WORKPACKAGE LEADERS
Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
Consortium PI
Tampere University, Hervanta
leena.aarikka-stenroos@tuni.fi
+358 50 301 5476
Industrial Management, Technology Business
technology business, commercialization, ecosystems, innovation business
My research focuses on diverse CE ecosystems and CE business catalysts including commercialization, customer value, business models and customer referencing.
Satu Teerikangas
Leader of CE Ecosystems and Agency workpackage
University of Turku
satu.teerikangas@utu.fi
+358 40 706 5985
business partnerships, change agents, agency, change management, acquisitions
My research focuses on the types and dynamics of change agency enabling sustainability transitions.
Hanna Lehtimäki
Leader of Catalysts and dynamics workpackage & vice PI
University of Eastern Finland
hanna.lehtimaki@uef.fi
+358 50 573 2742
Management and Organisations
Network theory, relational leadership, strategic renewal
My research focuses on relational theorizing on organizations, strategy and leadership.
Ari Jokinen
Leader of Change and sustainability workpackage
Tampere University
ari.k.jokinen@tuni.fi
+358 40 190 4029
Environmental Policy
politics of sustainability, urban sustainability
In my research I focus on policy development of urban sustainability and the interactive processes of different sustainability paths.
Topi Turunen
Leader of Instruments and research-based guidance
workpackage
University of Eastern Finland
topi.turunen@uef.fi
+358 44 279 9499
Environmental Law
circular economy, environmental law
My research focuses on the law of circular economy: e.g. commodification of waste and the interface between waste and product regulation.
Johanna Kujala
Leader of Stakeholder interaction and engagement
workpackage
Tampere University
johanna.kujala@tuni.fi
+358 50 420 1509
Management and Organisations
stakeholder theory and engagement, sustainable and responsible business, sustainable value creation
My focus is on studying and developing stakeholder theory, stakeholder engagement, and stakeholder value creation research. In addition, I am interested in managerial ethics and the promotion of strong sustainability.
RESEARCHERS
Johanna Alakerttula
Tampere University
johanna.alakerttula@tuni.fi
Industrial Management, Technology Business
circular economy, ecosystems, construction, corporate sustainable
Joonas Alaranta
University of Eastern Finland
joonas.alaranta@uef.fi
+358 44 978 1709
Environmental Law
regulation of chemicals, circular economy, environmental law
My research focuses on the interfaces between waste and chemicals regulation.
Vaula Berg
University of Turku
vaula.berg@utu.fi
Management and organisation
social psychology, sustainability agency, circular economy, leadership
My research focuses on individuals and humanity in the transition to circular economy.
Lara Gonzalez Porras
Tampere University
lara.gonzalezporras@tuni.fi
Management and organisation
stakeholder engagement, stakeholder relationships, sustainability
Stakeholder engagement, stakeholder relationships, sustainability.
Linnea Harala
Tampere University
linnea.harala@tuni.fi
Industrial Engineering and Management
circular economy, coopetition
My research focuses on collaboration between competitors to advance circular economy.
Anna Heikkinen
Tampere University
anna.l.heikkinen@tuni.fi
+358 44 288 5257
Responsible Business
corporate sustainability, corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement, stakeholder theory
My focus is on implementing and analysing stakeholder interaction.
Kaisa Henttonen
University of Eastern Finland
kaisa.henttonen@uef.fi
+358 50 435 2664
My research focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship and, more specifically, on how entrepreneurs come up with and commercialise inventions to achieve sustainable circular economy goals.
Antero Hirvensalo
University of Turku
antero.hirvensalo@utu.fi
+358 50 381 9776
Kaisa Huhta
University of Eastern Finland
kaisa.huhta@uef.fi
Law
energy law, EU law
My research focuses on EU energy law and, in particular, the role of law in regulating the energy transition.
Pekka Jokinen
Tampere University
pekka.jokinen@tuni.fi
+358 50 318 7264
Environmental Policy
environmental policy and governance, sustainability, case study approach
My main research interests lie in the area of environmental governance and sustainability, consumption and the environment, and environmental and climate policies.
Jenni Kaipainen
Tampere University
jenni.kaipainen@tuni.fi
Industrial Engineering and Management; Management and organizations
strategy processes, strategic renewal, ecosystems, ecosystem catalysts, sustainability strategy
Researching the ecosystem catalysts activating and accelerating firms’ strategy process renewal towards sustainability within a complex, co-evolving ecosystem.
Katariina Koistinen
University of Turku
katariina.koistinen@utu.fi
+358 50 413 1743
agency, change agency, sustainability transitions, sustainable change, sustainability science
My research focuses on sustainability agency in circular economy.
Marika Kokko
Tampere University
marika.kokko@tuni.fi
+358 50 447 8751
Environmental Engineering
circular economy, environmental engineering, nutrient recycling
My research focuses on resource recovery from municipal and industrial side and waste streams with biological processes.
