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        Evelin Piirsalu

        Senior Expert (Environmental Management Programme)

      • Expertise: Environmental management systems in public and private sector, green public procurement, ecolabels, sustainable consumption and production, sustainability issues in forest sector
      • evelin.piirsalu@sei.org
      • @EvelinUPiirsalu
      • +372 62 76 116
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      Evelin works on environmental management related projects involving issues such as environmental management systems, green public procurement and various environmental management tools.  Evelin has also been part of a projects concerning climate mitigation and adaptation and marine ecosystem services.

      Education

      Evelin holds a doctoral degree in Social and Economic Geography and master’s degree in Environmental science both from Lund University and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and International Marketing from the Estonian Business School.

      Evelin joined SEI Tallinn in September 2004 and is active in the SEI Tallinn Environmental Management programme.

      Since 2005 Evelin has been involved with yearly sustainability training for students and both future as well as current managers and other decision-makers. Evelin has also expertise in sustainability assessment, life cycle assessment, scenario analysis, transition analysis, and dynamic modeling.

      Work experience before SEI

      Estonian Ministry of the Environment, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies

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      Evelin Piirsalu in the media

      • Kuku (12.04.2022): Evelin Piirsalu – koolitoit tervislikumaks nii lastele kui planeedile (Evelin Piirsalu – healthier school food for both children and the planet)
      • Vikerraadio (07.10.2021): Huvitaja. Õiglase kaubanduse kuu. Toiduraiskamine (Fair Trade Month. Food waste.)
      • Postimees (02.06.2021): Marek Strandberg ja Evelin Piirsalu toiduraiskamisest Eestis (Marek Strandberg and Evelin Piirsalu on food waste in Estonia)
      • Maaleht (02.06.2021): Koolisööklas üle jäänud toit on kahe tunniga kadunud. Kui ainult abivajajad teada on (Leftover food from school canteens is gone in two hours. If only it´s known where the help is needed)
      • ERR (29.05.2021): Eestis visatakse igal aastal ära ligi 164 miljoni euro eest toitu (Estonians throw away 164 million euros worth of food every year)
      • Kuku (29.05.2021): Ilmaparandaja
      • Pealinn (28.05.2021): VIDEO: Toidu raiskamine Eestis kasvab (VIDEO: Food waste in Estonia is increasing)
      • Õpetajate Leht (14.10.2020): Valminud on juhendmaterjal koolidele toidujäätmete vähendamiseks (A handbook available for schools to reduce food waste)
      • Eesti Päevaleht (30.09.2020): Eestlased viskavad üha rohkem toitu minema (Estonians throw away increasing amounts of food)
      • Vikerraadio (24.09.2020): Evelin Piirsalu. Toiduraiskamise taga on muuutuvad harjumused (Evelin Piirsalu. Food waste comes from changing habits)
      • Eesti Päevaleht (17.10.2019): Inimesel peab olema hirm süüa, mitte iha õgida! (A person must have a fear of eating, not a desire to binge!)
      • Ärileht (10.06.2019): Koolisööklates läheb raisku ligi 1400 tonni toitu aastas (School canteens waste 1400 tons of food a year)
      • Personaliuudised (19.09.2018): Ökokontor nõuab ka vastavat sisu ja suhtumist (Eco-office requires adequate substance and mentality)

      Publications by Evelin Piirsalu

      • The generation of food waste and food loss in the Estonian food supply chain
      • COVID-19 Driven Adaptations in the Provision of School Meals in the Baltic Sea Region
      • Keskkonnahoidlikud riigihanked Tallinna linnas
      • Toidujäätmete ja toidukao teke Eesti toidutarneahelas
      • Citizen science for quantifying and reducing food loss and food waste
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      Featured stories with Evelin Piirsalu

      • Õppeprogramm: mereprügi olemus ja päritolu
      • Osale kodudes tekkivate toidujäätmete uuringus!
      • Kampaania koolides: Kokkame Koos!
      • Combining citizen science and food waste – exploring the untapped potential
      • SEI Tallinn hindas Eestisse kavandatava puratehase olelusringipõhise süsiniku jalajälge
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      Projects and tools with Evelin Piirsalu

      • SchoolFood4Change
      • Accelerating the EU's uptake of Green Public Procurement
      • Suuniste ja arvutusmudeli väljatöötamine ettevõtetele kasvuhoonegaaside (KHG) jalajälje arvutamiseks
      • VINCI - Virtual & Augmented Reality Trainers Toolbox To Foster Low Carbon Tourism & Related Entrepreneurship
      • VINCI - virtuaalse ja liitreaalsuse koolitajate tööriistakast vähese CO2-heitega turismi ja sellega seotud ettevõtluse edendamiseks
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