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Partnerships allow us to push for more electronics circularity globally.
The E-Waste Column is a leanly funded educational initiative and impact ecosystem. It was founded by Christine Nikander and it is run by the social enterprise, Palsa & Pulk.
Our mission has always been to close knowledge gaps, connect stakeholders, and create action around e-waste and electronics circularity globally. If we were acting alone, this would be a largely impossible task. That is why we actively build and develop partnerships with different stakeholders to scale the impact of our work.
At The E-Waste Column, we wholeheartedly believe that circularity is a collective effort. We therefore like to refer to circularity as "a team sport, which needs both team players and cheerleaders to work". That is why beyond our own partnerships, we also work to help connect others and broker meaningful collaborations to accelerate the transition over to a circular economy.
Would you like to contribute to the funding and scaling of our work? Then we welcome you to explore funding our platform or sponsoring our podcast. You can also license our content or create a listing in our matchmaking tool or on our job board to support our work.
How are we building value through our collaborations?
Our goal has always been to curb e-waste and advance electronics circularity globally. To increase both the reach and scale of our work, we collaborate with other social enterprises active in education, startups and scaleups working on innovative solutions, universities conducting novel research, government agencies rethinking regulations, as well as NGOs and community organizations pushing for change.
Alongside our sale of memberships, our content licensing, and offering paid listing spaces in both our matchmaking tool and our job board, our partnerships and collaborations play a key role in our goal to become a fully self-sustaining educational initiative and impact ecosystem over time.
Learn about our current partnerships and collaborations.
What is it like to work with The E-Waste Column?
"Christine has a unique ability to connect people, ideas and realities from different parts of the world. Her work has helped me better understand developments in Europe while creating valuable bridges with our North American perspective. Over the years, our exchanges have always been insightful, thoughtful and grounded in a genuine desire to move the industry forward."
— Gabriel Trottier-Hardy, Executive Advisor - Strategy, Growth & Partnership
"Working with Christine has also been a very positive experience. She brings an uncommon level of dedication, curiosity, and professionalism to everything she does. She has built The E-Waste Column with a clear mission and with a genuine commitment to supporting the development of the e-waste and electronics circularity ecosystem. Her ability to listen, connect people, identify relevant topics, and communicate complex industry developments clearly is a real strength.
The E-Waste Column has supported us not only as a source of information, but also as a platform that helps create visibility, credibility, and connections within the sector. In a growing industry where collaboration is essential, this kind of work is extremely valuable.
We are very happy to have collaborated with Christine and The E-Waste Column, and we strongly believe that the platform will continue to play an increasingly important role in the future of e-waste recycling and electronics circularity."
— Tomaso Manca, Head of Marketing & Co-founder of Hiro Robotics
"Over the last two years I have worked with Christine and the E-Waste Column on several occasions. For example, three students and I conducted a project researching and visualising the impacts of an EV battery across its life cycle. The organisation's expertise and Christine's empowering and open character have enabled me to gain important skills. Specifically, the responsibility and ownership that we were granted throughout the process taught me how to communicate professionally, adapt to the needs of a client in a consultancy setting, whilst learning about the e-waste sector and its implications for businesses. It was a highly valuable experience that has positively steered my early career in the direction of environmental consultancy!"
— Teun Bastiaans, Utrecht University
"Working with The E-Waste Column alongside Christine for 6 months offered an invaluable experience to familiarise with the work of a modern start-up tackling important issues. By working with The E-Waste Column, I understood that difference can be made with dedication."
— Marco R.
“Together with three classmates, I collaborated with Palsa and Pulk [and The E-Waste Column] to develop an interactive tool for analyzing the life cycle of EV batteries. This project strengthened my technical and teamwork skills and even led to an ongoing collaboration—I now write articles for their newsletter.”
— Aniol Gironès López, Utrecht University
"One of Aniol’s most impactful experiences [during his MSc in Sustainable Development at Utrecht University] was the consultancy project" he completed with The E-Waste Column.
— Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
"I had a wonderful experience working with Christine Nikander during my Applied Research Project. Her guidance helped give the project clear direction, and I came away with a deeper understanding of the energy transition, e-waste, and the labour risks connected to resource extraction."
— Jennifer Özdemir