Marileena Mäkelä
DI, KTM
marileena.makela@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1098-9185 |
sustainability, sustainability reporting, sustainability and employees
I have Master's Degrees in Engineering (2002, majoring in occupational safety engineering) and in Economics (2009, majoring in corporate environmental management). Currently (2019) I'm finishing my Doctoral studies with the topic of environmental reporting in the Finnish forest industry.
I have worked in Tampere University of Technology (2002-2007). There I studied occupational safety engineering and tought environmental management. Since 2007, I have worked in Turku School of Economics in Finland Futures Research Centre.
I have worked in Turku School of Economics since 2007. My research interests are in corporate sustainability. Most of my studies have focused on either environmental or sustainability reporting in different companies. Also, I'm interested in employees perspectives on sustainability. I have published my research in journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Business Strategy and the Environment and Forest Policy and Economics.
I'm responsible for two course in Turku School of Economics, namely Responsible Business: An Introduction and Global Responsible Business. Also, in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, I'm responsible for the course of Risk Assessment and Management. In addition, I give visiting lectures of corporate environmental management in Tampere University of Technology and of futures research in Turku School of Economics. In addition, I have given executive lectures in the field of risk management in Aalto Pro and in sustainability reporting in Turku School of Economics. I have vocational teacher qualifications from Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
- Visual sustainability communication and greenwashing - comparative analysis of 30 biggest companies in India and in Finland
(Esitys Corporate Responsibility Research Conferencessa, Tampere 12.-13.9. 2019) (2019) Marileena Mäkelä, Tiina Onkila, Bhavesh Sarna
(Other publication) - Change Agency in Sustainability Transitions – a 25-year review of research in management journals
(Esitys Corporate Responsibility Research Conferencessa, Leeds 10.-12.9. 2018) (2018) Satu Teerikangas, Tiina Onkila, Larissa Niemi, Katariina Koistinen, Marileena Mäkelä
(Other publication) - Collaborative sustainability in a shipbuilding network (2018) Marileena Mäkelä, Oana Apostol, Helka Kalliomäki, Leena Jokinen, Katariina Heikkilä, Jouni Saarni
(Other publication) - Contradictory stakeholder expectations for sustainability reporting - a social contract theory approach (2018) Social Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneuship Kristiina Joensuu, Marileena Mäkelä, Tiina Onkila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Employees’ emotions and sensemaking on the importance of sustainability at workplace (2018) Marileena Mäkelä, Tiina Onkila, Bhavesh Sarna
(Other publication) - Employee Sensemaking on the Importance of Sustainability Reporting in Sustainability Identity Change (2018)
- Sustainable Development
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Internal effects of corporate decision to externally report sustainability (2018) Oana Apostol, Maria Höyssä, Katariina Heikkilä, Marileena Mäkelä, Leena Jokinen
(Other publication) - Past, present and future of environmental reporting in the Finnish forest industry (2018) Marileena Mäkelä
(Other publication) - Pride and fear: Emotions in sustainability (2018) Corporate social responsibility: Challenges in diversity, accountability and sustainability Marileena Mäkelä, Oana Apostol, Katariina Heikkilä
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Environmental impacts and aspects in the forest industry: What kind of picture do corporate environmental reports provide? (2017)
- Forest Policy and Economics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



