Towards a Sustainable Finnish Re-Manufacturing Industry (SuFiRe)
Duration of the project
Source of funding
Business Finland Co-Research
Total funding
340 000 €
SuFiRe is a multidisciplinary research project where three research groups join together to understand how the green transition can be furthered in businesses and what business opportunities the transition presents.
SuFiRe focuses on the Finnish manufacturing industry. The larger project goal is divided into three objectives: To identify what aspects of Ecodesign regulation (ESPR) are most critical for businesses and how they can adapt to them, to study new business opportunities that emerge from the new environmental regulations, to develop ways to motivate employees to increase their consideration of sustainability in their daily practices.
Partners
Meet the team
PhD Johnny Långstedt
Deputy Research Group Leader in Entrepreneurship and Value creation, Turku UAS
I am SuFiRe’s consortium leader and implement our work package on developing values-based change leadership for the participating companies.
Dr. Annika Holmbom
Leader of Research on Circular Business Models, Turku UAS
I focus on innovating new circular business opportunities for the participating companies. Facilitate workshops on process and value chain mapping, ESG data points, future opportunities and on making a sustainable strategic plan and roadmap.
Johanna Liipola
Specialist in Circular Business Models research group, Turku UAS
I plan, develop and execute circular economy workshops in SuFiRe. The topics of the workshops are 1. Process and value chain mapping; 2. ESG data points; 3. Future opportunities; and 4. Making a sustainable strategic plan and roadmap.
Professor Nina Tynkkynen
Regulatory landscape impact analysis research group, Åbo Akademi University
My research explores environmental policy and regulation in multilevel governance. I help companies understand how evolving policies affect their strategies, operations, and opportunities by translating complex developments into actionable insights. This supports informed decision-making and drives innovation in response to sustainability challenges.
Phd Candidate Taina Lahtinen
Regulatory landscape impact analysis research group, Åbo Akademi University
I conduct research on regulatory changes through desktop research, interviews, and focus group session in SuFiRe-project. I am working with both the company representatives and policy actors to study the impacts of the changes in the regulatory landscape deriving from Ecosustainable Product Design Regulation (ESPR) on Finnish mechanical engineering industry companies.
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