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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lara Gonzalez Porras

Tampere University
lara.gonzalezporras@tuni.fi

Management and organisation
stakeholder engagement, stakeholder relationships, sustainability

Stakeholder engagement, stakeholder relationships, sustainability.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Maili Marjamaa

Tampere University
maili.marjamaa@tuni.fi

Lotta Matikainen

Tampere University
lotta.matikainen@tuni.fi

Management and organization
stakeholder engagament, sustainability

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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.

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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.

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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.

ResearchGate
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Jatta Pitkänen

University of Eastern Finland
jatta.pitkanen@uef.fi
+358 46 922 8734

Management and organisations
leadership, sustainability transition, circular economy

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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

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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.

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Ville Virsu

University of Turku
ville.virsu@utu.fi
+358 50 9165

rhetoric, discourse analysis

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

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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

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