Norrsken's new Brussels boss sits down for first interview: 'We need action, not empty promises'
13 maj 2026
15:49
Norrsken Brussels opened last year to give impact founders closer access to the halls of political power.
In her first interview since taking the job, we spoke to the hub's managing director Sophie Dembinski about how the fund tries to influence green policies – and what lies ahead for one of the world's largest impact investing firms.
"[EU policy] can mean the difference of being able to grow further or not grow further, access markets, compete with incumbents, be blocked, be killed, or captured," she tells Impact Loop.
In her first interview since taking the job, we spoke to the hub's managing director Sophie Dembinski about how the fund tries to influence green policies – and what lies ahead for one of the world's largest impact investing firms.
"[EU policy] can mean the difference of being able to grow further or not grow further, access markets, compete with incumbents, be blocked, be killed, or captured," she tells Impact Loop.
It is raining in Stockholm when I arrive at Norrsken House to meet Sophie Dembinski. It is my first visit to the impact hub – and Sophie's too since she joined the foundation in January to lead its Brussels hub.
Sophie is, in her own words, a policy expert. The London School of Economics graduate has spent a large chunk of her career bridging the world of business and politics, most recently as global head of public policy at Ecosia, the Berlin-based search engine that uses its profits to plant trees.