about us - Net Impact

Net Impact Central Finland has a short history as it was officially founded in February 2009. It was mainly started by a group of interested Corporate Environmental Management students who wanted to promote sustainable business to the region and connect with the rest of the people in this world who are passionate about these issues. Our decision to be a Professional Chapter (instead of Graduate Chapter) is for two main reasons: it forces the students to be more active in engaging with businesses and vice versa and it expands the scope of the activities and leadership timelines for the organization. The legal owner of our chapter is Sustainable Business Association SBA Ry.

Promote “sustainability+business” among students and professionals and provide networking and learning opportunities to this end
Create an environment where Central Finland Net Impact can sustain itself and grow as an organization

Board of Directors
Chair of Board- Lasse Vuola
Lasse is a lawyer at Puranen-Kiviluoto Oy in Jyväskylä.

Board Member - Marko Seppä (Dr. Econ)
Marko is the Professor of Growth Venturing and Chair of Global Venture Lab. He was apprenticed venture capitalist in the 1980s, ran a pioneering VC operation in Russia in the 1990s, and an e-business research center in 2001-2005. He is passionate about co-creation and turning great ideas into investment-ready businesses for problems worth solving.

President - Jane Porter (M.Sc.)
Jane is a PhD student at University of Jyväskylä and project manager at Global Venture Lab. She received her Masters in Corporate Environmental Management in 2009.

Executive (2009-2010)
President - Jane Porter
Campus Sustainability - Kristiina Järvinen
Business & Community Outreach - Ben Toscher & Jake Laskin
Marketing & Communications - Ellen Torvi
Membership & Finance - Demi Smoloktou
Events - Open
Alumni -. Hanna Hauvala

Interested in something specific? Email Jane Porter.

Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

Overview:

•    10 000+ MBA students & business professionals
•    Based in San Francisco and 220+ Chapters around the world (see organization profile)
•    Online resources & network (weekly conference call speakers, career resources, contacts to experts in the field of sustainable business)
•    Network initiatives (offers programs and best practices for greening your workplace/campus, community service)
•    Annual Conference (2009 Conference at Cornell will attract over 2000 participants, past speakers like Al Gore)
•    Connecting all chapters via online social network, annual events & initiatives

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