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January 2027 - December 2028 • Our team will add video content to, and continue to expand, the learning modules of The E-Waste Learning Hub.

Spring 2027 • Our team will launch a set of stories on ordinary people stepping into their power as citizens, volunteers, researchers, activists, entrepreneurs, and business owners to push for positive social and environmental change.

Spring 2027 • Our team will launch a new podcast that will cover ways to better manage e-waste globally and move towards more electronics circularity.

​28 July 2026 • Christine Nikander's story is featured in the Women in Circularity series.

18 June 2026 • Christine Nikander is speaking on a panel about bridging knowledge gaps in e-waste at at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2026 in Frankfurt.

18 June 2026 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion about operating in the metal sector amongst current geopolitics at the Metal Recycling Conference & Expo 2026 in Frankfurt.

June 2026 • Christine Nikander acts as a jury member in the 2026 edition of the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre's innovation challenge focused on reimagining the chemistry behind electronic devices.

22 May 2026 • Our team launches the pilot version of our new action hub, containing new resources to take practical action on e-waste and electronics circularity.​

28 April 2026 • Our team re-launches The E-Waste Database in a new and improved format.​

28 April 2026 • Our team launches the pilot version of our new innovation hub, containing new resources for professionals in the e-waste and electronics circularity sector.​

23 April 2026 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at the Chemicals Management for Electronics day of the Regulatory Summit Europe 2026 hosted by Chemical Watch.

17 March 2026 • Christine Nikander will be attending the Women Who Build Europe: European Female Founders Summit 2026 in Brussels.

5-6 February 2026 • Christine Nikander will be attending the first global stakeholder engagement workshop of UNIDO's Global Electronics Management Programme in Vienna.

31 January 2026 • Our team launched the "Female Scientists" series that tells the stories of female pioneers and trailblazers. It includes stories on women in data and AI, women in electronics, women in mobility, women in energy, women in mining, women in circularity, and women in climate.

14 November 2025 • Our team launches the "Circular Impactmakers" series that tells the stories of people and organizations pushing to make the circular economy a reality. It includes stories on circular impactmakers in waste reduction and repair, circular impactmakers in resource management, circular impactmakers driving systems change, and circular impactmakers redefining design.

12 November 2025 • After 10 years in the circularity space, Christine Nikander puts out a list featuring 100 people and organizations broadly working in circularity, who she thinks you should follow in 2025.

28 October 2025 • Our team launches our new e-learning app, giving users the option to follow the learning modules of The E-Waste Learning Hub on their mobile and tablet devices.​

1 September 2025 • Our team launches our new e-learning platform, with the first set of the 100+ pilot learning modules and 500+ learning material entries broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition.

11 June 2025 • Christine Nikander is speaking about legal developments on circularity and eco-design at the ITAD & Circular Electronics Expo and Conference 2025 in Frankfurt.

11 June 2025 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion on urban mining and metal recycling from e-waste at the Metal Recycling Expo & Conference 2025 in Frankfurt.

10 May 2025 • Christine Nikander is speaking about e-waste, critical raw materials, and the energy transition at the Global Challenges: Ready for the Future Conference hosted by Leiden University College in The Hague.​

23 April 2025 • Palsa & Pulk starts working together with a group of students from the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University for a consultancy project. With guidance from Christine Nikander, the students develop a visualization of key issues and opportunities that arise in the life cycle of a reusable vape.

25 March 2025 • Our team launches the prototype of a text-based e-learning platform, with 20+ learning modules and 200+ learning material entries broadly focused on raw materials, circularity, and the just energy transition.​

28 February 2025 • The E-Waste Column launches a newsletter series around ways to protect river ecosystems. Christine Nikander and Krisna Baghouzian write a series of newsletters for “The E-Waste Newsletter” on mining-related water pollution and how this impacts local communities and Indigenous Peoples' rights.

18 December 2024 • Christine Nikander and The E-Waste Column are featured in The Bloom’s 30 Under 30 Social Impact list.

29 August 2024 • The E-Waste Column launches a newsletter series around ways to protect biodiversity. Christine Nikander and Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander write a series of newsletters for “The E-Waste Newsletter” on mining-related deforestation and how this impacts Indigenous Peoples' rights.

27 June 2024 • Christine Nikander is moderating a panel discussion on e-waste and the energy transition at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

26 June 2024 • Christine Nikander is a speaker in the "Metal & Critical Raw Material Recycling" section of the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024 in Frankfurt.

21 May 2024 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at a webinar on greenwashing and green claims hosted by Chemical Watch.

21 May 2024 • Christine Nikander is part of the consortium that has been selected by the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission for the “Framework Contract on the Circular Economy and Waste to Resources”.

18 April 2024 • The E-Waste Column and Palsa & Pulk launch their collaboration around sustainable design. Christine Nikander and Saskia Tykkyläinen write a series of three newsletters for both “The E-Waste Newsletter” and “The Just Transition Newsletter”.

22 April 2024 • Palsa & Pulk starts working together with a group of students from the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University for a consultancy project. With guidance from Christine Nikander and Saskia Tykkyläinen, the students develop a visualization of key issues and opportunities that arise in the life cycle of an EV battery.

26 March 2024 • Christine Nikander publishes an article on the significance of e-waste, critical raw materials, geopolitics, and regulation for achieving net zero in The Mint Magazine by Promoting Economic Pluralism.

21 March 2024 • Palsa & Pulk and Christine Nikander launch "The Just Transition Newsletter". The monthly newsletter explores how we can achieve a just transition and how companies can become champions for change.

14 February 2024 • Christine Nikander is a webinar speaker at a social impact masterclass hosted by Dazzle Platform.

7 December 2023 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at Chemical Watch’s virtual Global Chemicals Management for Electronics Conference 2023.

30 November 2023 • Christine Nikander begins to work, together with Palsa & Pulk and BonoLab, on developing an educational course on circular design. Christine Nikander and Saskia Tykkyläinen act as subject matter experts for the course and create a detailed course storyboard covering design principles and strategies, product life cycles, consumer behavior, and design solutions.

30 November 2023 • Christine Nikander launches "The E-Waste Newsletter". The monthly newsletter explores recent developments in e-waste, critical raw materials, and the just transition.

28 June 2023 • Christine Nikander is a speaker at the "Transboundary Movements And Responsible E-Waste Management" session at the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023 in Frankfurt.

21 September 2022 • Christine Nikander launches "The E-Waste Column". The weekly column covers news on developments in law, policy, and business regarding e-waste, transition minerals, and critical raw materials.