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.

  • In the autumn of 2024, we started helping a multinational corporation with its compliance with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR).

  • In the summer of 2024, we started doing compliance work around the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) for multinational corporations.

  • In the spring of 2024, we helped a large company map different regulations and due diligence obligations around environmental and social sustainability.

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

  • Since 2022, we have done legal research on the transposition and implementation of EU directives for the European Commission.​

Regulatory Expertise​​​

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• As an expert in waste and circularity laws, Christine Nikander is a part 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”.

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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.​

  • As of the spring of 2024, Christine Nikander is participating in research for the European Commission (DG MOVE) on the national adoption and implementation of the Eurovignette Directive.

  • As of the spring of 2024, Christine Nikander is participating in research for the European Commission (DG EMPL) on the national transposition of the European Accessibility Act.

  • As of the autumn of 2022, Christine Nikander has 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).

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 regularly presents insights on environmental and social sustainability topics at public conferences and industry expos.

  • Christine Nikander moderated a panel on the "Impact Of The Energy Transition: Assessing Demands & E-Waste Generation" at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

  • We gave a presentation on "Social Sustainability Legislation In Metal Sourcing" at the Metal & Critical Raw Material Recycling World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

  • We gave an online webinar hosted by Chemical Watch on "Navigating the regulatory landscape around greenwashing and chemicals" on 21 May 2024.

  • We gave a presentation on "Navigating the complexities around conflict minerals" at Chemical Watch’s virtual Global Chemicals Management for Electronics Conference 2023.

  • We also gave a presentation on "The Regulation of Raw Material Supply Chains Within the EU" at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023 in Frankfurt.​​

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).

  • In the winter 2023 to spring 2024, 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 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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• In the spring to summer 2024, Palsa & Pulk participated in the student consultancy project for the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University.

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