Duties
Support for the implementation of the national circular economy program and governance research.
Education and academic titles
Doctor of Social Sciences (Environmental Policy), University of Helsinki
Research and expertise
- Circular economy
- Sustainable consumption and production policies
- Sustainable and innovative public procurement
- Strategies and programmes for sustainability transformations
- Policy analysis and evaluation
- Societal interaction
- Co-creation
- Network management
Background
I'm senior circular economy professional (D.Soc.Sc.) with 15+ years of experience in sustainability transformations, policy development and analysis. I have vast background in policies that promote sustainable consumption but also in project management, network leadership, strategy and communications. Since the beginning of the year 2023, I have been group manager for the Policy and consumption group of the Circular economy solutions unit at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke). Further, I lead the preparations for the strategic LIFE project Circular Finland and steer the national circular economy hub KiSu together with Motiva. I enjoy cross-sectoral collaboration and action research that paves paths for change.
For more information, please see LinkedIn.
Recent projects
- Circular Economy Finland (KiSu)
- Strategic Programme to Promote a Circular Economy
- Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic Impact (ORSI)
- Competence Centre for Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement (KEINO)
Recent publications
Berg, A., Alhola, K., Peltomaa, J., Tietari, S., 2022. Developing together: the Finnish way of promoting sustainable public procurement, Journal of Public Procurement, 22 (4), 245-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-11-2021-0072
Kauppila, T. (Ed.), 2022. Handbook for a Data-Driven Circular Economy in Finland: Data Sources, Tools, and Governance for Circular Design. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. VTT Technology 401. https://doi.org/10.32040/2242-122X.2022.T401
Salo, H., Berg, A., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Lähteenoja, S., 2021. Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations: Sustainable development policy in Finland. Environmental Science & Policy, 128, 242 – 255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.11.024.
Berg, A., Lukkarinen, J., Ollikka, K., 2020. ‘Sticky’ Policies—Three Country Cases on Long-Term Commitment and Rooting of RE Policy Goals.
Energies 13(6), 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061351.
A full list of my academic publications can be found from Google Scholar - and all recent publications from LinkedIn.