Sofia Said Birch

Experience

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  Gentofte Hospital

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Service
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  42°Raw

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Sales Assistant
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  Moment A/S

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Inviligator
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  IBM

  Dec 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Responsible for maintenance and improvement of internal processes.• Execution of webinars and education of sellers and managers across the Nordic countries.• Communication of relevant trends within the sphere of Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Security and Watson• Optimization and maintenance of IBM websites and platforms Selected for the IBM Elite Student Program 2016/17, which is a talent program for IBM’s top 2% student employees in EMEA. • Coordinated and executed an internal motivational campaign (“GTS People & Culture”) for the Global Technology Services (GTS) department in Denmark• Assisted GTS Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Netherlands to initiate their own versions of the campaign

  • Social Digital Assistant - Business Development

    Mar 2015 - Feb 2018

  • IBM Elite Student Program

    Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Project Coordinator for the GTS People & Culture Project

    Dec 2015 - Mar 2017
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  Danish Business Authority

  Mar 2021 - Feb 2023

  Head Of Section / NCP Denmark (Danish National Contact Point to the OECD MNE Guidelines)

  • National expert on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights (UNGPs).• Representing Denmark in the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct (WPRBC) and lead negotiator for the 2023 update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.• Mediation and handling of complaints regarding companies, organizations and public authorities’ alleged non-observance of the OECD Guidelines.• Advisory on business and human/labor rights; responsibility in global value chains; responsible public procurement.• Advisory to Danish positions in negotiations of legislative initiatives regarding responsible business conduct (RBC), including EU’s CSDDD and CSRD.• Ministerial service, including contributions to interpellations and answering of questions from the Danish Parliament regarding RBC.• Representing the Danish Business Authority in the Government's Committee on Human Rights. Show less

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  AP Pension

  Mar 2023 - now

  ESG Manager, Responsible Investments

  Human rights and labor rights lead within the investment department.• Pre-investment ESG due diligence of potential investments and asset managers across various asset classes.• Monitoring of existing investments and active ownership, including engagement with portfolio companies and proxy voting.• Deep dives on high-risk human rights issues, including conflict-affected regions.• Implementation of regulation: Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). • Representing AP Pension in various networks and fora focused on responsible investments, including the Dansif Human Rights Network, Investor Alliance for Human Rights and Labour Rights Investor Network. Show less

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  IFU

  Oct 2024 - now

  Sustainability Advisory Board Member

  The role of IFU’s Sustainability Board is to discuss, advise and exchange views and insights on relevant and important sustainability issues related to IFU’s business conduct as well as the development of policies and procedures, thereby adding value and improving impact in the investments.