Innovator firms play a key role in fighting grand environmental challenges (GECs) via circular-oriented innovation. The prior literature has acknowledged two innovator firm types, “born circulars”......
Agency in sustainability transitions through a literature review. In the discipline of sustainability transitions the knowledge on agency is scattered. Agency is a mean to enable CE.Authors: Katariina......
The increasing pressures towards more environmentally friendly operations, drive companies to work together to forward shared objectives. To achieve system-level outcomes in advancing circular......
This is a action research on initiating sustainability communication in a shipbuilding network. The research data consists of 16 interviews in the network. The key findings are twofold. First, we......
The concept for circular economy in Tampere Region, Finland, is revolutionary. There is no more waste; used materials and energy exist to become a great benefit to the society and its citizens. The......
The book chapter explores the concept of "Acceptability of operations" drawing on previous literature. Acceptability is a value-bound social concept applied commonly when referring to societal......
The book chapter delves into the concept of "emerging markets" through scholarly literature. Recently, more and more previously stagnant and poor economies join in the group of emerging markets.......
This Master's Thesis focused on the perceptions of Finnish textile industry companies on circular economy (CE). The data consisted of 16 semi-structured interviews among Finnish textile industry......
The aim of the thesis was to find out1) what corporate social responsibility (CSR) means to organizations in different sectors2) which are the most active stakeholder groups to advance CSR3) what is......
The Finnish Academy’s Strategic Research Council-funded CICAT-2025 Circular Economy Catalysts: From Innovation to Business Ecosystems – research project has published its policy brief on circular......