Abrasive and power tool manufacturer Mirka saw circular economy as both an essential factor for competitiveness and an inspiring goal for customers and staff.
Client
Mirka
Year
2023
Team
Meri Lundahl
Ville Grönlund
Sanna Uotila
With decades of experience, Mirka Ltd is a world leader in surface finishing technology. Mirka saw circular economy as both an obligation and a business opportunity.
Mirka saw circular economy as both an obligation and a business opportunity. Together with Ethica, Mirka set out to implement circular economy in the organization through educating the staff and co-creating a practical checklist for the circular design of power tools.
Through interviews and workshops with key staff members, the daily realities in Mirka’s operations were taken into account when formulating a tailored circular design checklist, encompassing all the aspects of circular economy, from product design to business models.
As a result, Mirka’s staff is more strongly on board with circular economy, with concrete tools to use as part of the design process to bring circularity to practice.
“I was particularly delighted by the tangibility of the results. As an engineering organization, we need practical things to implement, and that is what we got with Ethica.”
– Veli-Pekka Västi, General Manager, Power Tools
