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# Maria Åkerberg - Gold Winner Founder of the Year 2021

**[Founders Alliance](https://www.foundersalliance.com/blog/author/founders-alliance) **2021.09.23

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Maria Åkerberg was awarded The Growth Rings in Gold as Founder of the Year at the Founders Awards Gala 16th of September, 2021.

**Jury Motivation for Maria Åkerberg**  
* “Environmentally friendly products produced locally in Sweden with fantastic profitability, based on advanced research, and a well thought out value chain from local suppliers through to finished product, with a focus on customer needs.”*

Maria Åkerberg - MARIA ÅKERBERG

MARIA ÅKERBERG is a family-owned business and Sweden’s leading professional brand within natural skincare. Environmental responsibility permeates the entire business, and quality and transparency always come first.

Right from the start, MARIA ÅKERBERG has been set on making the world a more beautiful place, one non-toxic product at a time.

In a solar powered factory in Frillesås they manufacture skincare products based on all-natural ingredients from renewable plant-based oils, all presented in containers made out of 100% plant-based material.

They always strive to find suppliers nearby to reduce the carbon dioxide load. MARIA ÅKERBERG skincare contributes to a more sustainable use of nature’s resources.

[www.mariaakerberg.com](https://mariaakerberg.com/en_US/page/homepage?Itemid=600086&product_id=2472&flypage=flypage.tpl&category_id=124&page=shop.product_details&option=com_virtuemart)

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