The ESDN Association Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the management of the Association, such as the ESDN account, coordination with the ESDN Office on the ESDN Office Work Plan, calling General Assembly meetings, and the general day-to-day decision-making.
The Executive Committee consists of the ESDN Association President and at least two Vice-Presidents. Currently, the Executive Committee has one President and three Vice-Presidents.
ESDN Association President
László Borbély (Romania)
State Counsellor, National SDG Coordinator
Prime Minister's Office - Department of Sustainable Development
ESDN Association Vice Presidents
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler (Austria)
Head of Department for EU-Coordination for Climate and Environment
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Marguy Kohnen (Luxembourg)
Director Coordination of National Politics for Sustainable Development
Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Taru Savolainen (Finland)
Deputy Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Prime Minister's Office
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The ESDN Association Advisory Board
The ESDN Association Advisory Board supports the tasks of the Association and advises the Executive Committee in terms of the Association’s objectives, including matters that deal with the content of the annual work programs, and on specific projects proposed by Regular Members respectively. Currently, the ESDN Advisory Board consists of representatives from eight European countries.
Advisory Board Members
Austria
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler
Head of Department for EU-Coordination for Climate and Environment
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Peter Iwaniewicz
Department Head (Department V/9), Sustainable Development and Awareness Raising
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Belgium
Cédric Van de Walle
Federal Institute for Sustainable Development
Finland
Annika Lindblom
Ministerial Adviser on International Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
Eeva Furman
Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Prime Minister's Office
Taru Savolainen
Deputy Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Prime Minister's Office
France
Sonia Le Puloc'h
Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Germany
Stefan Bauernfeind
Federal Chancellery
Luxembourg
Marguy Kohnen
Director Coordination of National Politics for Sustainable Development
Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Jeannette Muller
Advisor for Sustainable Development
Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Netherlands
Sandra Pellegrom
National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Romania
László Borbély
State Counsellor, National SDG Coordinator
Prime Minister's Office - Department of Sustainable Development
Ileana Luminița Bălălău
Head of Unit
Prime Minister's Office - Department of Sustainable Development
Switzerland
Daniel Dubas
Delegate of the Federal Council for the 2030 Agenda
Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)
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The ESDN Office
The mission of the ESDN Office is to help improve national SD strategy processes in Europe by facilitating a continuous exchange of experiences between the relevant national key actors in the implementation of nationa sustainable development strategies. Current key functions of the ESDN Office are:
- to maintain a website that serves the ESDN and the public as an up-to-date “one-stop-shop” on SD strategies and related activities throughout Europe,
- to support the ESDN Associate Members in finding information on SD strategies;
- to help the ESDN Association Executive Committee and Advisory Board in finding and articulating common interests, and
- to support the formulation of common “products” or “services” of the ESDN.
The activities of the ESDN Office are overseen by the Executive Committee and the Advisory Board.
