Personal profile
Short bio
Katri Behm, M. Sc. (Tech.), is a Senior Scientist in the area of Sustainability Assessment at VTT since 2010. She has gained c. 15 years of experience in sustainability assessment, focusing on the environmental assessment in the form of Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint and Handprint calculations and data collection in many fields of technology, including e.g. forest, bio/agricultural, energy, chemical, mining and manufacturing industries.
Skills and expertise
- life cycle assessment
- LCA
- Carbon footprint
- water footprint
- handprint
- Sustainability
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 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PRIMED: Redesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development
Ritala, A. (Manager), Seisto, A. (Participant), Behm, K. (Participant) & Hylkilä, E. (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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ViSS: Viable, safe and sustainable PHBV value chain for food packaging applications
Karjalainen, E. (Manager), Baddam, V. (Participant), Hämäläinen, R. (Participant), Behm, K. (Participant), Järnefelt, V. (Participant), Komonen, P. (Participant), van der Meer, T. (Participant), Mikkelson, A. (Participant), Modi, V. (Participant), Paajanen, A. (Participant), Pakarinen, O. (Participant), Rämänen, P. (Participant), Sarvola, I.-M. (Participant), Teikari, J. (Participant), Tirkkonen, A. (Participant), Toivanen, I. (Participant), Vaari, J. (Participant) & Väre, E. (Participant)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: EU project
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SEARCULAR: Circular solutions for fishing gears
Arnold, M. (Manager), Behm, K. (Participant), Palmgren, R. (Participant), Hinkka, V. (Participant) & Harju, N. (Participant)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: EU project
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iMERMAID: Innovative solutions for Mediterranean Ecosystem Remediation via Monitoring and decontamination from Chemical Pollution
Arnold, M. (Manager), Wallin, A. (Participant), Behm, K. (Participant), Suomalainen, M. (Participant) & Forin, S. (Participant)
1/06/23 → 31/05/26
Project: EU project
Research output
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Advancing Sustainable Food Packaging: Life Cycle Assessment of PHBV Bioplastics in the ViSS Project Using the SSbD Framework
Sarvola, I.-M. & Behm, K., 11 Sept 2025, 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management: Proceedings. LCM ConferenceResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Scientific
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Extending the handprint approach for the assessment of circular solutions to study the potential positive climate impacts of workplace-as-a-service system
Ropo, M., Grönman, K., Lakanen, L., Soukka, R. & Behm, K., Feb 2025, In: Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 24, 100897.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How to showcase environmental impact mitigation through innovation? An application of the environmental handprint approach to wastewater treatment technologies
Forin, S., Behm, K., Furlanetto, T. & Arnold, M., 12 Sept 2025, 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management: Proceedings. LCM Conference, 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Scientific
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Reducing marine litter and microplastics from fishing industry – a case example from SEARCULAR project
Behm, K., Harju, N., Arnold, M., Maga, D. & Galafton, C., Sept 2025, 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management: Proceedings. LCM Conference, p. 85-86 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Scientific
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Sustainable use of fish by-products
Sarvola, I.-M., Behm, K., Arnold, M. & Hylkilä, E., 4 Jun 2025, Building Resilience to Global Challenges: Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for a low-carbon Economy in Europe & beyond. Laspidou, C., Brouwer, F. & Adamos, G. (eds.). University of Thessaly, p. 75-76Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Scientific
Open Access
Activities
- 2 Conference presentation
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How to showcase environmental impact mitigation through innovation? An application of the environmental handprint approach to wastewater treatment technologies
Forin, S. (Speaker), Behm, K. (Contributor), Furlanetto, T. (Contributor) & Arnold, M. (Speaker)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Oxidoreductase enzymes as safe and sustainable alternatives for conventional chemicals
Behm, K. (Speaker), Sarvola, I.-M. (Contributor), Hylkilä, E. (Contributor) & Arnold, M. (Contributor)
15 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation