Minna Käyrä

Minna Käyrä

Project researcher
Unit
School of Business and Economics
Email
minna.k.kayra@jyu.fi

Biography

Minna works as a PhD researcher in the Environmental Management research group at the University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on studying the sustainability challenges of long-distance travelling in Finland. Previously, she worked as a sustainability professional in the public and private sector where she designed and coordinated, for instance, circular economy and smart commuting related activities. She has an international working background from Spanish speaking countries.

Teaching:

  • Introduction to Master's Programmes
  • Sustainability transition and Business
  • Leadership for Sustainable Change (Climate University)

Research interests

Her research themes cover topics of travelling, aviation, transportation, degrowth, alternative organisations and futures images.

Publications

Publication
2023

Planetary well-being and sustainable business : A work in progress

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being. Routledge.
Mäkelä, Marileena
Aaltonen, Valtteri A.
Baumeister, Stefan
Kuhmonen, Irene
Käyrä, Minna
Mäkinen, Tuuli
Näyhä, Annukka
Onkila, Tiina
Sarja, Milla
Sarna, Bhavesh
Suikkanen, Johanna
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Research groups

Research group

Sustainable Business

We study environmental, social and economic sustainability in business.

Projects

Project

Optimizing forest industry sustainability with value chain data (OPTIMI 1)

In OPTIMI 1 project, we focus on the emissions in a company’s supply chain, as they are on average 11 times higher than direct emissions and reflect more than 70% of total emissions.