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Images of the future of a circular economy: The case of Finland

The article focused on anticipating alternative futures of the circular economy in 2050 in Finland. The research is based on expert interviews, on the basis of which four different alternative......

Re-imagining Sustainable Futures in Business

The interview was originally published 4.1.2023 in Springer Naturen The Source-blog.As this year’s World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, we speak to Hanna Lehtimäki, Professor of......

Stakeholder engagement practices of companies in the context of a circular economy in Finland: A longitudinal study

The study identifies and organizes the stakeholder engagement practices of companies in the context of a circular economy in Finland. The study first examines stakeholder engagement practices in......

Demand-Pull Instruments to Support the Circular Economy: A Global Perspective

The article examines different regulatory approaches to circular economy globally. It identifies different legal perspectives to circular economy and how they have been regulated in different......

The leadership moment in circular start-ups

The purpose of this study was to explore leadership in circular start-ups. Circular start-ups are playing a key role in involving businesses in tackling the issues of environmental crisis.......

Particularizing Nonhuman Nature in Stakeholder Theory: The Recognition Approach

The focus of this article is on stakeholder theory and nonhuman stakeholders. The article examines how nonhumans, such as animals and nature, can be recognized as stakeholders. We utilize the......

Industrial ecosystem renewal towards circularity to achieve the benefits of reuse - Learning from circular construction

We conducted a qualitative case study of two concrete-element reuse pilot projects. Renewal towards circularity requires changes in the construction industry ecosystem. Industrial renewal......

Sustainability Project Champions as Environmental Leaders in a City Organization: Driving the Urban Circular Economy

While the role of projects in sustainability change is widely recognized, the understanding of project managers’ behaviour in sustainability projects is limited. We examine project champions......

Value creation in circular economy business for sustainability: A stakeholder relationship perspective

This study examined how and what kind value is created within stakeholder relationships in CE business. We conducted a single case study of an energy company that has developed a CE business......

Stakeholder value creation in the intersection of business and sustainability

This article-based dissertation examines how businesses can create value with and for stakeholders in the context of sustainability. The dissertation increases understanding of how stakeholder......