Heta Leinonen
Tampere University
heta.leinonen@tuni.fi
+358 50 506 0663
Management and organisations
corporate sustainability, stakeholder networks and cooperation
My research focuses on stakeholder approach in circular economy.
Lotta Matikainen
Tampere University
lotta.matikainen@tuni.fi
Management and organization
stakeholder engagament, sustainability
Marileena Mäkelä
University of Jyväskylä
marileena.t.makela@jyu.fi
+358 40 671 7632
Corporate Environmental Management
sustainability agency, sustainability reporting, responsible business
In my research I focus on sustainability agency in the circular economy.
Larissa Niemi
University of Turku
larissa.h.kraama@utu.fi
+358 41 544 6428
ecosystem management, circular economy
Erkki-Jussi Nylen
Tampere University
erkki-jussi.nylen@tuni.fi
Environmental Policy
the politics of the circular economy, steering of the societal change
My research concentrates on the promotion of the circular economy. Especially, how different policy instruments are utilized to put the circular economy thinking into practices.
Tiina Onkila
University of Jyväskylä
tiina.onkila@jyu.fi
+358 40 576 7818
Corporate Environmental Management
sustainability agency, responsible business, environmental responsibility, stakeholders
My research interests relate to meanings of sustainability and environmental responsibilities in business, in particular environmental rhetoric, sustainability agency, stakeholder relations, employees’ perspective to sustainability change, sustainability reporting and qualitative research.
Hanna-Leena Pesonen
University of Jyväskylä
hanna-leena.pesonen@jyu.fi
Corporate Environmental Management
corporate environmental strategies and marketing, material flow management, and environmental management systems, sustainable business and bioeconomy
Ville-Veikko Piispanen
University of Eastern Finland
ville-veikko.piispanen@uef.fi
+358 40 355 3982
Entrepreneurship
strategic entrepreneurship, business opportunity creation, business models
My research focuses on growth entrepreneurship, business models and business opportunity creation in circular economy.
Jatta Pitkänen
University of Eastern Finland
jatta.pitkanen@uef.fi
+358 46 922 8734
Management and organisations
leadership, sustainability transition, circular economy
Eeva-Leena Pohls
Tampere University, Hervanta
eeva-leena.pohls@tuni.fi
+358 44 258 4416
Environmental Engineering, Textile Technology
circular economy, textile recycling, ecosystem
Mari Riuttala
Tampere University, Hervanta
mari.riuttala@tuni.fi
Industrial Engineering and Management
circular economy, construction, value potential
Sami Rusthollkarhu
Tampere University, Hervanta
sami.rusthollkarhu@tuni.fi
Industrial Engineering and Management
value creation, SD-logic, digital technologies, artificial intelligent
Milla Sarja
University of Jyväskylä
milla.s.sarja@jyu.fi
+358 40 832 1493
Corporate Environmental Management
circular economy, circular business opportunities, sustainability transition
My research focuses on circular economy implementation/the transition towards circular economy on company level.
Marko Seppänen
Tampereen yliopisto
marko.seppanen@tuni.fi
ecosystems, platforms, systems, business development
Paula Sjöblom
University of Turku
papisjo@utu.fi
+358 50 347 8974
Linguistics
vocabulary; proper names; text analysis; rethoric
Orcid: 0000-0002-7392-2300
Juha Suonpää
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
juha.suonpaa@tuni.fi
+358 40 012 0544
Visual Culture
visual catalysts
Research interests relate in photography, visual arts, visual culture and visual methodologies.
Riikka Tapaninaho
Tampere University
riikka.tapaninaho@tuni.fi
+358 40 013 1070
Management and Organisations
corporate sustainability, sustainable value creation, stakeholder networks and cooperation
My focus is on implementing and analysing stakeholder interaction.
Veera Turku
Tampere University
veera.turku@tuni.fi
Environmental policy
local and urban sustainability initiatives, temporary uses
My research focuses on citizen participation and multi-actor partnership to support urban sustainability.
Jarmo Uusikartano
Tampere University, Hervanta
jarmo.uusikartano@tuni.fi
Mira Valkjärvi
University of Turku
mira.h.valkjarvi@utu.fi
+358 40 515 0398
Management and organisations
circular economy, motivation
My research focuses on the motivations of multinational organizations in utilizing circular economy.
INTERACTION
Piia Nurmi
person in charge of interaction
Turku University of Applied Sciences
piia.nurmi@turkuamk.fi
+358 40 355 0931
Economic Geography
interaction, circular business models
Inka Mäkiö
Turku University of Applied Sciences
inka.makio@turkuamk.fi
+358 40 355 0174
Service Designer
service design, facilitating, interaction, circular business models
Marketta Virta
Turku University of Applied Sciences
marketta.virta@turkuamk.fi
+358 40 355 0290
Environmental Communication
interaction, circular business models, communication