Sustainability and Circular Economy Morning Coffee session

Kick off your Wednesdays with the Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions on Teams!

Sessions will run from 7 February to 15 May 2024 at 8.30–9.00. A link to participation will be sent by email after registration.

Join us on Wednesday mornings to hear a short presentation on a theme related to sustainability and circular economy. These presentations are followed by a discussion in a friendly atmosphere.

These sessions are hosted by the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE) based at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). 

Please find information on the sessions and speakers here.

Researchers from Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy are a multidisciplinary group of UEF researchers and professors from Business School, Law School, and Geographical and Historical Studies​. 

Sessions in the spring 2024:

7.2. Hanna Lehtimäki, UEF: Introduction and discussion of two new books related to sustainability. 

14.2. Tero Hokkanen, Laurea University of Applied Sciences: Näkökulmia kiertotalouden systeemiseen muutokseen. 

21.2. Mikko Lampinen, UEF: Circular economy barriers and opportunities – Sustainable development and CE in Seinäjoki area businesses.

28.2. Olena Liakh, University of Bologna: Internal drivers of corporate sustainability leadership.

(4.–10.3. General Winter holiday week)

13.3. Moritz Albrecht, UEF: Policy and entrepreneur narratives for assessing sectoral developments.

20.3. Päivi Kosonen & Mirjami Ikonen, UEF: Trust and sustainability.

27.3. Sybille Sachs & Silvan Oberholzer, HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration: Engaging stakeholders in the circular economy.

3.4. Nuppu Mielonen, UEF: Circular ecosystems of battery materials case study.

10.4. Kati Pitkänen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE: Exploring sustainable plastic citizenship in PlastLIFE project.

17.4. Ida Parkkinen, UEF: Exploring leadership in a regenerative circular economy.

24.4. Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä: Bio and circular economy business accelerator BioBoosters’ innovation services – designed to meet the needs of businesses.

(1.5. May Day)

8.5. Hanne Laasonen, Laurea University of Applied Sciences: Leadership skills for a circular economy.

15.5. Eeva Houtbeckers, UEF & University of Turku: Sustainability transformation in work: experiments and ruptures in post-fossil working life in Finland.

Welcome!

For further information, please contact Kristina Leppälä, email kristina.leppala@uef.fi.