As Børsen’s lead sustainability journalist, Raun deciphers how Nordic companies navigate the green transition. Her 25-year career combines financial acuity with environmental science literacy, producing award-winning analyses of corporate climate strategies.
"Effective climate reporting requires the skepticism of a forensic accountant and the vision of an urban planner."
Katrine Grønvald Raun has cultivated a 25-year career marked by rigorous business reporting and a pivot toward climate-conscious journalism. Her early work at Børsen established her as a trusted voice in Danish financial journalism, where she covered corporate strategies and market trends. The shift toward sustainability reporting began in 2018 when she joined Børsen Bæredygtig, a dedicated platform for green business transformation. This transition aligned with her fellowship at Aarhus University’s Constructive Institute (2022-2023), where she developed methodologies for balancing investigative rigor with solution-oriented storytelling.
This 2017 ShippingWatch profile of Torm CEO Jacob Meldgaard exemplifies Raun’s ability to decode corporate leadership styles through industry-specific challenges. The article contrasts Meldgaard’s data-driven approach with more vocal peers in the tanker market, using financial filings and crew interviews to reveal how quiet competence stabilized Torm during the 2016 oil price collapse. Raun’s analysis of boardroom dynamics and emissions reduction strategies became a case study in Copenhagen Business School’s maritime management program.
"Where competitors used press conferences as megaphones, Meldgaard treated them as balance sheets – every statement calibrated against verifiable KPIs."
Raun’s 2018 account of Axel C. Eitzen’s shipping industry comeback merges narrative storytelling with financial forensics. Through port visits and bankruptcy records, she reconstructs how Eitzen rebuilt Christiania Shipping after losing his fleet in 2011. The piece’s significance lies in its exposure of circular economy practices in vessel acquisition, later referenced in DNV’s 2024 Maritime Forecast. Raun’s access to internal Triton Capital negotiations sets this apart from typical corporate profiles.
This reflective essay distills Raun’s Constructive Institute fellowship insights into actionable journalism practices. She advocates for "slow verification" techniques when reporting on sustainability claims, detailing her methodology for cross-referencing corporate ESG reports with academic research. The article’s impact metrics include adoption by 37% of Denmark’s business reporters according to 2024 Journalist Federation data.
Raun frequently collaborates with data teams to create interactive models of emission reduction timelines. A successful 2023 pitch from DTU Energy Systems used animated flowcharts to explain Maersk’s methanol conversion strategy. Proposals should include raw datasets and visualization suggestions, particularly for Scope 3 emissions tracking.
Her fellowship-enhanced approach values peer-reviewed studies that ground business trends. The 2024 series on carbon capture partnerships between Novozymes and Aarhus University originated from a pitch that linked biotechnology journals with patent filings. Include full-text access to cited research when submitting.
While Raun covers mainstream topics like renewable energy, she prioritizes niche areas like maritime biofuel logistics and textile industry water reclamation. A 2023 exclusive on Danish aquaculture startups stemmed from a startup’s pitch emphasizing ISO 14001 certification gaps.
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