Sustainable Innovation for Growth: Exploring circular business models for a logistics service provider (SIBER)
This is an industry collaboration project where the researcher works closely with the partner company, a logistics service provider offering circular economy (CE) services. The research focuses on extending the lifespan and circularity of consumer electronics. The academic focus of the project is to deepen the understanding of supply chains and logistics in this context and to theorize circular business models and ecosystems, utilizing rich data insights gained from industry collaboration. The industry impact and practical learnings are an important part of the project. It aims to provide knowledge that can help Finnish industry drive sustainable growth through the extension of product lifespans, thereby strengthening societal resilience. The results should support Finnish industry in developing the capabilities needed to take advantage of EU regulation and CE business opportunities.
Date: January 2025 – December 2026
Academic impact:
- Understanding of supply chains and logistics in CE
- Theorize circular business models and ecosystems
- Utilize rich data insights gained from industry collaboration
Industry impact:
- Provide knowledge that can help Finnish industry drive sustainable growth
- Prioritizing lifespan extension that can strengthen societal resilience
- Better capabilities in Finland to take advantage of EU regulation and CE business opportunities
Funded by: The Finnish Impact Foundation.
Projects members at Hanken: Anna Aminoff (PI), Helleke Heikkinen