Which functions are truly the most critical for Finnish society to function, both today and 20 years from now? A new study by VTT and Hanken School of Economics shows that critical societal functions are not static, but evolve in response to changes in the wider environment.

Starting this fall, 12.5 million copies of a preparedness leaflet will be distributed to households in Poland. Parts of the content is built on research conducted at Hanken’s HUMLOG Institute, with Associate Professor Wojciech Piotrowicz contributing as one of the co-authors and editor. The initiative is led by the Polish Ministry of Defence.

As part of a project course in corporate social responsibility and humanitarian logistics at Hanken School of Economics, students have been working closely with various organisations to address real-world sustainability challenges. One student group focused on Hanken itself, developing a method to measure the university’s broader sustainability impacts, going beyond traditional carbon footprint reporting.

The need to shift towards more sustainable dietary patterns by substituting animal products with plant-based alternatives is well-established. However, understanding which consumers are currently eating meat, who is willing to decrease their consumption, and why, remains a critical question.

“Being prepared and resilient isn't just about facing the worst-case scenarios - preparedness should be part of everyday life”, says Hanken’s Aino Ruggiero, who has been researching citizens' home preparedness, among other topics.

Hanken School of Economics has started a unique collaboration with Gymnasiet Grankulla Samskola. As part of the pilot course Organising for Sustainable Futures, upper secondary school students are contributing content to an online course that will be offered to Swedish-speaking upper secondary schools around Finland.

A new initiative that is set to transform the landscape of sustainable solutions for the humanitarian and health sectors worldwide has been launched. The unique platform will help humanitarian and health actors’ access and utilize bio-based products in critical response operations and health programs globally.

Recent air drops into Gaza and President Biden’s plans for a pier for aid deliveries may look spectacular, but they can have only limited impact, writes Hanken’s Sarah Schiffling together with her colleague Foteini Stavropoulou in The Conversation.

A new EU-directive requires that all end-of-life textiles, meaning clothes that can’t be used any more, are being collected separately, sorted and then reused or recycled. According to Associate Professor Anna Aminoff textile recycling processes, including separate collection and sorting, are expensive and complicated, and puts a lot of responsibility on the consumers – but things are hopefully slowly getting better.

There are upcoming training sessions for the databases Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace and WRDS during the weeks 41-42. Check the times and links in the post!

Det kommer skolningar för databaserna Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace och WRDS under vecka 41-42. Kolla tiderna och länkarna i posten!

Hanken’s calculated carbon dioxide emissions from 2022 are 463 CO2 metric ton.

Companies within the EU need to take greater responsibility to prevent social and environmental problems. This is also the case in developing countries, where the majority of production takes place. For that reason, a number of EU corporate responsibility regulations are being prepared.

Alumnus of the year 2023, Kurt Björklund, encourages students to start a job they are passionate about. He believes the alumni have a collective responsibility for maintaining Hanken’s strengths in the future.

Professor Lisa Ellram’s interest in the future of the planet grew early on, leading up to her studying and publishing research on environmental sustainability for over two decades now. As a Fulbright Distinguished Professor at Hanken School of Economics, she has been focusing on the role of supply chain in the circular economy.

CERS was represented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference in Montery, AMA SERVSIGS conference in Glasglow and Frontiers in Boston this summer.

The expansion of solar and wind power is well under way, but we still lack large-scale storage options for electrical energy. Green hydrogen is a potential solution, but it requires new business models. Hanken’s research into ecosystems is set to boost the hydrogen economy in Ostrobothnia

Due to various renovations in the Assembly Hall, several class rooms and offices, Hanken's front doors in the main building in Helsinki will be closed from 23 June to 15 August 2022. Only students and staff have access to the main building using their own key.

Earthquakes, storms, floods, forest fires - natural disasters have a firm grip on our world. In order for us to handle disasters in the best possible way, two things are needed: cooperation and trust.

KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten. It is due to be launched into space in just over a year, with drawings by children and young people on board on the satellite. The small satellite is the result of cooperation across the Kvarken. It also demonstrates that the conquest of space is not just for space superpowers.

