Forum for Inclusion is launched
A new nationwide business strategy has now been launched, bringing together some of the country’s leading employers around a shared goal: 1,000 companies supporting 100,000 young people on the journey from exclusion to inclusion over the next 10 years by creating pathways to employment and education. The initiative is led by Caroline Berg, CEO of Axel Johnson, together with Carl Bennet, Åsa Bergman, Daniel Sachs, and Peter Wallenberg Jr.
The Daniel Sachs Foundation is one of the founders of the organisation and is represented in the steering group with Executive Director Paul Alarcon and Chair Daniel Sachs.
Forum for Inclusion brings together representatives from business and civil society to turn exclusion into inclusion. The initiative marks a shift in how the business community views social responsibility – from goodwill to strategy, and from project-based efforts to long-term investment.
The strategy is built on the conviction that existing efforts can be made more powerful by being gathered, coordinated and extended to more participants. For young people, this means networks, motivation and clearer pathways to employment and education. For society at large, it means lower costs associated with exclusion and strengthened competitiveness and growth through better use of human capability and ambition. For the participating companies, the commitment provides access to broader talent pools while also giving back to the communities in which they operate.
Forum for Inclusion will work alongside companies across seven tracks of concrete tools and methods for making a difference in young people’s lives, including – but not limited to – the following:
- Introduction to work: Offering internships, part-time jobs and apprenticeship programmes, primarily during the teenage years.
- Recruitment: Developing routines, methods and tools to reach a wider range of candidates.
- Skills development: Future-proofing young people with new competencies in areas including AI, technology and personal finance.
- Place development: Increasing safety and trust in areas of exclusion in collaboration with property owners and local businesses.
Steering Group for the Forum for Inclusion
Initiators
Caroline Berg, CEO of Axel Johnson (Chair of the forum)
Carl Bennet, CEO of CBAB
Åsa Bergman, President and CEO of Sweco
Daniel Sachs, CEO of PCP
Peter Wallenberg Jr, Chair of the Wallenberg Foundations
Leaders and experts
Ahmed Abdirahman, CEO of the Järvaveckan Foundation
Paul Alarcón, Executive Director of the Daniel Sachs Foundation
Nasim Khosravi, Head of Operations at Axelerate
Anna König Jerlmyr, CEO of the Arwidsson Foundation
Eva Nordmark, former Minister for Employment
Sylvia Schwaag Serger, President of IVA
Elsa Wallenberg Esser, the Wallenberg Foundations
National Coordinator
David Orlic
Read more in this interview in Dagens Industri and on the Forum website.
Photo: Joey Abrait (Di)
