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Researchers lay out a path to saving the Mekong Delta
Without swift, determined action, the homes of the millions living in the delta will be underwater by the end of the century
Sustainability report: multidisciplinary approach to solving sustainability challenges is Aalto’s strength
Science, technology and arts play an important role in solving global sustainability problems. Aalto University’s strength is its strong multidisciplinary approach to humanity’s greatest challenges, such as environmental crises. Aalto’s new sustainability report highlights some of the key sustainability actions taken by Aalto University in 2021.
How do we make the circular economy a platform?
Innovation and sustainability are inseparable. Their relationship grows stronger through collaboration between universities and companies.
How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!
The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
Aalto ranks 54th for responsible consumption and production in THE Impact Ranking
The Impact Rankings 2022 by the Times Higher Education assesses universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Oops: What a job posting that was!
Jussi Impiö started work as Head of Sustainable Solutions at Aalto University in summer 2021. In 2009, however, he had a labour market issue in Africa to resolve.
Alumna Annastina Saari: I want to be involved in solving the climate crisis
‘I had always dreamed of a career dealing with environmental questions’, says our alumna Annastina Saari, who studied international business as well as information and service management, and who now works as a consultant for D-mat, a company that is specialized in sustainable lifestyles.
Estoril Conferences: Together for a future of hope
Estoril Conferences join forces with CEMS and McKinsey & Company to amplify the intergenerational dialogue on global challenges and engage with the Purpose Generation worldwide
Aalto University Summer School launches Climate, Health and Architecture as an online course for summer 2022
The Climate, Health and Architecture summer course offers an evidence-based, clear and factual introduction to climate change and its relationship to human activities, built environment and health.
Unite! supports the manifesto for the future of universities in Europe
The Manifesto presents students’ ideas on the future of Higher Education in Europe, as well as recommendations to make European universities more in line with their expectations.
Researchers join forces with companies to develop low-carbon industrial production
Aalto University, the University of Oulu, and VTT, together with seven companies are searching for ways to reduce the environmental impact of industrial production, and for measures that can be combined in an environmentally responsible brand strategy.
Sustainable Campus Event drew crowds to A Grid
In the spirit of Earth Hour, the Sustainable Campus team organized the Sustainable Campus event on March 24, 2022 at A Grid. The theme of the event this time was natural biodiversity and the dialogue between man and nature.
Welcome to hear the latest news from Sustainable Campus!
Do you want to know more about the Carbon Neutral Campus 2030 project? Or about the biodiversity in campus nature? Do you need to calm down and take a silent moment without IT devices? You are welcome to join our Sustainable Campus event on 24th March!
African European scientific partnership to tackle future critical materials shortages
A collaborative African European project RESTART dedicated to the implementation of a full value chain for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic solar panels has begun.
How to lead and educate for the future?
Aalto's capacity building project experiments with methods, which may help us become more capable of implementing systemic changes
Unite! is committed to e-learning in international joint programmes
The project Joint Programmes: Embedding Virtual Exchange (JPROV) will create a framework for the development of innovative and efficient Joint Programmes with embedded online elements,
Vision 2030: This is what the clothes of the future will look like
Fashion designers turned old hand towels and used work clothes into a sustainable clothing collection.
Paula Jouhten seeks to replace oil-based chemistry by controlling the physiology of microbial cells
Paula Jouhten, D.Sc., started her five-year fixed-term professorship at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems at the beginning of 2022. Jouhten leads the Microbial Physiology research group at Aalto University.
KONE and Aalto University’s teaching collaboration approaches design as a method, way of thinking and competitive advantage
A key component of the collaboration is study projects, in which student teams work to solve companies’ real-life challenges.
A group developing Ponsse’s CSR reporting excelled in the Accounting Capstone course
Various inspiring and challenging business projects were solved in the autumn 2021 course.
