Creative Sustainability Business theses
Collection of Creative Sustainability Master's thesis works from the field of business at Aalto
The following is a list of thesis works completed by the graduates of the Creative Sustainability Master鈥檚 Programme in the Department of Management Studies:
2024
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Gingrich, Scott Michael | Building the Future: Exploring Resource Dynamics of Circular Economy Adoption in Construction | |
| H盲kkinen, Anna Reetta | Environmental innovation capabilities of Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises | |
| Halonen, Laura Marleena | Transformative System Innovation: Principles, Processes, and Organizational Capabilities | |
| Jaakola, Elli Sofia | 鈥淭his is a bit ugly, but it works, so whatever鈥 A Thematic Analysis on Men鈥檚 Garment Mending Experiences | |
| Karhi, Heli Annika | Multifaceted circular economy: how to define criteria for circular textile prod-ucts and services 鈥 Case circular shopping mall | |
| Kishore, Arjun Arash | Enhancing Organizational Readiness: Strategies for Localizing Digital Trainings to Adapt for Smaller Markets | |
| Laine, Janina Evi Annika | Double Materiality Assessment: Early Practices and Process Disclosures | |
| Laitinen, Minerva Erika | Car Sharing as an Innovation: Exploring the S-Curve in Helsingin Sanomat | |
| Ngui, Pamela Shan May | Sustainable foraging and permaculture as degrowth practices in Singapore | |
| Niemel盲, Jannika Miiu Marita | From Retail to Resale: Understanding How Second-hand Market Participation Shapes Clothing Consumption | |
| Uusitalo, Daniel Jussi Petteri | Degree of ESG Integration in Finnish Private Equity Funds Across the Maturity Spectrum | |
| Vuollet, Fanny Matilda | Navigating Sustainability: Finnish Companies' Strategic Entry into the Portuguese Renewable Energy Market | |
| Wei脽er, Leo Lukas | Challenges of automated sustainability data collection in healthcare 鈥 A multiple case study in large German hospitals | |
| Wong, Ching Pou Paul | A Researcher鈥檚 Journey from Lab to Market: Examining how Deep-Tech Entrepreneurship Education can foster the success of Researchers-turned-Entrepreneurs. |
2023
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Alho, Senni Magdaleena | Creating network-level value in an industrial symbiosis - A single intensive case study of Kokkola Industrial Park | |
| F枚rst, Maria Karoliina | Incorporating internal carbon pricing into supply chain management | |
| Jaakkola, Marta Maria | Recycling Municipal Solid Waste in the European Union 鈥 A Multiple-Case Study Exploring Key Success Factors and Commonalities Among Top Performers | |
| Kauppinen, Tessa Katriina | Brand owners' perceptions of sustainability-oriented co-innovation - insights from the packaging industry | |
| Kov谩cs, Meri Claudia | Leveraging Impact Investing in Nature-Positive Transitions: How Investors Can Assess Biodiversity Impact Potential | |
| Kyt枚l盲, Kaisa Kristiina | The new way of fashion consuming, drivers and barriers to growing the wardrobe with peer-to-peer renting service Case: Robes Rental | |
| Laaksonen, Iida Hilda Maria | Power up your knowledge: Exploring energy literacy of Finnish households | |
| Laukkanen, Kiia Katariina | Identifying and analyzing co-operation possibilities between Finland and the Baltics in the circularity of textiles | |
| Lehtisalo, Eveliina Sofia | Digital Product Passport for Textile and Fashion Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges | |
| Martins, Jana | Impact-driven Venture Capital Finance: Exploring Impact Management Practices between Limited and General Partners | |
| Mies, Pascal Niklas | Enabling the African miracle - A case study on how accelerators contribute to scaling sustainable entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Nguyen, Kieu My Hanh | How to harness the digital transformation towards sustainability: Fostering a resilient and inclusive digitalization in Finland | |
| Oikarinen, Oona-Elina Armiida | Management of social sustainability in SME鈥檚 supply chains: Insights from a multiple case study | |
| Pesonen, Sini Pauliina | THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROCUREMENT - Examples from eight cities in Finland, Norway, and Sweden | |
