Hanna Sjölund

Hanna joined UNRISD in June 2011 to assist Kiah Smith and Peter Utting in reviewing research on social dimensions of green economy for Rio +20, and Sarah Cook in exploring the links between climate change and social policy.
Prior to joining UNRISD, Hanna worked as a policy officer for a European trade union federation in Brussels. She has also previously worked with a campaign for decent work and with the Fair Trade movement.

Hanna has a Masters in Human Ecology from Lund University and wrote her final thesis on Fair Trade's ability to reduce producer vulnerability to climate change. She also holds a BA in European Ethnology and French from Södertörn University.