UK-Finland Sustainability Knowledge Exchange 19-21 October 2020

1. Dr David Lazarevic
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
UK-Finland Sustainability Knowledge Exchange
21 October 2020
R&I and new
business models that
promote the
sustainability of the
circular economy

2. Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
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Government agency and research
institute under the Ministry of the
Environment
● Long-term monitoring of the state of the
environment and related trends
● New scientific knowledge, environmental
analytics, training and information
services
● Budget: 56.0 M€ (64% external)
● Scientific output: + 600 pubs (+ 250 peer-
reviewed)
Oulu
Office and
laboratory
Kuhmo
Friendship park
research centre
Joensuu
Office
Jyväskylä
Office and
laboratory
Helsinki
Main office
of SYKE

3. The Circular Economy at SYKE
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SYKE’s Strategy objective
• accelerate the transition needed
for combating climate change and
strengthening sustainable circular
economy
Programme for Sustainable
Circular Economy
• assesses and promotes the
sustainability of the circular
economy, studies challenges and
opportunities, and disseminates
good practices
Sharing
Economy
Nutrient
Recycling C&D Food
Waste
Textiles
Harmful
Substances Plastics
Public
Procurement
Waste
Policy
https://www.syke.fi/en-US/Research__Development/Circular_economy/Projects/Projects_related_to_circular_economy(45606)
Chemicals
Product
Policy
Circular
bioeconomy
Chemicals
Policy
Innovation
Policy
Pilots &
Experiments
Economic
Instruments
Value
creation
LCA/EEIO
models
Circular
Economy

4. The Circular Economy at SYKE
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1. Experimentation
2. Sustainability
assessment
3. Business models

5. • Circwaste (Life-IP)
• 20 pilot projects to improve
resource efficiency
• Support the regional activities
• material audits
• assessing environmental impacts and
cost (including LCA and EEIO)
• Help desk (material efficient
procurement, hazardous substances,
industrial symbiosis, funding)
• A database of 100 good circular
economy practices
https://www.energialoikka.fi/en/
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Circular Economy Experimentation

6. ● Life cycle assessment
• Waste management systems, packaging systems, industrial
symbiosis
• Training/capacity building: Start-up and SME LCA clinics
● Environmentally extended input-output model of the Finnish
economy (ENVIMAT)
• Environmental impacts of Finnish production and
consumption material flows
• Transition Pathways Towards Circular Economy (TRANSCIRC)
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Sustainability assessment for the circular
economy

7. Firm Level: Evaluating environmental
value propositions
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Business Models
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(Valve et al. in review)(Manninen et al. 2018)
System Level: Business model
ecosystems

8. Entry points for co-operation
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• Scaling-up the circular economy (pilots, business models, etc)
• Sustainability assessment of circular economy business models
• Ecologies of circular business models and business ecosystem