| Pochinki, Florencia | Museo Jallpha Kalchaki and the Organisational Turn: the Museum as Catalysts for Regenerative Practices |
2022
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hakanen, Jussi Matias | 鈥淩esponsibility is an Advantage鈥 鈥 A Critical Discourse Study on the Legitimation Strategies and Environmental Discourses of the Climate Commitment by the Finland Chamber of Commerce | |
| Hild茅n, Nora Sofia | The Application of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks in the Finnish Retail Market | |
| Inget, Matleena Laura Kaisa | Strengthening the social inclusion of diverse consumers in the marketplace 鈥 A case study | |
| Kaisko, Kalle Paul | Public Sector鈥檚 Role in Public-Private Climate Collaboration | |
| Lonka, Emmi Kristiina | May I Pet You? Exploring the meaning of consuming sustainable fashion for Finnish individuals | |
| Malhotra, Himmat Singh | The perception of technology and data, and its impact on data governance decisions - A study on low literate women farmers in agricultural co-operatives of India. | |
| Mattsson, Vivi Inka Annika | Governing Data in a Working Cooperative. The case of an association of women workers in the informal economy | |
| Niiranen, Mailis Helmi Sinikka | Navigating divergent expectations of ESG ratings 鈥 A case study | |
| Niiranen, Pettiina Hilda Sofia | Co-producing Sustainability Innovations in the Urban Environment. Analysis of Participatory Activities Used by an Innovation Intermediary in Urban Living Lab projects | |
| Peltoniemi, Suvi Sinikka Sylvia | Integrating Sustainability Into Business Education. The Case of Aalto University School of Business | - |
| Peysson, Noah Manuel | Improving environmental and social considerations in supply chain management: HSY and sourcing activated carbon | |
| Salminen, Anumaria | Entrepreneurship as a catalyst for change: Exploring the social, environmental, and market impacts of sustainable entrepreneurship | |
| Tapprest, Daniela Matilda Jeanette | Social Impacts of Carbon Offsetting Schemes in the Global South 鈥 Illustrative Cases of Forest Carbon Sequestration Projects in Uganda and Mexico | |
| Galloni, Maddalena | LOW CARB(ON) GROCERIES. European Agri-food Procurement and Carbon Labels: An Exploratory Research on the Perception of Carbon Labels from a B2B perspective | |
| Wegelius, Elise Maria | Universities for a Sustainable Future: Employee Perceptions Shaping Institutional Sustainability Change | |
| Zitting, Miia Katariina | Long duration energy storage in California 鈥 Applicability of technologies that may transform industries |
2021
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Fritz, Mona | The Social-Ecological System Framework in the Global South - An illustrative case: River basin pollution in Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Haubenwaller, Victoria | Participatory planning for Nature-based Solutions | |
| Huotari, Sonja Onerva | Technological development in extreme conditions - A configurational study of contact tracing software | |
| Kim, Han Na | 鈥淲hy do we work here?鈥: A case study on the Informal Economy of Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| Kim, Sujan | Information Sharing towards Sustainable development 鈥 Examine the impact of information sharing among public and private financial institution | |
| Kuivalainen, Minna Marika | Housing managers navigating energy transition in Finnish housing companies - The potential of middle-actors and advisory services to induce change | |
| Neuman, Salla-Maria | Innovative Circular Business Models in the Finnish Clothing Sector | |
| Rasinen, Beda Aleksandra | What drives circular entrepreneurs? A study on motivations for circular entrepreneurship, sustainability, and collective action | |
| R盲is盲nen, Roosa Katariina | Money grows on trees - New profit opportunities of sequestrating carbon for private forest owners in Finland | |
| Saarelainen, Aino Helena | How do different drivers in marketing messages elicit sustainable consumer intentions for Generation Z? A qualitative study. | |
| Yoshizumi, Jeonghwa Sachie | Case Study: How Sustainable Is Your Project? - A Sustainability Impact Assessment Tool for Innovation Projects |
2020
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Tran, Hai Anh | BREAK THE BOUNDARIES. Collaboration Across Disciplines and Functions for Circular Economy: A Comparative Study of Academic Institution and Corporation in Finland | |
