Dorethe Nielsen

Dorethe is Vice President of Corporate Environmental Strategy and overall responsible for Novo Nordisk environmental footprint. She spearheads Novo Nordisk’s environmental strategy “Circular for Zero” and is responsible for managing corporate programmes, stakeholder engagements and communication to reach the ambition of zero environmental impact.

Dorethe joined the Novo Group in 2000 and has held several managerial position within the company, including a 3-year assignment in Shanghai, China. In 2013 she returned to Denmark as head of EHS for Novo Nordisk Production sites, charged with the responsibility to decouple environmental footprint from business growth. Later she was made responsible for Novo Nordisk’s new environmental strategy, which she is now responsible for implementing.

Dorethe has a Bachelor degree in Chemical engineering. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School of Global Strategic Management and the CISL’s Business and Sustainability Programme in Cambridge.