Insights

Spring 2027 • Our team will launch a set of stories on ordinary people stepping into their power as citizens, volunteers, activists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business owners to push for positive social and environmental change.

Spring 2027 • Our team will launch a new podcast that will cover ways to better manage e-waste globally and move towards more electronics circularity.

​23 November 2026 • Christine Nikander is hosting Chemical Watch's training on social sustainability rules, human rights due diligence, and best practices throughout supply chains.

​26 October 2026 • Christine Nikander is speaking at the October EHS Forum of the Global Electronics Association.

​6-8 October 2026 • Christine Nikander is attending the global launch of UNIDO's Global Electronics Management Program.

​24 August 2026 • Christine Nikander is a guest on the podcast episode "E-Waste Explained: Why It's the World's Fastest-Growing Waste Stream (and What You Can Do)".

​17 August 2026 • Christine Nikander joins the International Advisory Board for the Global Project and Change Management (GPCM) programme at Windesheim Honours College in the Netherlands.

28 July 2026 • Christine Nikander's story is featured in the Women in Circularity series.

18 June 2026 • Christine Nikander is speaking on a panel about bridging knowledge gaps in e-waste at at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2026 in Frankfurt.

18 June 2026 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion about operating in the metal sector amongst current geopolitics at the Metal Recycling Conference & Expo 2026 in Frankfurt.

June 2026 • Christine Nikander acts as a jury member in the 2026 edition of the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre's innovation challenge focused on reimagining the chemistry behind electronic devices.

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.

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.

23 April 2026 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at the Chemicals Management for Electronics day of the Regulatory Summit Europe 2026 hosted by Chemical Watch.

17 March 2026 • Christine Nikander will be attending the Women Who Build Europe: European Female Founders Summit 2026 in Brussels.

5-6 February 2026 • Christine Nikander will be attending the first global stakeholder engagement workshop of UNIDO's Global Electronics Management Programme in Vienna.

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.​

1 September 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches its new e-learning platform, with the first set of the 100+ pilot learning modules and 500+ learning material entries broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition.

11 June 2025 • Christine Nikander is speaking about legal developments on circularity and eco-design at the ITAD & Circular Electronics Expo and Conference 2025 in Frankfurt.

11 June 2025 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion on urban mining and metal recycling from e-waste at the Metal Recycling Expo & Conference 2025 in Frankfurt.

10 May 2025 • Christine Nikander is speaking about e-waste, critical raw materials, and the energy transition at the Global Challenges: Ready for the Future Conference hosted by Leiden University College in The Hague.​

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, with 20+ learning modules and 200+ learning entries broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition.

21 February 2025 • Palsa & Pulk launches a newsletter series around river biodiversity and water justice. Krisna Baghouzian and Christine Nikander write a series of newsletters for “The Just Transition Newsletter” on sustainable water management practices and ways to protect local and Indigenous livelihoods.

18 December 2024 • Christine Nikander is featured in The Bloom’s 30 Under 30 Social Impact list.

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. With guidance from Christine Nikander, the students explore key issues and opportunities that arise in context of EU and US regulations on corporate sustainability, biodiversity protection, and digital product passports.

29 August 2024 • The E-Waste Column launches a newsletter series around ways to protect biodiversity. Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander and Christine Nikander write a series of newsletters for “The E-Waste Newsletter” on mining-related deforestation and how this impacts Indigenous Peoples' rights.

22 August 2024 • Palsa & Pulk launches a newsletter series around ways to protect biodiversity. Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander and Christine Nikander write a series of newsletters for “The Just Transition Newsletter” on ways to implement sustainability into forestry and agricultural practices.

27 June 2024 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion on e-waste and the energy transition at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

26 June 2024 • Christine Nikander is a speaker in the "Metal & Critical Raw Material Recycling" section of the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

21 May 2024 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at a webinar on greenwashing and green claims hosted by Chemical Watch.

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”.

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 and Saskia Tykkyläinen, 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. Saskia Tykkyläinen and Christine Nikander write a series of three newsletters for both “The Just Transition Newsletter” and “The E-Waste Newsletter”.

18 April 2024 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at a webinar on sustainability, marketing, and greenwashing hosted by Dazzle Platform.

26 March 2024 • Christine Nikander publishes an article on the significance of e-waste, critical raw materials, geopolitics, and regulation for achieving net zero in The Mint Magazine by Promoting Economic Pluralism.

21 March 2024 • Palsa & Pulk launches "The Just Transition Newsletter". The monthly newsletter explores how we can achieve a just transition and how companies can become champions for change.

14 February 2024 • Christine Nikander is a webinar speaker at a social impact masterclass hosted by Dazzle Platform.

7 December 2023 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at Chemical Watch’s virtual Global Chemicals Management for Electronics Conference 2023.

5 December 2023 • Palsa & Pulk starts collaborating with a new public benefit corporation to create an educational course on environmental and social justice. Saskia Tykkyläinen and Christine Nikander create 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.

30 November 2023 • Palsa & Pulk kicks off a collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute and Trase. Saskia Tykkyläinen and Christine Nikander provide strategic advice and are involved in the drafting of a strategy document for Trase.

30 November 2023 • Palsa & Pulk begins to work together with BonoLab to develop an educational course on circular design. Saskia Tykkyläinen and Christine Nikander act as subject matter experts for the course and create a detailed course storyboard covering design principles and strategies, product life cycles, consumer behaviour, and design solutions.

30 November 2023 • Our CEO, Christine Nikander launches "The E-Waste Newsletter". The monthly newsletter explores recent developments in e-waste, critical raw materials, and the just transition.

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 and Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander work 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.

28 June 2023 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at the "Transboundary Movements And Responsible E-Waste Management" session at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023 in Frankfurt.

20 March 2023 • Christine Nikander pitches Palsa & Pulk at round two of the CVC StartupColumbia Challenge 2023.

2 March 2023 • Christine Nikander pitches Palsa & Pulk at round one of the CVC StartupColumbia Challenge 2023.

21 September 2022 • Christine Nikander launches "The E-Waste Column". The weekly column covers news on developments in law, policy, and business regarding e-waste, transition minerals, and critical raw materials.