Small changes can have a big impact on sustainability transitions

Small changes can have a big impact on sustainability transitions pellijoh@helsinki.fi Fri, 02/10/2026 - 08:25 Hanna Entsalo’s recent doctoral thesis demonstrates that policy strategies and legislation can simultaneously accelerate and hinder transitions towards the circular economy. In her dissertation, examines how public policies, such as policy strategies and legislation, influence transitions towards the circular economy and sustainability. Entsalo works as a researcher in the Circular Economy Solutions Unit at the Finnish Environment Institute.