| M盲kinen, Olga Tuulia | From laboratory to the market: An exploratory case study of an innovation ecosystem in Finland | |
| Peserico, Veronica | From Linear to Circular: The Business Model of a Company Using Waste as a Resource | |
| Bui, Huyen Anh | Promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Vietnam via nonformal education. Case Study: CHANGE's Vietnam Climate Leadership Initiative | |
| Chen, Tsu Hsuan | Barriers and coping strategies when implementing circular business models - A multiple case study of Taiwanese companies | |
| Dagnaud, Karelia Siri Suzanne | To Repair or Not to Repair - That, is the Question: A Multiple-Case Study of Circular Strategy-as-Practice in the Office Furniture and Household Appliance Sectors | |
| Hill, Matthew Alexander | THE SYSTEMIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PERFORMANCE TOWARDS THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: An exploratory analysis of 155 countries | |
| Maloku, Art | Slower Fast Fashion: A Case Study on the Unsustainability Lock-ins in Fast Fashion | |
| Sihvonen, Harri Petteri | Private Equity Pursuing Impact - Challenges and Development of Impact Investing in the Finnish PE Industry | |
| Sillanaukee, Otso Pekka Antero | Business models promoting system-level environmental sustainability in the textile domain | |
| 厂颈辫颈濒盲颈苍别苍,&苍产蝉辫;础苍苍别濒颈颈苍补 | Strategic Destigmatisation in Market Entry - Case Analysis of Online Communication in the Pelvic Health Market | |
| M盲nnikk枚, Jukka-Pekka | Constructing corporate responsibility reporting process for a Finnish technology company |
2019
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Dolce, Nicolas | Finding the circular city: a qualitative study on how Finland鈥檚 six largest cities conceptualize and promote urban circular economy | |
| Fischer, Anabel Julia | Nested Identification in Community Enterprises: Exploring the dynamics of temporal nested identification processes among volunteers in the Finnish community enterprise Livonsaari | |
| Haapasaari, Saara Johanna | BALANCING BETWEEN CONFLICTING INTERESTS: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SOURCING OF LABOR FROM OUTSIDE THE EU - A case Study in Finnish Construction Sector | |
| Mannonen, Ida-Maria | Utilizing circular economy in the consumer goods sector - a multiple case study on three Finnish businesses | |
| Nelson, Sofia Sinivuokko | Using supply chain transparency to create customer value - Case Alko Inc. | |
| Ohrling, Tiina Juulia | The Emerging Industry of Aggregation: Novel business models and empowerment strategies for incentive-based demand response in Finland | |
| Renko, Julia | Diversifying Livelihoods in Remote Areas - Facilitating conditions and barriers to successful community-based tourism enterprise: A case study on Mayan village El 20 de Noviembre, Mexico | |
| Schulman (changed to Gutierrez), Noomi | Strengthening the Resilience of Social Enterprises 鈥 Insights from a Multiple Case Study | |
| Turunen, Suvi Tuulikki | Innovating a Social Impact Business Model Through Action Research |
2018
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Anttila, Oona | Co-creating a circular future: Case EcoDesign Sprint | |
| Dinh, Thy Do Vy | Is sharing caring? Exploring the perceived social and economic sustainability of sharing economy in emerging markets | |
| Koljonen, Aura Kristina | An Assessment of the UN Global Compact鈥檚 Contribution to CSR: A Case Study of Finnish Forestry and Paper Industry | |
| Lattu, Annina | Social and Economic Sustainability Tensions in the Finnish University System, Perspectives from Two University Managements and the Ministry of Education and Culture | |
| Miller, Elizabeth Mary | Trash to Treasure: A Multiple Case Study of Finnish Companies That Create Economic Value from Waste Materials | |
| Nguyen, Thuy Trang | Public-Enterprise Collaboration: Overcoming Challenges To Scale Up Social Innovation | |
| Nuorteva, Robert | The Paradox of Growth: How Nature-Based Tourism Entrepreneurs Navigate the Tension Between Growth and Sustainability | |
| Pakkala, Anna | GROCERY RETAILERS & RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTION: A comparative case study on how and why grocery retailers in Finland invest in renewable energy | |
