Columnist
Christine Nikander
Christine Nikander has been doing scholarly research into the legal and policy framework surrounding e-waste and conflict minerals since 2015. In The E-Waste Column, she draws upon this expertise and writes about recent developments in law, policy, and business. Christine studied law at the universities of Columbia (New York), Edinburgh (Scotland), and Leiden (the Netherlands). She enjoys working at the nexus of law, business, sustainability, and social impact. In 2022, she therefore founded the the environmental and social sustainability consultancy, Palsa & Pulk.
Guest Contributors
Saskia Tykkyläinen
Saskia Tykkyläinen is a freelance sustainability and strategy consultant at Palsa & Pulk. She studied industrial product design and business management. Saskia has extensive experience working with young growth firms and entrepreneurs in accelerator and education programs. In her consultancy work, she takes on projects that design and build sustainable business practices.
Saskia writes about sustainable design, and she has been a guest contributor to The E-Waste Newsletter since April 2024.
Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander
Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander is a freelance biodiversity & forestry consultant at Palsa & Pulk. She studied forest management, environmental protection technology, and North American studies. Through her consultancy work, she hopes to help companies in protecting forests and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Heidrun writes about biodiversity, and she has been a guest contributor to The E-Waste Newsletter since August 2024.
Krisna Baghouzian
Krisna Baghouzian is a freelance sustainability consultant at Palsa & Pulk. At university, she studied "Governance of Sustainability". Krisna has past experience working at a local government with a people-centered approach. In her consultancy work, she currently focuses on policy and governance matters. Krisna writes about sustainability broadly, and she will be a guest contributor to The E-Waste Newsletter as of January 2025.
