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Personal profile
Expertise area
My expertise areas are related to sustainability assessment, sustainability management and circular economy. My research tasks are often related to collecting and combining information that is produced using different research methods and that represents different aspects of sustainability. I have experience from product and technology development projects related to forest industry, process industry, ICT and recycling. I have a doctoral degree in Economics and Business Administration (Management and organization studies), and studies in environmental policy, economic sociology and corporate responsibility.
Research interests
My research interests include environmental and social sustainability, life cycle assessment, life cycle thinking and sustainability communication. I'm especially interested in how sustainability information can be used to support decision-making in different contexts, and how stakeholders can be involved in the assessment process.
Skills and expertise
- Life cycle assesment
- Social Life Cycle Assessment
- Life cycle sustainability assessment
- Sustainability management
- Sustainability assessment
- Transdisciplinary research
- Circular Economy
- Sustainability in business
- Sustainability indicators
- Social responsibility
- novel technologies
- Environmental communication
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CRAFT-IT4SD: Craft Revitalization Action for Futureproofing the Transition to Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development
Markkula, A. (Manager), Pihkola, H. (Owner), Petänen, P. (Participant), Paronen, E. (Participant), Hylkilä, E. (Participant), Tuovila, H. (Participant) & Forin, S. (Participant)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: EU project
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ESCIB: Developing environmental sustainability & circularity assessment methodologies for industrial bio-based systems
Pihkola, H. (Manager), Behm, K. (Participant), Paronen, E. (Participant), Hylkilä, E. (Participant), Sarvola, I.-M. (Participant), Kujanpää, L. (Participant), Wessberg, N. (Participant), Lehtinen, S. (Participant), Toivanen, I. (Participant) & Kinnunen, K. (Participant)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: EU project
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ZeroChip: Circularity in Semiconductor fabrication
Arnold, M. (Manager), Harju, N. (Participant), Pihkola, H. (Participant), Sarkkinen, J. (Participant), Sundqvist, H. (Participant), Saloniemi, H. (Participant) & Valkokari, K. (Participant)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Business Finland project
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SuFu: Sustainable Futures Co-research
Nuutinen, M. (Manager), Hyytinen, K.-M. (Participant), Palomäki, K. (Participant), Paronen, E. (Participant), Pihkola, H. (Participant), Pussinen, P. (Participant), Federley, M. (Participant), Valkokari, K. (Owner), Leinonen, A. (Participant), Huuhanmäki, J. (Participant), Peltonen, E. (Participant) & Kuusisto, J. (Participant)
1/04/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Business Finland project
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CLEAN cultures: An approach for innovative Climate Learning, Evaluation and Action in Neighbourhoods
Similä, L. (Manager), Pihkola, H. (Participant), Sokka, L. (Manager), Niemi, A. (Participant), Koljonen, T. (Participant) & Correia, S. (Participant)
1/12/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Council of Finland
Research output
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Circular innovation enabling more sustainable semiconductor material use in ecosystems
Valkokari, K., Federley, M., Sundqvist, H., Konstari, P., Arnold, M., Pihkola, H. & Harju, N., 8 Jun 2026, Proceedings of XXXVII ISPIM Innovation Conference. International Society for Professional Innovation Management ISPIMResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific
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Fiber and polymer-coated barrier material recycling: Final report of the VTT ReMatCh project
Kurkela, M., Hiltunen, I., Kurkela, E., Tuomi, S., Frilund, C., Määttänen, M., Rytöluoto, I., Mikkonen, J., Kinnunen, K. & Pihkola, H., 2026, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 71 p. (VTT Technology; No. 447).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Sustainable chips - Roadmap for advancing circularity and resilience in semiconductor industry
Arnold, M., Pihkola, H., Federley, M., Harju, N., Sundqvist, H., Valkokari, K. & Suksi, J. (Contributor), 12 May 2026, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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The recovery of critical raw materials in the semiconductor industry and its connection to climate impacts and raw materials criticality
Harju, N., Arnold, M. & Pihkola, H., 2026, In: Global Sustainability. 9, e34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Upscaling Local Experiences Related to Energy Transition: Cases of Wind Power in Northern Finland
Similä, L., Niemi, A. & Pihkola, H., 2026, Routledge Handbook of Arctic Energy Transition. Noble, B., Poelzer, G., Holdmann, G., Biswas, S. & Hirshberg, D. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, p. 243-256 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › Scientific › peer-review