Any measurable change within a business has to start at the very top, and then work its way down. That’s why having a leader committed to sustainability is so important to ensure a more positive impact. This is what our judging panel was looking for when they selected the winner in the Business Leader of the Year category at the Positive Luxury Awards, Nadja Swarovski. Nadja, Executive Board Member and Head of Branding and Sustainability Chairperson of Atelier Swarovski and Swarovski Foundation, was chosen in recognition of her commitment to sustainability across the business and its foundations. She has committed the brand to collaboration through global initiatives like the UN Global Compact, the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and the World Economic Forum’s Compact for Responsive and Responsible Leadership, as well as working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Alyssa Auberger, Partner and Global Chair of Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Group at Baker McKenzie, presented Nadja’s husband, Rupert Adams, with the Award as she was unable to attend the event. “It was an honour to be nominated for this award in the esteemed company of Hanneli Rupert, Janice Lao and our Atelier Swarovski creative collaborator, Stephen Webster, and it was an incredible privilege to be named ‘Business Leader of the Year’,”...