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Can businesses implement solutions for nature already today? This session will present concrete circular examples that reduce pressures on nature caused by business growth. Through pitches from the most interesting circular companies selected by Sitra, you get to explore how circular solutions can be leveraged to tackle biodiversity loss. The audience will have a chance to vote on the solutions and select the winning pitch!
Tim works as a circular economy specialist at Sitra. His key topic of interest is how the circular economy can tackle biodiversity loss and how we could build a circular bioeconomy. Having studied environmental management and policy and languages in five different countries, Tim began exploring the circular economy framework towards the end of his studies in Lund. Upon graduating he started working in the UK for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, where he researched the landscape of the circular economy, in which Finland stood out as a clear frontrunner. The foundation’s China programme also took Tim back to Beijing, where he stayed to work on environmental affairs at the Embassy of Sweden.
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Sara Yrjönmäki
Finnish Youth Nature Delegate
Allianssi
As a youth nature delegate for Finland, Sara makes sure Finnish youth perspectives are heard at international arenas and negotiations. With a background in international sustainability and development topics, she aims to highlight global solidarity and justice as a basis for inspiring and ambitious action for nature.
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Setting and delivering on nature targets
Thomas Maddox
Director, Nature
CDP
Thomas has worked in the environment-business interface for over 20 years. He spent his early career in Indonesia working on tigers, palm oil and green economies for the Zoological Society of London and WWF before returning to the UK to focus on mining and forests with Flora & Fauna International. Thomas joined CDP, the global environmental disclosure platform, in 2021 and is now responsible for guiding the expansion of the platform to encompass all aspects of nature. He has a PhD in ecology and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
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Company pitches: Circular solutions for nature
Michaela Lindström
Managing Director
Hailia Nordic Oy
Michaela Lindström is co-founder of Hailia, a company aimed at enhancing circularity within the fishing industry. When starting the enterprise, she leveraged her robust expertise and experience gained from marketing and project management. Michaela is driven by the opportunity to contribute to the shared mission of creating a future-proof food system: meeting nutritional demands within planetary boundaries. Fearless and infinitely curious, she says "Let's find out" when others say "impossible."
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Tomi Vittaniemi
Director, Business Development
Parmaco
Tomi Vittaniemi is responsible for business development at Parmaco, a leading provider of dynamic rental spaces in the Nordic region. Parmaco champions circularity in the building sector, placing modularity and reusability at the heart of all its operations.
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Nora Eslander
Marketing Manager
Colorifix
Nora Eslander leads marketing at Colorifix, a company pioneering the world's first entirely biological solution for producing, fixing and depositing pigments onto textiles. Colorifix was recently named as a finalist for the Earthshot Prize 2023 in the category “Build a waste-free world”. Nora works with world-leading fashion brands to create a new narrative around dyeing textiles. She has a background in fashion innovation at textile recycling company Renewcell and holds a BSc in Economics from Copenhagen Business School.
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Johan Berhin
Partner
Plockhugget AB
Johan Berhin is the founder and designer of the green furniture concept, known from railway stations and airports around the world, such as London King's Cross Station and Hong Kong Airport. He saw the need for more sustainable timber as a furniture producer and became amazed by the many benefits of forestry without clear-cutting, both from a sustainability and an economic viewpoint. He believes this probably has the largest climate potential of any action in Northern Europe.
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Business perspectives on scaling circular solutions for nature
Thomas Maddox
Director, Nature
CDP
Thomas has worked in the environment-business interface for over 20 years. He spent his early career in Indonesia working on tigers, palm oil and green economies for the Zoological Society of London and WWF before returning to the UK to focus on mining and forests with Flora & Fauna International. Thomas joined CDP, the global environmental disclosure platform, in 2021 and is now responsible for guiding the expansion of the platform to encompass all aspects of nature. He has a PhD in ecology and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
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Saskia Kliphuis
Public Affairs Europe
Corbion
Saskia Kliphuis is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in regulatory affairs. With her extensive knowledge and expertise of the complex landscape of European policy and regulatory matters, she plays a vital role in strengthening stakeholder relationships to advance Corbion’s interest and contribute to the development of sustainable and impactful policies. Saskia’s dedication to fostering a positive regulatory environment aligns seamlessly with Corbion’s commitment to providing innovative solutions in biotechnology. With a blend of regulatory acumen and public affairs expertise, she has a passion for staying at the forefront of regulatory developments and leveraging her insight to position Corbion as a leader in biotechnology.
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Anis Nassar
Lead, Resource Circularity
World Economic Forum (WEF)
Anis Nassar is an economist who leads the circular economy agenda of the WEF. He represents the WEF with external organisations such as the Global Battery Alliance, the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) and the Circular Electronics Partnership (CEP).
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Tim Forslund
Specialist
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Tim works as a circular economy specialist at Sitra. His key topic of interest is how the circular economy can tackle biodiversity loss and how we could build a circular bioeconomy. Having studied environmental management and policy and languages in five different countries, Tim began exploring the circular economy framework towards the end of his studies in Lund. Upon graduating he started working in the UK for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, where he researched the landscape of the circular economy, in which Finland stood out as a clear frontrunner. The foundation’s China programme also took Tim back to Beijing, where he stayed to work on environmental affairs at the Embassy of Sweden.
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Wrap-up
Tim Forslund
Specialist
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Tim works as a circular economy specialist at Sitra. His key topic of interest is how the circular economy can tackle biodiversity loss and how we could build a circular bioeconomy. Having studied environmental management and policy and languages in five different countries, Tim began exploring the circular economy framework towards the end of his studies in Lund. Upon graduating he started working in the UK for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, where he researched the landscape of the circular economy, in which Finland stood out as a clear frontrunner. The foundation’s China programme also took Tim back to Beijing, where he stayed to work on environmental affairs at the Embassy of Sweden.
Read full bio
Sara Yrjönmäki
Finnish Youth Nature Delegate
Allianssi
As a youth nature delegate for Finland, Sara makes sure Finnish youth perspectives are heard at international arenas and negotiations. With a background in international sustainability and development topics, she aims to highlight global solidarity and justice as a basis for inspiring and ambitious action for nature.
