Sustainability

We are shaping a sustainable future

Welcome to create solutions to the world's major challenges! At Aalto, we create solutions, knowledge, innovations and culture that enable well-being within the planetary boundaries. 

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With us, you get the opportunity to learn, research and do meaningful things in a unique environment: we combine the expertise in science, art, technology and business to develop creative solutions to the world’s major challenges, such as the climate crisis. 

We are a community of thousands of students, researchers and experts with passion and expertise for system-level thinking and new innovations.

Carbon Neutral Aalto 2030

Aalto University is committed to reducing its climate emissions in all operational areas with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. The university has identified the critical steps to be taken to reduce climate emissions in each area. In the coming years, the greatest reductions will be obtained in the category of energy procurement.

Read more on our emission reductions
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News

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Aalto University secures funding for critical green transition research

Granted by the Research Council of Finland, the funding will accelerate research in energy systems, microelectronics and sustainable cities
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Awards and Recognition, Research & Art, Studies Published:

Business is sustainability and sustainability is business

The year 2024 can be called the year of sustainability, as the School of Business continued to strongly promote sustainability in its research, teaching and other activities, which was also recognised with awards
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New life for construction waste wood

In Finland, almost all waste wood from construction ends up being burned, even though it could play a major role in the development of ecological growing media. New research shows that steam-treated waste wood can replace peat as a growing medium and offers promising results in plant germination and root growth.
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A dress that combines modular design and seaweed research was seen at the Independence Day Reception

Landscape architect Anni Järvitalo designed a festive outfit for the President's Independence Day reception that combines modular design and seaweed research in collaboration with designer Sofia Ilmonen and Professor Julia Lohmann.

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Sustainability Action Booster

Sustainability Action Booster is an expense grant dedicated to empowering students in unleashing their creative ideas for a sustainable future. Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to initiate and participate in student-owned sustainability actions - both on campus and beyond!

Grants and awards
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Sustainability Science Days gathers record participation - next year’s theme will be “Breaking the sustainability bubble”

Finland's largest sustainability research and innovation event brought together over 1,500 experts from over a hundred different countries. The event was organized at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki this year in cooperation with the world's largest sustainability congress, SRI.

News

Campus

Aalto University's campus in Otaniemi is the home of an innovative community. Explore the campus virtually at virtualtour.aalto.fi.

Our sustainable and green campus
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Research for sustainability

Aalto University generates knowledge, understanding and solutions that enable well-being within the limits of one planet. We combine expertise in art, technology, and business to develop solutions for some of the world's greatest challenges.

Sustainability
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Innovation portfolio

Every year approximately 100 companies are founded in our innovation ecosystem and the total value of the companies founded by our alumni exceeds 30B€. Take a look at our current Research to business -teams (prebusiness), spinouts, startups and alumni companies.

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Environmental and social sustainability studies

We combine expertise in art, technology, and business to develop solutions for some of the world's greatest challenges.

Study at Aalto
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Sustainability in Teaching

On this page you can find tips, tools and good practices for integrating sustainability into your teaching.

Services

Events

Homecoming Day
Lectures and seminars, Networking

Homecoming Day 2025

Homecoming Day is one of the School of Business's biggest alumni events. It offers inspiring discussions on current topics and a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends.
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Exhibitions

LAHJA exhibition

How has Aalto University transformed our society over the past 15 years? Through bold experiments, innovative art and design, talented startups, new ways of learning, world-class research infrastructure, solutions to tackle climate change and other challenges – and much, much more. Discover the highlights in the LAHJA exhibition, either online or in the new, beautiful Marsio building.
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Lectures and seminars

What's modelling got to do with planning?

Practice and research seminar on urban-transport planning and modelling - Volume 3
Vaatteita
Campus, Students

Take it or leave it recycling event open to all spring 2025

Welcome to the open to all recycling event!

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact us!

Margareta Björksten

Senior Specialist

Jussi Impiö

Senior Specialist, Sustainable Solutions

Jasmin Järvinen

Kestävän kehityksen hankekoordinaattori

Elina Kähkönen

Cross Cutting Areas Officer

Katja Rönkkö

Senior Communications Specialist
U908 Communications Services

Saga Weissmann

Coordinator
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