Danushika Samaranayake’s blog text on her journey towards sustainability leadership. I have a background in Accounting and Finance. With a solid academic foundation in Business Administration, followed by professional qualification from the institute of chartered accountants of Sri Lanka, and over ten years of experience in accounting and finance, I found myself deeply rooted in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Adeepa Chandrawansa’s student blog text from Master’s degree programme of Sustainability Leadership. My professional life revolved around quality management, operational efficiency, financial performance, customer satisfaction and strategic management for more than a decade. With an Entrepreneurship and Management bachelor’s degree along with 11 years professional experience in the Revenue Cycle management industry , I expertise […]

Summary: This article examines the role of Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Intelligence as a method of inquiry and thematic analysis of sustainability and circular economy research. This paper also discussed how these methods were used in the launch of UEF CECE. Usefulness of the results: This article presents the Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Intelligence methods for organizational […]

Summary: The article explores how socio-cultural and spatial trajectories shape industrial circular economy (CE) ecosystems by integrating economic geography with CE research to understand the contextual factors influencing CE development. The study employed a qualitative case study approach, focusing on the regional electric vehicle battery metal ecosystem in Finland, where researchers analyzed complex regional factors governing […]

Summary: This article is related to my dissertation that studied the worker social practices during early stage innovation of a complex medical device. This topic was studied as a longitudinal, at-home ethnography with multiple methods of data gathering. The research provided an ethnography of the site and participants. Additionally, the analysis demonstrated how four philosophically bound […]