SEI Tallinn’s Green and Circular Economic Transformation Unit deals with policy implementation related to sustainable consumption and production, including circular economy, sustainable waste management, and risk assessment.
Our aim is to improve resource management and decrease environmental impact in both public and private sectors through research and capacity building.
Through partner cooperation we develop a shared understanding of stakeholder needs and help identify tools and processes that enable knowledge transfer and increased competence of our partners related to environmental management.
Head of Unit, Senior Expert (Green and Circular Economic Transformations Unit)
SEI Tallinn
Assistant (Green and Circular Economic Transformation Unit) (on parental leave)
SEI Tallinn
The main focus is on sustainable and responsible procurement across public and private sectors as well as integrating sustainability principles into the management of environmental resources to assessing environmental, social, and economic impacts within an organization. This includes projects related to food systems, sustainable procurement and environmental management systems and tools
Project / This project aims to shift the paradigm of school food and school catering and to improve the regional, social and environmental resilience of the food system.
Project / The Climate Neutral Destinations (CliNeDest) project supports sustainable tourism by developing a toolkit for tourism business.
Project / StratKIT aims to develop the agenda of Green Public Procurements in the Baltic Sea region, circular economy and social cohesion.
Project / ChemClimCircle will address the linkage between chemicals, climate and circularity issues in public procurement.
Project / Green Key on turismiettevõtetele mõeldud rahvusvaheline ökomärgis.
Project / This project uses case studies to generate lessons learned and foster stronger Green Public Procurement policy in EU member states.
The main focus is on analysing waste management and circular economy-related policies and providing assistance in implementing policy instruments as well as exploring innovative circular business models and examining methods to design circular products and services.
Project / This project supports Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress towards EU accession by aligning waste management practices with the European Green Deal.
Project / SEI Tallinn advises the Tallinn Strategic Management Office on preparing the Tallinn Circular Economy Development Plan 2035.
Project / This project aims to develop circularity approaches that fit into the municipalities' framework for circular economy development.
Project / The Nairobi Circular Design Hub will help map and repurpose textile production waste among local designers and students.
Project / The aim of this textile circularity project is to enhance and expand the UPMADE business model.
Project / Teadusuuringu eesmärk on koostada kaardistus ja hinnang Eesti tarbijajärgse tekstiili ringlussevõtu võimekusest ja ning selgitada välja parimad lahendused.
Project / The project focuses on transforming public procurement by integrating climate protection, circular economy and chemical reduction principles.
Project / The main objective of the project is to implement a value-added upcycling strategy within the Kenyan garment and textile industry.
Project / Change(K)now! promotes a mindset change of municipalities, food delivery businesses, and residents to adopt circular solutions in food delivery systems.
Project / BALTIPLAST project supported the prevention and reduction of single-use plastics and plastic packaging in the Baltic Sea Region.
Project / Green Agenda supports Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in their efforts to achieve climate neutrality through green transition.
Project / SEI Tallinn monitors riverine litter on the Pirita River in Tallinn from autumn 2024 until autumn 2026.
Project / Projekti eesmärk on välja töötada Eestis tekkivate tekstiilijäätmete ringlussevõtu lahendused, mis oleksid aluseks tekstiiliringlussevõtu süsteemi arendamiseks.
Project / Smart Circular Procurement (CircPro) promotes the transition to a more circular economy by increasing the implementation of circular procurements.
Project / Projekti eesmärk on propageerida ning edendada katkiste esemete parandamist ning kasutuskõlblike asjade korduskasutusse suunamist.
SEI brief / SEI Tallinn conducted the study of food waste loss in Estonia's food supply chain. About 167 000 tonnes of food waste are generated in Estonia each year.
Project / SEI assesses Georgia's waste and chemicals sectors, aiding MEPA's reforms and aligning with EU candidacy prerequisites.
The main focus is on risk related assessments across society, including vulnerability, and its multi-level governance. Current work deals with public sector actors and communities within the climate and disaster risk context.
Project / ClimaResponse aims to enhance the capacities of regional and local public authorities to efficiently plan and implement climate resilience strategies.
Project / Regions4Climate will implement innovative actions to enhance climate resilience within the real-life environments of partner regions.
Initiative / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
Project / Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development (CASCADE) develops new tactics to prevent disasters and address climate risks.
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Past event / Join us for this conference discussing possibilities for post-consumer textiles in the Baltic countries and recommendations for policy intervention.
Media coverage / A recent study by SEI Tallinn & Finnish innovation fund Sitra reveals that scaling up Nordic solutions can be the key to the Baltics to reach climate targets.
Past event / The Forum focused on the fresh compendium on SDG indicators and trends published by Statistics Estonia.
Project / The project analyses post-consumer textile waste in the Baltics for policy recommendations and sector development.
Project / YENSESIS addresses the challenge of unemployment for young people that are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in islands.
Project / Water-driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region (WATERDRIVE) is a pan-Baltic project for improving water management.
Perspective / The tragedy of the Xepian-Xe Nam hydropower dam collapse in Laos is an opportunity to reflect on how transforming development can reduce disaster risk.
Feature / SEI Tallinn celebrated moving into a new office with a seminar on communicating environmental science.
Other publication / The HELCOM holistic assessment 2011-2016 provides an update on the environmental situation in the Baltic Sea capturing a ‘moment’ in its dynamic life cycle.
Feature / The information boards installed on the changing cabins on Pirita beach in Tallinn, Estonia, provide information on the issue of plastic waste in the sea.
Journal article / This paper presents and tests a conceptual framework for analysing the trade-offs that underpin the relationship between development and disaster risk.
Feature / SEI experts organised a brainstorming workshop for people interested in combining food waste research with citizen science approaches.
