Blog
The CICAT2025 blog digs deeper into the wicked problems of the circular economy, but takes a positive and solution-oriented approach. The blog covers insights from top research authors and lessons learned along the way.
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......
Circular Economy – How can you benefit from thinking circular?
The article is originally published in the magazine of European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management (ESTIEM) on November 19, 2021.‘Circular economy’ – an increasingly popular......
Sustainability is a Privilege
Being sustainable is a privilege. While at first that statement may seem quite harsh and out of place, it is in fact a reminder that sustainable living and actions are often for those whose basic......
A Minister for Circular Economy to accelerate circular economy transitions
CICAT2025 first policy brief, published in December 2019, argues that promoting a sustainable circular economy requires cross-silo collaboration. We contend that cross-silo collaboration between......
The Circular Ecosystems – what it is about and what are they like?
Recently, the word ecosystem has become increasingly used, including in the context of the circular economy (CE). We are talking about business ecosystems, textile ecosystems, battery ecosystems or......
Why be a consumer when you can also be a participant and a developer?
Circular economy (CE) has only just made it into cities and the everyday lives of people. Urban residents may mistake the term for waste management, for recycling or mending of certain products, but......
