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There is only one corporate responsibility

Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen, a long-time member of the board of KONE, wants to encourage manufacturers to identify their customers’ fundamental needs and servitize their business. In her view, companies should record and report on the ESG impacts of...

Innovation is born when employees share the company’s values

Hanna Laurén, Director of Trade Policy at the Confederation of Finnish Industries, advises that a company's values ​​must be articulated in a clear and concise manner where individual employees are able to execute fast decisions based on these principles.

With the right kind of regulation, sustainability becomes a competitive edge

Sustainability and potential for innovation are Finnish companies’ strengths, points out Minna Halme, professor of Sustainability Management at Aalto University. Accordingly, it would make sense for them to lobby for tighter regulation.