Circular Economy Morning Coffee

Start your Wednesdays off in a great way at the Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions on Teams!

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

Sessions run 25.9.2024 – 20.11.2024 and are from 8.30–9.00 (UTC+2).

These coffees are hosted by the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE) based at the University of Eastern Finland. See you there!

Schedule (Fall 2024)

25-Sep. Speaker: Arto Salonen (UEF). Subject: Yltäkylläisyydestä merkitysnäköalojen rikkauteen.

2-Oct. Speaker: Wisdom Kanda (Linköping University). Subject: Systems and Ecosystems in the Circular Economy: What’s the Difference?

9-Oct. Speaker: Lauri Kurkela (UEF). Subject: Behind the climate actions – The influence of values on the municipalities of Global North.

16-Oct. Speaker: Vesa Alatalo (LAB University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Helping SMEs to renew their business through circular economy training.

23-Oct. Speaker: Anne Raudaskoski (Ethica). Subject: Circular design: introduction & tools.

30-Oct. Speaker: Diana Arbelaez-Ruiz (UEF). Subject: COMING SOON

6-Nov. Speakers: Krista Leppänen (UEF). Subject: Developing sustainability reporting framework in the EU and the sustainability transition of SMEs.

13-Nov. Speakers: Maike Diepeveen (UEF). Subject: Can interaction with advocacy nonprofits make business more sustainable?

20-Nov. Speaker: Toni Eerola (GTK). Subject: Environmental, social and governance issues related to remining of tailings: the Finnish case studies of the Nordic Sustainable Minerals Project.

Past Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions

Spring 2024

7-Feb. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki (UEF). Subject: Introduction and discussion of two new books related to sustainability.

14-Feb. Speaker: Tero Hokkanen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Näkökulmia kiertotalouden systeemiseen muutokseen.

21-Feb. Speaker: Mikko Lampinen (UEF). Subject: Circular economy barriers and opportunities – Sustainable development and CE in Seinäjoki area businesses.

28-Feb. Speaker: Olena Liakh (University of Bologna). Subject: Internal drivers of corporate sustainability leadership.

13-Mar. Speaker: Moritz Albrecht (UEF). Subject: Policy and entrepreneur narratives for assessing sectoral developments.

20-Mar. Speakers: Päivi Kosonen & Mirjami Ikonen (UEF). Subject: Trust and sustainability.

27-Mar. Speakers: Sybille Sachs & Silvan Oberholzer (HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration). Subject: Engaging stakeholders in the circular economy.

3-Apr. Speaker: Nuppu Mielonen (UEF). Subject: Circular ecosystems of battery materials case study.

10-Apr. Speaker: Kati Pitkänen (Finnish Environment Institute SYKE). Subject: Exploring sustainable plastic citizenship in PlastLIFE project.

17-Apr. Speaker: Ida Parkkinen (UEF). Subject: Exploring leadership in a regenerative circular economy.

24-Apr. Speaker: Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Bio- and circular economy business accelerator BioBoosters’ innovation services – designed to meet the needs of businesses.

8-May. Speaker: Hanne Laasonen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Leadership skills for a circular economy.

15-May. Speaker: Eeva Houtbeckers (UEF & University of Turku). Subject: Sustainability transformation in work: experiments and ruptures in post-fossil working life in Finland.

Fall 2023

13-Sep. Speaker: Paula Sjöblom & Ville Virsu (University of Turku). Subject: Voiko kielenkäytöllä edistää kiertotaloutta?

27-Sep. Speaker: Vaula Berg (University of Turku). Subject: Humane individual change agency.

11-Oct. Speaker: Heta Leinonen (Tampere University). Subject: The dark and gray shades of stakeholder engagement activities in a circular economy: Emerging tensions.

25-Oct. Speaker: Topi Turunen (UEF). Subject: Kiertotalouden sääntelykatalyytit.

8-Nov. Speaker: Mira Valkjärvi (University of Turku). Subject: Circular design: kick start your circular journey – lessons learned from the DeCiDe project in Pietarsaari.

22-Nov. Speaker: Annika Blomberg (Tampere University). Subject: Stakeholder engagement in a sustainable circular economy.

13-Dec. Speaker: Mikko Sairanen (Tampere University). Subject: Customer value of circular B2B offerings.

Spring 2023

18-Jan. Speaker: Anna Heikkinen (Tampere University). Subject: Three approaches to sustainability in a circular economy.

1-Feb. Speaker: Ville-Veikko Piispanen (UEF). Subject: Circular startups opportunity creation.

15-Feb. Speaker: Milla Sarja (Jyväskylä University). Subject: Yritykset siirtymässä kiertotalouteen – tunnistettuja haasteita, mutta mistä apuja?

1-Mar. Speaker: Ari Jokinen (Tampere University). Subject: Miksi paikalla on väliä urbaanissa kiertotaloudessa?

15-Mar. Speaker: Mira Valkjärvi & Kaisa Henttonen (UEF). Subject: Kiertotaloudentekijät-podcastin lanseeraus.

29-Mar. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki & Kristina Leppälä (UEF). Subject: Circular Economy from a global and multidisciplinary perspective – Expanding CE knowledge – collective book of essays and research findings.

12-Apr. Speaker: Satu Teerikangas (University of Turku). Subject: Typology of circular economy agency – who are actors catalysing CE transitions, and how do they operate to enable this change.

10-May. Speaker: Linnea Harala (Tampere University). Subject: How institutions shape reverse logistics systems – comparative analysis of package deposit systems in Australia and Finland.

24-May. Speaker: Juha Suonpää (Tampere University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Art as a catalyst of change.

7-Jun. Speaker: Sini-Tuulia Suokas (UEF). Subject: Laurea Circular economy Living Lab X CICAT2025 Morning Coffee: Circular economy in the ICT sector “Online platforms and circular economy companies”