Pollution, acidification of seawater and rising sea levels are threatening marine ecosystems, biodiversity and the existence of island nations.

Your host Atte Palomäki sits down with Martin Koehring, Head, World Ocean

Initiative & Senior Manager, Sustainability at Economist Impact, and Andrea Morgante, Vice President, Performance Services at Wärtsilä for a crucial discussion on how a sustainable blue economy offers us hope to convert this adversity into an opportunity.

How can we build a better future for the world’s workforce? Is there a way out of the global debt crisis? How can leaders, corporations, and NGOs usher in more sustainability? In the latest episode of Beyond Business with Wärtsilä, your host Atte Palomäki takes a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the conversations he had with global experts in 2022 tackling these questions.

Why are employees unhappy in their work place and what can we do about it?

Your host Atte Palomäki sits down with Pa Sinyan, Managing Partner - EMEA, @Gallup

for a crucial discussion on why we need better managers for purpose-driven work.

Global debt is ballooning and has crossed USD 300 trillion last year. Why should we worry about it and what can we do to avert a crisis? Your host Atte Palomäki sits down with @Marcello Estevao, Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment @the world bank for a crucial discussion on how we can soften the blow.

We will need the resources of almost three planets by 2050 to sustain our current lifestyle. What can we do about it and how? Your host Atte Palomäki sits down with Helen Burdett, Head of Circular Economy, World Economic Forum and Connor Bryant, CEO, The Rubbish Project for a crucial discussion on how we can move away from our current use-take-discard system and replace it with a more regenerative and restorative approach.

60% of children born today will be only half as productive as they could be with complete education and full health. Your host Atte Palomäki sits down with Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute for a crucial discussion on why we need to invest more in human capital and how we can go about it.

Atte Palomäki and Sini Harkki, Programme Director, Greenpeace Nordic sit down for a vital discussion on Corporation-NGO partnerships, the extent to which they impact social change and the role they play in building a sustainable future for generations ahead.

Atte Palomäki sits down for an enlightening debate on the future of work, the great resignation wave, the workplace of the future and the changing employer-employee relationship. Joining Atte this time are Teija Sarajärvi, Wärtsilä’s new EVP, Human Resources, and Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, noted author and professor in project management and the project economy.

Atte Palomäki sits down for a crucial discussion on algorithms, the extent to which will impact our lives and where the responsibility lies. Joining Atte this time are Keith E. Sonderling, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and François Candelon, Global Director, BCG Henderson Institute & MD and senior partner, BCG.

In the latest episode of Beyond Business with Wärtsilä, Atte Palomäki is joined by Matt Duke, CEO, Grieg Maritime Group and Kenneth Simonsen, Senior VP at Aker Solutions, to discuss ZEEDS – the Zero Emission Energy Distribution at Sea – a two-year collaboration that aims to change the shipping industry forever. Listen in as they talk about how this initiative brings together the best the industry has to offer, the balance between companies and policymakers, and when we can expect to see the first results.