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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Resource efficient recirculation of products and components (ROAR)

The aim of ROAR – Resource efficient and resilient recirculation of products and components - is to support manufacturing companies to become more resource-efficient and resilient through recirculation of products and components.

STOP! - Stop the inflow of unwanted chemicals

How can we raise consumer awareness about the risks of direct imports via e-commerce? In this project, we explore how to inform consumers in a fun yet fact-based way using short films.

Innovating Remanufacturing

Remanufacturing is a circular strategy with strong potential to scale up, support sustainable business and reduce environmental impact. It also helps build resilience in a turbulent world.

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.

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…

Future scenarios opening the door to circular product development and remanufacturing

In collaboration with RISE, Axkid has strengthened its ability to develop circular products and assess future opportunities for remanufacturing through a structured foresight process The result is a more consolidated knowledge bas…

Autocirc Rematrontech strengthens remanufacturing with a strategic roadmap

How can remanufacturing become a viable business model? A key starting point is to develop clear strategies and roadmaps that map the journey from the current state to circular product life cycles. By working with a roadmap, Autoc…

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…

Remanufacturing – turning circular solutions into business value

Remanufacturing contributes to both sustainability and profitability. We help you identify your opportunities and turn knowledge and experience into practical roadmaps.

Tailored Support for Digital Product Passports

The EU’s new sustainability regulations, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), place greater demands on product durability, transparency and traceability throughout the value chain. We help companies…

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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