Erik Emilsson

Hi, I'm Erik.

I build data systems that help companies measure and manage their environmental impact.

Over seven years, I've helped organizations transform complex sustainability and supply chain data into strategic decisions—reducing material risks, optimizing costs, and quantifying environmental impacts across automotive and manufacturing value chains.

How my work benefits you

How can companies turn sustainability data into competitive advantage?

Turn messy emissions data into audit-ready reports

Build structured data pipelines that transform fragmented sustainability data into compliant, traceable reports.

Build dashboards that stakeholders actually use

Create interactive visualizations that make complex environmental metrics accessible to decision-makers at all levels.

Automate recurring sustainability compliance tasks

Design systems that reduce manual work and ensure consistent, reliable reporting cycles.

What I can help with

How to build emissions data pipelines that scale

Design data architectures that handle growing volumes of sustainability metrics while maintaining accuracy and traceability.

How to automate sustainability reporting

Create workflows that transform manual spreadsheet processes into reliable, automated systems.

How to prepare data systems for EU regulations

Structure your data to meet CSRD, EU Battery Regulation, and other evolving compliance requirements.

How to turn spreadsheet chaos into governed data

Migrate fragmented data sources into unified, documented systems with proper data governance.

Background & Credentials

Experience

  • 7+ years at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
  • EU-funded research projects (ELiMINATE, SIREN)
  • Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer consulting
  • 30+ consultancy and research projects delivered

Technical Stack

  • Data: Python, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, PostgreSQL
  • Analysis: Lifecycle Assessment, Optimization Modeling
  • Domain: Carbon Footprinting, Critical Material Risk

Research & Publications

Academic research and reports from collaborative industry projects.

Plastics in Passenger Cars

Analysis of plastic materials usage in passenger vehicles and implications for recycling and circular economy (C454 Report).

Attitudes Towards Battery Recycling in Sweden

Survey results on Swedish consumer attitudes towards battery recycling practices and awareness (2020).

My Approach

1

Start with the end report

Design data systems backwards from what stakeholders actually need to see and decide.

2

Automate what repeats

Identify manual processes that consume time each cycle and build reliable automation.

3

Build for audit trails

Ensure every number can be traced back to its source—essential for sustainability compliance.

4

Document for the next person

Create systems that others can maintain and extend, not black boxes only you understand.

When not building data pipelines, you'll find me hiking the Swedish west coast, reading about energy systems, or experimenting with new visualization techniques. I believe the best sustainability work happens when technical rigor meets genuine curiosity about how systems work.

Interested in connecting?

I'm always happy to discuss sustainability data challenges, research collaboration, or just exchange ideas on building compliance systems.

Get in touch