With a new cooperation agreement, the largest business organizations in Greenland and Denmark — Greenland Business Association (GE) and the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) — are now strengthening the exchange of competencies, knowledge, and networks.
The goal is to create new opportunities for companies and employees across Greenland and Denmark.
By Felix Stark, DI
As geopolitical uncertainty increases, closer cooperation between Greenland and Denmark has become even more important. Therefore, Greenland Business Association (GE) and the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) have just signed an expanded cooperation agreement.
The two organizations have enjoyed a strong partnership for many years, most recently formalized in an agreement from 2022. This agreement has now been expanded with a focus on key areas such as sustainability, digitalization, security and preparedness, and education policy.
“With this agreement, we are strengthening the exchange of competencies, knowledge, and networks. The goal is to create new opportunities for companies and employees across Greenland and Denmark,” says Christian Keldsen, Director of GE.
He is supplemented by Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of DI:
“Through this strengthened partnership, we are increasing both our focus and our efforts for the benefit of businesses in both Greenland and Denmark. We are in close dialogue with both the Danish and Greenlandic governments and will contribute to supporting a positive development. We also expect politicians to make bold decisions that create the right framework conditions, so that we can succeed in the fierce international competition,” says Lars Sandahl Sørensen.
Photo caption: In connection with the signing of the expanded agreement, Greenland Business Association marked the occasion with T-shirts highlighting the organization’s role as the voice of 320 companies that together create 8,400 jobs — equivalent to 30 percent of Greenland’s workforce.