Pehr Hård becomes the new CEO of BASTAonline
Pehr Hård comes most recently from the Sweden Green Building Council, where he has been head of the certification process and IT development. He has also previously worked as product group manager and certification manager at Svanen.
- We are very happy to be able to welcome Pehr Hård as the new CEO of Basta. Pehr has a solid background both in certification issues for the industry and in digitization and sustainability issues. This gives Basta a continued good basis for developing the work of creating efficient, scientific and credible ways to verify the environmental performance of construction products, says Anna Jarnehammar, vice president at IVL Swedish Environmental Institute and chairman of the board for Basta.
Pehr Hård is a chemist with a particular interest in sustainability work with a focus on the environment but also in business development. He has worked for more than ten years with market-leading certifications in the field.
- I have had the privilege of working with organizations in various industries, including railway infrastructure, chemical engineering products and buildings, which has broadened my understanding of business challenges in relation to sustainability in general and requirements specifically. Now I'm looking forward to becoming part of Basta and being involved in taking the next step for the organization, says Pehr Hård.
The Basta system is jointly owned by the IVL Swedish Environmental Institute and Byggföretagen in Sweden and was started so that the work to phase out particularly hazardous substances would be more harmonized within the industry. Today, more than 500 Swedish and international manufacturers are connected to the system and the database contains over 170,000 articles for building and construction products that meet Basta's high environmental requirements.
- The chemical issues and Basta as a system will be important in the future for our members to ensure that the construction process can become more circular without creating or maintaining the problem of particularly dangerous substances. Pehr with his background will be able to steer the development of Basta forward in a good way, says Marianne Hedberg, representative of Byggföretagen on Basta's board.