SERVICES INDUSTRIES NEWS PEOPLE COMPANY CONTACT CARBON NEUTRAL FI EN PUBLIC SECTOR CAN LEAD THE WAY IN SOLVING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES Strong public sector vision and progressive market-shaping policies can enforce sustainable development and halt climate change. Wise decisions and future planning require support from experts from different fields and diverse dialogue among all actors of the society. Our expertise Gaia has decades of experience in consulting ministries and agencies and from collaboration with regional government. Majority of our clients represent the Finnish public sector, but we also work closely with international organizations and national administration from multiple European and Nordic countries. Our services We carry out demanding policy analyses, facilitate stakeholder, strategy and future processes, and produce high quality evaluations. Our expertise is particularly strong in the areas of sustainable development, natural resources, climate change, environmental policy, energy policy, innovation and science policy. CUSTOMER CASE Business Finland A case study on innovation ecosystems in a sustainable bioeconomy in Finland READ CASE CUSTOMER CASE Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Research- and knowledge strategy of blue bioeconomy READ CASE BLOGS Public Sector MIKKO HALONEN 01.06.2020 Reconnect with nature – are you trying to be funny? Reconnecting with nature sounds bizarre, tempting and yet contradictory – almost like fresh frozen, friendly fire….. . Aren´t we part of nature – how arrogant can we be, imagining that we would somehow be outside or above nature? But simultaneously, if my generation cannot find the “way back to the garden” as Joni Mitchell used to sing, and prevent our kids to get detached from the miracles of the nature from the start, I tell you we are heading for trouble. READ BLOG Financial Services MIKKO HALONEN 28.05.2019 New Report: Cooperative Climate Initiatives Have Major Global Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance Impacts Our new report with New Climate Institute for the Nordic Council of Ministers highlights Nordic opportunities to provide leadership in the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA). READ BLOG Public Sector GAIA PRESSROOM 18.09.2017 Growth and employment from sustainable solutions (in Finnish) Moni kansainvälisesti menestyvä suomalaisyritys rakentaa liiketoimintansa puhtaiden ratkaisujen ja luonnonvaroista luodun lisäarvon varaan - lukeutuu siis biotalouden, cleantechin ja kiertotalouden yrityksiin. Kaikkien yritysten liikevaihdosta Suomessa nämä yritykset kattavat noin viidenneksen ja viennistä jopa puolet. Näiden alojen kasvun ja työn dynamiikka on siis Suomelle erittäin keskeistä. READ BLOG Public Sector GAIA PRESSROOM 07.06.2017 Are we peaceful Vikings of global sustainability or lazy mice comfortably in a Nordic bubble? The Nordic countries have recently made major joint statements and commitments to address some of the most pressing challenges humanity is facing in the 21st century. The Nordic countries have among other launched an initiative– Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges – as a tool in Nordic work to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030. READ BLOG ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION Strategy processes Mari Hjelt Managing Director +358 40 8236991 mari.hjelt@gaia.fi Innovative Solutions for Sustainability Addis Ababa Beijing Buenos Aires Gothenburg San Francisco Helsinki Turku Zürich © Gaia 2021 GDPR privacy policy