About us
Corporate sustainability consultancy

Founded in 2020, Burðardygd is a Faroese consultancy that aims to give people and organisations the power to bring the planet back into balance.

Empowering organisations through Board and management-level advisory on environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy, strategy and reporting.

Inspiring through creative films and communications which provoke change.

Collaborating for faster progress through multi-stakeholder initiatives.

We work with a team of experts across different fields which we bring in for different projects.

News
Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative companies make progress reducing CO2 emissions

Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative companies make progress reducing CO2 emissions

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Projects

Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative (Burðardygt Vinnulív)

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Testimonials
“Burðardygd’s projects in the Faroe Islands have enabled the business community here to take the first significant step towards a more sustainable future. They are experts in stakeholder engagement and collaborative thinking, and their team is highly-skilled, professional, intuitive and efficient.”

Regin Jacobsen

CEO, Bakkafrost

“The expert facilitation, knowledge, strategic advice and support Ana at Burðardygd has provided us through Burðardygt Vinnulív – The Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative, has been an invaluable asset for our members. We are delighted the network has been handed over to us in 2024 to continue the journey.”

Niels Winther

Managing Director, Faroese Employers Association

“The guidance Ana has provided us substantially shaped our direction of travel and performance on climate and nature action at Føroya Tele (Faroese Telecom). Her advice continues to have a meaningful impact at our company.”

Eva Skeel Nolsø

CMO, Føroya Tele

“Ana runs a purpose-driven organisation with a clear mission to have a positive impact on Faroese society, something she has successfully achieved in the three years she steered Burðardygt Vinnulív. Her work is focussed on empowering businesses and achieving results at a system level, with a clear set of values.” 

Poula Michelsen

Chairman, P/F Poul Michelsen

“This [Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative] collaboration has achieved significant, impressive progress in its first year. it has brought together diverse set of partners to take the initiative and fill a void where regulations were not present; working together for ambitious goals. We were impressed by the highly systemic and participative approach taken by such a small community, making this initiative a worthy winner of a very popular category.”

Edie Sustainability Awards

Collaboration and Partnerships 2023 Award, Judges

Team

Our core team

Ana Elisenda Holden-Peters
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Sustainability Director

Ana Elisenda Holden-Peters is a British citizen living in the Faroe Islands and an experienced corporate sustainability professional with almost 17 years of experience working in and with multinationals and SMEs in different sectors including tourism, banking, retail and aquaculture. She holds an MSc in Management from the University of Bath, UK, a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from Cambridge University, CISL, UK, and has attended various corporate development courses including the Board Directors’ Programme at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.

Ana has broad experience in ESG and sustainability: board advisory, reporting and assurance, governance, communications, strategic planning, policy development, multi-stakeholder partnerships and relationship management, research, and community investment.

Dominic Locher
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Film maker

Dominic Locher is a director-shooter-editor focusing on creating insightful films for responsible brands, environmental organisations, and international social enterprises.

Dominic graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2004 and after 10 years working in fashion films with international brands, has redirected his production focus towards films with a social and environmental purpose.

As well as human rights in supply chains, he has brought to life the success story of a seaweed farm in the Faroe Islands, an entrepreneurial up-cycling youth incubator programme with the British Council in Cape Town, and ongoing offshore filming assignments with The Ocean Clean Up in the North Pacific, documenting their ongoing efforts to rid our oceans of plastic.