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School of Business became a Champion member of the global PRME network for sustainability education
Champion-level membership demonstrates that the School of Business is a leader in promoting responsibility, not just nationally but also internationally, while also committing it to work more diligently to advance sustainable development and responsibility.
Aiming for Emission-Free Pulping: Forest Industry and Scientific Community Join Forces
The Emission Free Pulping program aims to significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50% to around 70%.
Economists' report: Emission restrictions would accelerate the electrification of Helsinki's car fleet
Achieving Helsinki's carbon neutrality goal requires new impactful measures. According to the recent study by Aalto University's economics working group, areas with CO2 emission-free transportation would be an efficient way to reduce emissions in Helsinki's transportation sector. A sufficient transition period would be a prerequisite for success.
Sustainable construction turned School of Business into pleasant, functional space
The School of Business building is heated with 74 geothermal wells
Information on promoting sustainable development goals included in course descriptions
Themes related to promoting sustainable development goals discussed on more than one-third of courses
Coming never to a road near you: Five myths about autonomous vehicles
Whether you call them autonomous, self-driving or robot cars, there is a lot of discussion about when, where and how these vehicles will take to the roads.
Kari Tammi: When we are lean enough, we have time to think without rushing
'Aalto is a pretty calm and safe environment to work in. The management and evaluation system is relatively kind, and the rules are just right for an odd and absent-minded person like me.'
Keynote speaker, Business Director Kaisa Hietala: We lack a definition of the value of nature
About 300 invitees and alumni took part in the lecture bearing the name of Chancellor Jaakko Honko
The Dean also rewards School of Business students for other merits besides excellent grades
NEW DEADLINE: 31 Oct. 2023. The aim of the new Dean’s Impact Award is to show our appreciation for promoting sustainable development or action in line with Aalto’s values
How do companies handle EU’s new sustainability regulations?
Two School of Business students examined Nordic firms for PwC Finland
Professor Matti Kuittinen: 'Hey, take a break at the construction site!'
New construction should be put on hold until we figure out a sustainable solution, says Kuittinen
Professor Minna Halme received two awards in the Boston Academy of Management 2023 conference
She was granted the Best Paper of the Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division and a RRBM Responsible Research in Business and Management awards
PlastLIFE promotes a sustainable circular economy for plastics
In the project Aalto University explores the business opportunities and challenges of the circular economy
Solving urban challenges in Aalto through the Urban GoodCamp project
This spring, Aalto students participated in the Urban Goodcamp, where they developed solutions to urban challenges in Helsinki in collaboration with local organizations.
Emīlija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’
In our I Claim series Emīlija Veselova talks about how climate change challenges design approach and its human-centered approaches.
Professor Matti Kuittinen: ‘I want to bring hope back to construction’
Professor of Sustainable Construction Matti Kuittinen returned É«É«À² University after several years as Senior Ministerial Adviser in the Ministry of the Environment.
The School of Business has a strong motivation to continuously develop sustainability
Our students' views formed the results of the international Positive Impact Rating (PIR), in which the School of Business was found to be at a good level in promoting sustainability issues
Funding granted for research into physics of microscopic plant roots
The aim is to create a new micromechanical tool to better understand how root mechanics arise from cells and how living materials like plant roots adapt to external stresses
Patrick Rinke: making sustainable materials with AI
Professor Patrick Rinke’s pioneering expertise in finding sustainable and climate-friendly materials with machine learning methodology has arguably never been more in demand
Strengthening the collaboration in the bioproduct sector between Finland and the United States
At the end of May, a large American delegation visited Finland to familiarize themselves with our forest and wood sector expertise. FinnCERES, the materials bioeconomy Flagship led by Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is involved in developing new business opportunities through bio-based material innovations.
