Portfolio

Client work​

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• Palsa & Pulk takes on compliance, governance, policy, and strategic work.

  • Through our work, we aim to strengthen environmental and social sustainability practices on the market.​​​

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• Palsa & Pulk regularly works with startups, scaleups, multinational corporations, and other private stakeholders.

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    We help companies map different regulations and due diligence obligations around environmental and social sustainability.

  • We have done compliance work around the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) for multinational corporations.

  • We have also helped a multinational corporation with its compliance with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR).

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• Palsa & Pulk also works with government, regulators, and different public stakeholders.​​

  • We have done legal research on the transposition and implementation of EU directives for the European Commission.​

Regulatory Expertise​​​

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• At Palsa & Pulk, we regularly participate in conducting legal research into the national transposition and implementation of EU directives related to energy and the environment for Europe-wide research studies.​

  • Christine Nikander participated in research for the European Commission (DG MOVE) on the national adoption and implementation of the Eurovignette Directive.

  • Christine Nikander participated in research for the European Commission (DG EMPL) on the national transposition of the European Accessibility Act.

  • Christine Nikander participated in research for the European Commission (DG ENER) on the national implementation of Directive (EU) 2018/2002 on Energy Efficiency (EED) and the Directive (EU) 2018/844 on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD).

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• As an expert in waste and circularity laws, Christine Nikander was a part of the consortium that was 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” in May 2024.

Industry education​

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• Palsa & Pulk  publishes The Just Transition Newsletter to help companies and organizations explore how we can achieve a just transition and how they can become champions for positive change.

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• Palsa & Pulk runs The E-Waste Learning Hub to upskill workers and employees for the circular economy and the just energy transition.

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• Palsa & Pulk regularly presents insights on environmental and social sustainability topics at public conferences and industry expos.​​​

Public interest work

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• As a social enterprise, Palsa & Pulk regularly engages in public interest, non-profit, and pro bono work.

  • We work with a variety of key partners and stakeholders.

  • As a team, we are currently working on three pro bono projects around sustainability education with non-profit organizations (such as BonoLab and Sustainability Education for Europe).

  • We gave strategic advice to the Stockholm Environment Institute and Trase as a pro bono advisor.

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• Our founder, Christine Nikander regularly writes the free weekly column of The E-Waste Column to help the broader public obtain an understanding of e-waste, critical raw materials, circularity, and what a just transition could look like.

Public research​

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• The team at Palsa & Pulk  participates in research for publicly accessible educational projects.

• We have contributed to The E-Waste Column, The E-Waste Newsletter, The E-Waste Database, 
  Sustainability Education for Europe, and Humus Ambassadors.

Higher education​

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• We gave a talk on "Exploring two-in-one solutions to tackling the critical raw material and e-waste challenges" at the Global Challenges 2025 at Leiden University College.​

• In the spring to summer 2025, Palsa & Pulk participated in the student consultancy project for the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University.

• From autumn 2024 to summer 2025, a group of law students from The Hague University of Applied Sciences were given the opportunity to complete their applied research projects with Palsa & Pulk.

• In the spring to summer 2024, Palsa & Pulk participated in the student consultancy project for the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University.