Sustainability – a way of marketing or the responsibility of companies and organizations?

Centria campus in Kokkola.

Maria Hofman-Bergholm

Centria campus in Kokkola.

The public use of the term sustainability has transformed the term into a kind of buzzword that is used in an increasingly diverse range of contexts. It is quite common that large enterprises use the term sustainable or sustainability when describing the company’s core values. But does the enterprise really focus on sustainability throughout the entire production or service chain or is it mainly used for marketing purposes? However, in a way it is easier to grasp that companies can have either a good or a bad impact on sustainability, but what about other kind of organizations like universities? How can they contribute to sustainability?

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The 17 sustainable development goals and sustainability – something we all together need to work towards

Maria Hofman-Bergholm

Sustainability and sustainable development are commonly used terms that we all should know and understand the meaning of, but is that a fact or have they just become buzzwords that people don’t really know what they mean as concepts? What was the state of sustainability when the progress of the 17 SDGs was last measured, and what is sustainability?

Flowers on a field
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Open and ethical science

Tero Kaarlela

Research ethics concern everyone working in the field of research. At Centria many of us participate in researching multiple topics of interest such as economy, robotics, healthcare, chemistry, and electricity. Ethical thinking is required from the first preparation steps to final reporting phase during our projects. Ethical thinking builds a solid foundation for reliable, honest, and sustainable research work.

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