A group of students, who have studied the local community's commitment to mitigating and curbing climate-related natural disasters in Mozambique, have won first prize in a science competition organized by the HUMLOG Institute at Hanken School of Economics.

After last week's preliminary judging, GBSN - Global Business School Network has determined the Top Six teams who will be going to the Final Round of judging in The HUMLOG Challenge! Those teams are (in no particular order):

A supply chain perspective can enable the identification of problems in legal processes, factors that affect public procurement and vulnerabilities in preparedness for cascading disasters. New research examines what a supply chain perspective entails in strictly regulated public services and processes.

Due to maintenance work outside Hanken's main building in Helsinki, there will be an interruption in the heat supply throughout the building on Monday 11 October from 8 am to 7 pm.

In collaboration with Novia University of Applied Sciences and Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK), Hanken is currently calling for expressions of interest in developing hydrogen infrastructure in the Ostrobothnia region, as part of the H2 Ecosystem Roadmap. The project, funded by the EU's regional development funds, has been approved by the Regional Council of Ostrobothnia.

After many years in the oil industry, Linda Tallberg changed her career and started researching human-animal relations at work. She is often asked the question: what do animals have to do with business?

In Hanken’s third year of participation in the Aim2Flourish initiative, and after three nominations in previous years and four nominations this year, one of our student teams has received the Flourish prize for 2021.

The podcast which was launched last autumn returns with many exciting and invigorating conversations on how to make our world more sustainable.

Unequal access to drinking water in different geographical contexts is embedded in political, racialized, classed, and gendered hierarchies. Technologies and innovations aimed at solving drinking water problems only tend to gloss over the bigger issues.

Ojämn tillgång till dricksvatten i olika geografiska områden finns inbäddad i politiska, etniska, klassbetonade och könsbestämda hierarkier. Teknik och innovationer som syftar till att hantera dricksvattenfrågor tenderar att bara dölja de större underliggande problemen.

Companies equipped with modern technology, such as with the capability to purify water, can control and shape what is understood as the truth about water in rural villages in the global South. Through this, rural villages are made dependent on private companies related to water supply, Yewondwossen Tesfaye states in his doctoral dissertation “Neoliberalism in everyday governmentality: The conduct of rural drinking water and rainwater practices”.

Last year Hanken committed to be carbon neutral by 2030. As a step towards that goal, Hanken has now compensated for its calculated emissions from 2019.

A group of students, who presented a solution to how the indigenous community Wayuu in South America could secure access to safe water for hand washing and hygiene, have won the science competition organised by the HUMLOG Institute at Hanken School of Economics.

En grupp studenter, som presenterat en lösning till hur ursprungsfolket Wayuu i Sydamerika kunde säkras tillgång till tryggt vatten för handtvätt och hygien, har vunnit första pris i en vetenskapstävling arrangerad av Hankens HUMLOG-institut.

Styrelsen har den 20.10.2020 utsett professor David B. Grant till ny prorektor med ansvar för forskning och samhällsansvar vid Hanken. Hans mandatperiod sträcker sig fram till 31.7.2021. David B. Grant är professor i logistik och samhällsansvar vid Hanken.

Två bilder av Jyrki Ilva, Nationalbibliotek, visar att Hanken är en av de ledande open access institutionerna i Finland.

Two slides by Jyrki Ilva, the National Library of Finland, indicate that Hanken is one of the leading open access institutions in Finland.

On Tuesday 27 November 2018 there is an interruption to the heat supply at Hanken in Helsinki between 8.00-19.00.

Professor Emeritus Jeff Hearn has been appointed as Professor Extraordinarius for 3 years at the Institute for Social and Health Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA).

Hanken gets its first Non-profit Partner as collaboration is initiated with DROPP. The new partner category has been created to enable and highlight long-term cooperation with non-profit organisations.

The Hanken foundation 'Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan' has decided to award the following persons for their publications 2016

Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan har slagit fast de personer som premieras för vetenskapliga artiklar.

Hanken and Massachusetts Institute of Technology begin collaboration within humanitarian logistics and innovations research.

Hanken students awarded during the annual donor evening and the Rector’s List awards ceremonies.

Studerande premierades under den årliga stipendiesammankomsten och vid utdelningen av Rector’s List-stipendierna.