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Lindéngruppen is proud to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and have been a partner since 2008. Our seasonal gift this year makes it possible to support life-saving cures of malaria medicine for 24 000 children. Together with MSF, we save lives.

cReal, which Lindéngruppen became the largest shareholder of in October, is ready to revolutionise the food industry with innovative plant-based ingredients.

Jenny Lindén Urnes took part in the official opening of the new Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) and establishment of the Ulf G. Lindén Professorship at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), on the 19th of November 2024.

As a long-term partner of Global Child Forum, Lindéngruppen has contributed to the new “Corporate Playbook: Embedding Children’s Rights in ESRS Reporting” and participated together with colleagues from Beckers, Colart and Höganäs in the Global Child Forum 2024.

Lindéngruppen acquires a substantial stake and becomes the largest shareholder in the food tech company cReal. Lindéngruppen is committed to invest in leading industrial companies with the ability to transform their sectors towards sustainability. cReal is a good fit and broadens Lindéngruppen’s Group of companies.

Lindéngruppen company Beckers inaugurated its FutureLab in Liverpool, UK. This state-of-the-art facility will drive the development of the next generation of coil coatings. The new building effectively doubles the capacity of Beckers’ long-term development department, enhancing the company’s ability to make more sustainable coatings.

Martin Nilsson has been promoted to Head of Business Development as of September 1st 2024. Martin will become part of the Executive Leadership Team, with the responsibility of leading and coordinating the strategic business development work at Lindéngruppen.

With a core strategy of making a Material Difference, Alex Begg Group is excited to announce that it is now a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp™).

Romain reflects on his first year as CEO of Colart and lists his top three Colart highlights.

Today we publish our new Annual and Sustainability Report. The report highlights Lindéngruppen’s pioneering work with True Value Creation and our progress towards our 2030 targets.

After 13 years of Ian Laird being CEO of Alex Begg, the Board of Alex Begg has appointed Bruno Guillon to become the new CEO.

The carbon footprint of the Somaloy 5P product family was verified by a third-party assessment to add further credibility to Höganäs’ product specific carbon footprint studies.

In June 2024 Ellinor Berglund will become CFO of Lindéngruppen. Ellinor is Senior Vice President Group Controlling & Finance Development at Electrolux and brings both strategic financial expertise and vast experience from industrial companies to Lindéngruppen.

The 37th Beckers Art Award has been awarded Joakim Sandqvist whose work explores how our perception of reality is influenced by concrete manipulation as well as cultural context. With a wide range of media he examines philosophical issues, often related to our post-industrial world. The result is exact and exquisite works of art.

Jean-François de Saussure is a seasoned Board Member and CEO, with valuable experience in the fine art materials industry and in family businesses management.

Lindéngruppen company Beckers has announced the appointment of Nicklas Augustsson as its first ever Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), effective January 1, 2024. Nicklas will be a permanent member of the Executive Committee of Beckers, and will continue to report to Chief Technology Officer Gavin Bown.