Re-imagining Sustainable Futures in Business
Hanna Lehtimäki’s blog text on the World Economy Forum.
Lampinen, M. (2023). Barriers and opportunities of circular economy – sustainable development and circular economy in companies in Seinäjoki region
Summary: The study aims to find out how sustainable development, but especially the circular economy, is perceived by companies operating in the Seinäjoki region and what kind of obstacles and opportunities are seen in its implementation. The research material consists of thematic interviews with seven companies, three sustainability reports and three policy programmes, the latter […]
Lehtimäki et al. (2023). Project-based practices for promoting a sustainability transition in a city organization and its urban context
Summary: We studied a project that was working on urban circular economy to initiate sustainability change in a city. We present longitudinal participatory action research on the activities of a project management team in a city organization. We used practice-theory perspective in analyzing the praxes of the project team. The results of our study show […]
Leppälä et al. (2023). Lifecycle extension of single-use medical device sensors: Case study of an engineering sustainability transition program
Summary: We describe the processes and verification testing of a medical device engineering team (the authors) performed during their first sustainability transition project on a commercialized, single use sensor product; no changes to the device were made. This sensor was composed of sensitive plastics, gels, metals, and electronic parts and was intended for direct skin […]