| Pinomaa, Melina Katriina | Sustainable Supply Chain Management policies and practices | |
| Schmidt, Norbert | Cycling to Sustainability. The role of local public authorities in furthering the creation of sustainable Product-Service Systems to promote cycling for climate change mitigation. | |
| Song, Ping | Implication of China鈥檚 Ambitious European Investment Plan for Nordic Energy and Cleantech Sector |
2017
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Evaraars, Christine | A green current? Sustainability aspects in value propositions of Belgian electricity companies | |
| Fasoli, Daniele | The Growth Fetish Survival: a critical discourse analysis on the reproduction of the growth discourse in Italian newspapers | |
| Frilander, Oona | Consulting for a cause 鈥 A case study on management consulting with a societal agenda | |
| Mouazan, Erwan | Understanding circular business models: drivers, obstacles and conditions towards a successful transition | |
| Ovaska, Jukka-Pekka | Emergence of mobility market platforms, Case: Mobility as a Service | |
| Perfilyeva, Ekaterina | 鈥淵es It Can鈥: State Support for Renewable Energy Innovations in Finland | |
| Tammisto, Petra | From Confrontation to Collaboration: A Case Study on Arla Foods and NGO-MNE Collaboration on CSR | |
| Tseng, Tsui-Fan | Discover the internal drivers for strategic CSR from dynamic capabilities perspective 鈥 A Multiple case study in Nordic textile industry | |
| Vierros, Johanna | 鈥淗ow is your life different now?鈥 Identifying the socio-economic impacts of social enterprises in developing economies: Case Duara Travels | |
| Wolowiec, Melanie | Blockshare 鈥 Analyzing the Potential for Building a Direct Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy on Blockchain |
2016
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Gr枚nfors, Johan Henry | The societal impact of governmental voluntary sustainable development programs: Case 鈥渢he Commitment 2050鈥 | |
| L盲tti, Risto Johannes | Value creation and strategy in the hyperconnected world 鈥 The current wave of digitalization explained through the study of Finnish forerunner companies | |
| Rocha Perrupato, Carla | Living off garbage 鈥 Waste picker institutions in Brazil through the lens of Elinor Ostrom鈥檚 principles for governance of common-pool resources | |
| Voipio, Elina | Social responsibility practices in professional purchasing of general merchandise in Finnish retail sector 鈥 Drivers, barriers and opportunity for change; in Finnish (Sosiaalisen vastuullisuuden huomioiminen k盲ytt枚tavaroiden ammattiostotoiminnassa kaupan alalla Suomessa 鈥 Esteet, kannusteet ja mahdollisuus muutokseen) |
2015
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Guzman Figueroa, Nathaly Xiomara | Stakeholder collaboration in community-based organizations (CBOs): The case of a sanitation CBO working in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| J盲盲skel盲inen, Mikko Henrik | Initiating and managing an open innovation process between an SME and end-users in voluntary associations | |
| Panthi, Tara Prasad | Entrepreneurship in Subsistence Setting: Evidence from Facilitated Entrepreneurship Program in Nepal | |
| Telfser, Katharina | Creating a market for a more sustainable alternative: entomophagy businesses in Europe | |
| Wierenga, Marleen | Local frugal innovations: How do resource-scarce innovations emerge in India? |
2014
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Eerola, Susanna Helena | Energy efficiency renovation in a housing company: process, decision making and actors | |
| Hronek, J枚rg | Stakeholder theory meets innovation 鈥 an investigation of stakeholder thinking in an innovation context | |
| Jysm盲, Tia Katariina | Different understandings of corporate social responsibility: A case study among investors and middle managers | |
| Lahtinen, Eevamari Pauliina | CSR Stakeholder Dialogue in Web 2.0: A Case Study | |
| Liuksiala, Lotta Eveliina | Internationalization of Finnish renewable energy SMEs to Africa: Challenges and suggestions from the support network |
2012
| Name | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Kaufmann, Daniel Pietari | User driven open innovation policy in theory and practice: A case study |