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Hanna Linden

Senior forskare

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+46 10 228 46 75

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hanna.linden@ri.se

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Mölndal

ORCID

0000-0003-1550-5557

Hanna Lindén is Acting Vice President of the Business and Innovation Area Material Transition. In the area, RISE works with future material production, sustainable business models, material recycling and traceable and quality-assured circular materials. Hanna is a senior researcher placed in the unit Environment and sustainable chemistry at the division Materials and production.

Hanna works with issues related to sustainable business, circular economy and material transition, e.g. related to business models, traceability, remanufacturing and ecodesign and is an experienced project leader.

Hanna has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Chalmers University of Technology, specifically on studies of organization of life cycle management in companies and between companies in product chains.

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The Circular Car

Transport accounts for almost a third of Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions and the car industry has ambitious targets to reduce the emissions. The project Circular Car project aims to support new and established actors in the…

Trace4Value/SwePass

The Trace4Value/SwePass project brings together over 50 stakeholders to jointly address the complex challenge of sustainable system transformation and climate-neutral and circular production with resource-efficient value chains.

Safe to circulate

The automotive industry needs to manage emissions related to materials and components, in addition to the ongoing electrification. The project Safe to Circulate has aimed to investigate the possibility of a data-driven system to m…

CIRPASS - Shaping the future of the Digital Product Passport

CIRPASS is funded by the European Commission, is a collaborative initiative to lay the foundations for the implementation and expansion of a standards-based digital product passport (DPP) with an initial focus on ICT, batteries an…

Product passport as an enabler for circular flows of furniture

New legislation now exists which aims to make sustainable products the norm in the EU's internal market. As part of Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), digital product passports are also introduced. In the projec…

REMAnufactuRing – Key enABLEr to future business (Remarkable)

Today we need more resilient and sustainable value networks to reduce uncertainties and risks in the supply of components and materials. Circular production systems with remanufacturing will become a prerequisite to supply the fut…

The Inclusive, Sustainable and Connected Society

The need of combining digitalization and sustainability is featured in many different forums and strategies. In the project The Inclusive, Sustainable and Connected Society, this was a key theme.

SE:Kond2Life - ecosystem for reuse of automotive components

The way we use and have access to cars is about to change. In the future, less people are expected to own their cars and will instead buy transportation services. The wear and tear of automotive components will thus increase due t…

Roundtables for Circular Economy

With the contemporary sustainability challenges the world is facing, it is encouraging that circular economy is on the uprising and generates new type of products, services and business models. But with it arises also questions of…

The sensible value chain - SCARCE II

In SCARCE II, a demonstrator will show how SMEs and associated value flows can increase efficiency, competitiveness, sustainability and internal collaboration through digitalisation. The goal is to show the value of a new digital …

From Strategy to Action: How Husqvarna Construction is Exploring the Potential of Remanufacturing

Giving used products a new life is not only a sustainable solution—it can also make strong business sense. Join Husqvarna Construction on its journey towards a more circular business model. “We see both environmental and economic …

Remanufacturing extends the lifespan of products and reduces the environmental impact

Becoming a leader in the circular economy is largely about reusing existing materials, components, and products, and creating new value from them. How successful you are is determined right from the design phase. – Replacing or up…

High time to prepare for Digital Product Passports

Almost everything sold in the EU could soon need a so-called digital product passport. This will place new demands on manufacturers and importers in terms of sustainability data. But the new requirements could also lead to entirel…

Trendspotting – Tomorrow's materials and products

We are in a revolutionary time where we are drastically rethinking how we use materials. Navigating this transition, where we also need to manage two different economies, the linear and the circular, poses major challenges for all…

Unlock Your Remanufacturing Potential

According to the latest Circular Economy Outlook report for Sweden, repair and remanufacturing are among the most profitable circular strategies. Yet, despite their potential, remanufacturing remains one of the least adopted circu…

The product passport and ecodesign navigator

Our Product Passport and Ecodesign Navigator service offers tailored support to companies that want to increase their knowledge regarding upcoming legislation on ecodesign and digital product passports and need support regarding e…

Traceable materials and products

RISE has the expertise to help organizations find solutions for the upcoming needs for product and material traceability.

Remanufacturing

In Sweden, we live as if we have four planets at our disposal. However, it is not sustainable, and we need to switch to circular material and product flows. One way is to increase the proportion of remanufactured components and pr…

Sustainable Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies should adopt their business strategies, products and services that meet the needs of the company and its stakeholders, while sustaining the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.

Eco design

The environmental impact of a product is largely dependent on the early stages of product development, where design is decisive. Therefore, the use of eco design is of importance.

Applied Life Cycle Thinking

In order to face current sustainability challenges on e.g. climate and resource issues, companies, authorities and other actors need to develop their abilities to contribute to the environmental, social and economic sustainability…

Circular Business Models

By basing business models and value propositions on a circular logic, companies can reduce their environmental impact while strengthening their business. Instead of producing material products with primary resources and offering t…

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