Management
Christine Nikander
Founder & CEO
Christine Nikander is the founder of Palsa & Pulk. She thoroughly enjoys working at the nexus of law, business, sustainability, and social impact. Through her advisory work, Christine aims to put her knowledge on human rights, environmental law, and corporate social responsibility into the best practical use.
Christine studied international and EU law, environmental law, and human rights. In line with this, one of her core competences is helping companies navigate the complex regulatory and compliance obligations around ESG, corporate social responsibility, circular economy, and the just transition. As an expert in waste and circularity laws, she is also a member of the consortium that has been selected by the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission for the “Framework Contract on the Circular Economy and Waste to Resources”.
Christine started her career by working at a large corporate law firm, followed by several impact-driven startups and initiatives. Amongst others, she is the creator of The E-Waste Column. In December 2024, Christine was featured in The Bloom's 30 Under 30 Social Impact.
Languages: English, German, Finnish, Dutch
Education: Columbia Law School (LL.M.), Edinburgh Law School (LL.M.), Leiden University College (B.A.)
Recent Projects
Spring 2027 • Palsa & Pulk will launch a set of stories in The E-Waste Learning Hub and on the TransitionED app about ordinary people stepping into their power as citizens, volunteers, activists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business owners to push for positive social and environmental change. Christine Nikander is contributing to the storytelling for this series.
Autumn 2026 • Our team will launch a new podcast that will cover ways to better manage e-waste globally and move towards more electronics circularity. Christine Nikander is contributing to the creation and moderation of the episodes.
22 May 2026 • Our team launches the pilot version of our new action hub, containing new resources to take practical action on e-waste and electronics circularity. Christine Nikander contributes to creating the pilot content for the hub.
28 April 2026 • Our team launches the pilot version of our new innovation hub, containing new resources for professionals in the e-waste and electronics circularity sector. Christine Nikander contributes to creating the pilot content for the hub.
28 October 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches its new e-learning app, giving users the option to follow the learning modules of The E-Waste Learning Hub on their mobile and tablet devices. Christine Nikander contributes to creating the app broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition.
1 September 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches its new e-learning platform broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition. Christine Nikander contributes to creating the pilot versions of 100+ learning modules and 500+ learning material entries.
23 April 2025 • Palsa & Pulk starts working together with a group of students from the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University for a consultancy project. With guidance from Christine Nikander, the students develop a visualization of key issues and opportunities that arise in the life cycle of a reusable vape.
25 March 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches the first text-based prototype of its e-learning platform focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition. Christine Nikander contributes to creating the 20+ learning modules and 200+ learning material entries.
21 February 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches a newsletter series around river biodiversity and water justice. Christine Nikander co-authors a series of newsletters for “The Just Transition Newsletter” on sustainable water management practices and ways to protect local and Indigenous livelihoods.
12 September 2024 • Palsa & Pulk starts working together with a group of students from The Hague University of Applied Sciences for their applied research projects. Christine Nikander supports students in exploring key issues and opportunities that arise in context of EU and US regulations on corporate sustainability, biodiversity protection, and digital product passports.
22 August 2024 • Palsa & Pulk launches a newsletter series around ways to protect biodiversity. Christine Nikander co-authors a series of newsletters for “The Just Transition Newsletter” on ways to implement sustainability into forestry and agricultural practices.
29 August 2024 • The E-Waste Column launches a newsletter series around ways to protect biodiversity. Christine Nikander co-authors a series of newsletters for “The E-Waste Newsletter” on mining-related deforestation and how this impacts Indigenous Peoples' rights.
16 May 2024 • Christine Nikander acts as a legal expert in the consortium that has been selected by the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission for the “Framework Contract on the Circular Economy and Waste to Resources”.
Visualization of the life cycle of an electric vehicle battery
22 April 2024 • Palsa & Pulk starts working together with a group of students from the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University for a consultancy project. With guidance from Christine Nikander, the students develop a visualization of key issues and opportunities that arise in the life cycle of an EV battery.
18 April 2024 • Palsa & Pulk and The E-Waste Column launch their collaboration around sustainable design. Christine Nikander co-authors a series of three newsletters for both “The Just Transition Newsletter” and “The E-Waste Newsletter”.
Environmental and social justice course
5 December 2023 • Palsa & Pulk starts collaborating with a new public benefit corporation to create an educational course on environmental and social justice. Christine Nikander co-creates a detailed course outline with a variety of practical exercises to help students understand the role they can have in creating a more just world.
Strategic advice for Trase
30 November 2023 • Palsa & Pulk kicks off a collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute and Trase. Christine Nikander provides strategic advice and is involved in the drafting of a strategy document for Trase.
Circular design course
30 November 2023 • Palsa & Pulk begins to work together with BonoLab to develop an educational course on circular design. Christine Nikander acts as a subject matter expert for the course and co-creates a detailed course storyboard covering design principles and strategies, product life cycles, consumer behaviour, and design solutions.
10 October 2023 • Palsa & Pulk helps Sustainability Education for Europe (SEFE) create a new educational project to raise awareness on the role of soil in storing carbon, mitigating climate change, and protecting biodiversity. Christine Nikander works on developing course materials to educate children and adults on the benefits of caring for soils in their gardens, in the agriculture and forestry sectors, and on Earth more broadly.
Christine Nikander was featured in The Bloom's 30 Under 30 Social Impact in December 2024.