Sustainability in Business (SUB)
Research areas
Energy transitions
Renewable energy production and storage technologies change the way we produce and use energy, do business with it, and innovate.
Innovation for poverty alleviation
Frugal innovations by businesses in resource-scarce environments are one promising approach to poverty alleviation.
Innovation for sustainability
The innovation of new sustainable products, services, business models and forms of consumption can help tackle big problems like climate change and resource depletion.
Circular economy
Circular economy keeps materials in use longer using strategies like reuse, remanufacture, recycling, and replacing ownership with rentals
Corporate responsibility
Ethical issues are urgent in our globalized world where the public and civil governance of businesses is often underdeveloped and firms are located in different national regulatory systems.
New economy
Broader descriptions of economy, work and money are being developed that can help our economy function better.
Publications
The latest publications from SUB researchers
Sustainability teaching
Sustainability course offerings in the School of Business
SUB seminar series
The SUB lunchtime seminar series provides a monthly forum for all interested to discuss topical research in social and environmental issues in management.
Upcoming seminars
Spring 2019
Friday 15.2, 12.00-13.30
Väre (Otaniementie 14), F101
Professor Jeremy Hall, Centre for Social Innovation Management, Surrey Business School. From the ‘Eroom’ Effect (Moore’s Law Backwards) to Borlaug’s Paradox: Emerging Challenges and Unintended Consequences of Sustainable Development Innovation.
Co-hosted by the Aalto Sustainability Hub.
Monday 18.2., 10.00-12.00
Väre (Otaniementie 14), L208
Dr. Stelvia Matos. Surrey Business School. Crafting papers for publication in the field of sustainable development innovation.
Friday 1.3. 12.00-13.00
Väre (Otaniemientie 14), M102
Prof. Myrto Chliova. Moving from small to big wins: Tensions in the evolution of participatory organizing within the context of a displacement crisis.
Friday 5.4. 12.30-13.30
Väre (Otaniementie 14), M102
Cecilia Bayas, Autonomous University of Madrid. Sustainable development in the Spanish universities campuses from a stakeholder approach.
Awards and highlights
Elizabeth Miller
Thesis "Trash to Treasure: A Multiple Case Study of Finnish Companies That Create Economic Value from Waste Materials" received award for top university master's thesis, Association for Environmental Management (Ymparistöjohtamisen yhdistys ry)
Samuli Patala and Minna Halme
Article "Polycentric Governance of Privately Owned Resources in Circular Economy Systems" received Carolyn Dexter Award for international papers, Academy of Management 2018
Jouni Juntunen, Minna Halme, Angelina Korsunova and Risto Rajala
Article "Powering sustainable innovations: Strategies for collaborating with deviant partners" won Best Academic Paper at R&D Management Conference 2016, University of Cambridge
Minna Halme, Sara Lindeman and Paula Linna
Article "Innovation for Inclusive Business: Intrapreneurial Bricolage in Multinational Corporations", Journal of Management Studies, 2012 received the Emerald Citations of Excellence for 2015
The latest from SUB
Dive deeper into SUB's work through our blog posts and news articles.
SUB researchers lead new sustainable textiles consortium
Researchers from the Sustainability in Business (SUB) research group are leading one of Aalto’s three consortia funded in the latest round of grants from the Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council.
Many Shades of Cocreation: Research Designs for Collaboration
When academics and practitioners work together on research, there’s no standard template to follow. Aalto researchers provide a model.
'The solutions for circular economy are not achieved alone'
A circular economy workshop series develops new collaborations between engineers and business researchers.
How to accelerate the circular economy
It sounds simple — one business’s waste becomes another’s input. But the reality is challenging. Three case studies provide best practices.
Aalto sustainability news
DigiEduHack 3 October 2019 - become a change-maker in digital education
50 hackathons in 50 locations engaging more than 2.500 pupils, students, teachers and educators, researchers, innovators and education professionals.
SUB researchers lead new sustainable textiles consortium
Researchers from the Sustainability in Business (SUB) research group are leading one of Aalto’s three consortia funded in the latest round of grants from the Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council.
Aalto to coordinate three new SRC consortia
Aalto University received EUR 9.2 million or 18 percent of the funding allocated.
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on physical structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on bridges or wind turbines
Events
Apply now for Digital Business Master Class
Discover the advantages of digital trends, emerging technologies, business design thinking and data-driven business, while enjoying the nightless summer nights, sauna with locals, beautiful beaches, buzzing start-up scene and Nordic superfoods in Finland's innovation capital Espoo.
Aalto Ventures Program Summer Course - Creating Multidimensional Experiences
There's still time to register for this unique summer course organized by AVP and Flow Festival!
Join the RACE (Raw & Circular Economy Expedition)
A 2-week learning journey across Europe and along the raw materials value chain.Registration Deadline - 20 Apr 2019
Who we are
Jouni Juntunen
Maria Joutsenvirta
Get in touch
Address
Lapuankatu 2 (Arkadia building, 3rd floor)
00100 Helsinki
Contact
Elizabeth Miller
[email protected]