwide currently stands around 10 tonnes of CO2e per tonne, according to the International Aluminium Institute.