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The legacy of an influential duo: What does the circular economy look like now that Jyrki Katainen and Mari Pantsar are leaving Sitra?
In 2014, Mari Pantsar came to Sitra to lead the sustainability theme. She placed the circular economy at its core. Around the same time, Jyrki Katainen influenced the breakthrough of the circular economy […]
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The unbearable lightness of corporate responsibility
Recent scandals and lawsuits prove that responsibility is starting to matter. In recent days, we have been reading fishy news about Findus. Deliberate concealment […]
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The world's first circular economy product design program launches in Finland – Looking for a "pioneer group of pioneering companies"
Fifty motivated Finnish companies will be able to participate in the historic Circular Design training program that will start at the beginning of the year. “This is the first time globally that this type of […]
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How do pioneering companies in the circular economy collaborate in practice?
Circular economy and cooperation. It is probably common knowledge that these words belong together. Circular economy solutions are created and strengthened through cooperation. Largely shrouded in obscurity […]
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There is an economic model that has many winning effects
A little over a year ago, in April 2021, the Finnish Government made a decision in principle on a national strategic program, the aim of which is to make the circular economy a key driver of the Finnish economy […]
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Companies on the Construction Growth Path implement circular economy business models – “We exist to make construction sustainable and resource-wise”
Companies that have participated in the Kasvupolku (Growth Path) of the Kasvu Open sparring program are revolutionizing the old ways of building. Small start-ups of one entrepreneur, over a hundred […]
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Global industrial company Terex acquired ZenRobotics' business – "The mood is quite Zen"
ZenRobotics, which brought artificial intelligence robotics to waste sorting, has got a new owner. The past period has been eventful for the company. The corona pandemic increased ZenRobotics' order backlog to a historic […]
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EU Textile Strategy: Fast fashion must go out of fashion
The European Commission has today (30 March 2022) published its Communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. The EU aims to […]
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