Jarkko Levänen

Biography
Jarkko Levänen is responsible for Master’s Programme in Circular Economy at LUT Lahti Campus. His research focuses on new socio-ecological models and sustainability management in the areas of circular economy and climate change mitigation.
Ongoing projects:
- Providing operational economic appraisal methods and practices for informed decision-making on climate and environmental policies: https://pattern-heu.eu
- Standardised, automated, safe and cost-efficient processing of end-of-life batteries for second and third life re-use and recycling: https://reinforceproject.eu/
- Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks: https://finix.aalto.fi/
- Sustainable circulation of inorganic materials: https://www.lut.fi/en/sci-mat
- Collective stakeholder action for commons: Integrating business-stakeholder value creation with polycentric governance: https://www.action4commons.fi/
- Recycling of lithium from secondary raw materials and further: https://www.lithium-relief.eu/