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16.9.2025

The Quiet Side of Sustainability: Why the Little Things Matter

Kristina Leppälä’s blog text on how sustainability is shaped by everyday human actions, conversations, and voluntary choices—not just by technologies or policies—emphasizing that real impact comes from people making meaningful changes in their lives. When we talk about sustainability, the spotlight usually lands on big things like new technologies (Tech!), ambitious climate targets (Numbers!), and […]

16.9.2025

Municipal Waste Companies as Circular Economy Actors: Insights from Finland

Tuuli Leskinen’s blog text on her Master’s thesis that explores how Finnish municipal waste management companies perceive and enact their role in the circular economy, especially in relation to plastics recycling, within the context of the PlasticsCircularity research project. In this blog text, I will tell about my Master’s thesis, which I have completed at […]

15.9.2025

Leading Employee-Driven Innovation Remotely: Practical Insights for Success

Angeliina Knuutinen’s blog text on Remotely Leading Employee-Driven Innovation. Innovations are the cornerstone of organisations’ survival and success, especially in today’s rapidly changing work environment, where remote work has become an established part of everyday life. Employee-driven innovation, where ordinary employees generate and implement new ideas without specific development tasks, has become a prevalent way […]

15.9.2025

“Sustainability is not a luxury; it is a basic human right.”

Alexandra Huhta’s student blog text from Master’s degree programme of Sustainability Leadership. “Sustainability is not a luxury; it is a basic human right.” This quote by Jim McClelland, which I came across in one of the peer-reviewed articles I read during my master’s studies, has stayed with me ever since and continuously influences how I […]

15.9.2025

My journey from Human Resource to Sustainability Leadership

Sital Pokhrel’s student blog text from Master’s degree programme of Sustainability Leadership. Every individual journey starts with that single spark. For me that spark came when I was pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA). I vividly remember attending a seminar which shaped my future education and professional journey. In that seminar, I got opportunity […]

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