Fredrika Klarén

Fredrika Klarén joined Polestar in April 2020 to drive the company’s sustainability ambitions forward through four strategic focus areas: climate-neutrality, circularity, transparency and inclusion. She is a firm believer in the role of business as a catalyst for sustainable development and has held sustainability positions over the past decade at IKEA and Swedish fashion retailer KappAhl.

Fredrika studied Civil Engineering with a focus on Environmental Systems Analysis at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has developed Polestar’s sustainability strategy and is pushing the company to embrace transparency throughout. Through enabling the company to conduct business in a sustainable, ethical and responsible way, Fredrika has demonstrated that the car industry can in fact be a driver for positive change.

Being an expert in her field as well as an exceptional public speaker, Fredrika has been invited to speak at numerous global events, delivering inspiring keynote speeches at events such as Financial Times’ Future of Mobility, The Next Web and Reuters Events. Fredrika was announced on sustainability trade Green Biz’s 2022 edition of ‘25 badass women shaping climate action’, named one of the top 30 Power Players in the EV-field by Business Insider, and awarded Sustainability Executive of the Year by BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022.