Launch of the JARGONFREE Compass for Sustainable Contracting: Bridging the Implementation Gap
27 May 2026 at 15-17 (Finnish time/GMT+2)
Aalto University, Otaniemi (School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, Room V001) / Online
The JARGONFREE Compass for Sustainable Contracting is an interactive, guided toolkit that helps companies turn broad sustainability commitments into contracts that actually guide action. Instead of treating contracts as static legal documents, the Compass invites users to rethink them as practical governance tools for supply chains. The Compass supports, for instance, sustainability, supply chain, procurement, sales, contract, compliance, risk management and legal teams in moving from abstract principles to clearer, more actionable contracts that are easier for both buyers and suppliers to understand and follow.
The Compass is published in collaboration with the WorldCC Foundation.
The launch event will introduce the Compass and share insights from the research behind it.
Program
(14:30 Coffee and fruit served for in-person participants)
15:00 Welcome and opening
- Welcome and introduction to the programme
- Opening remarks from the WorldCC Foundation: Nikki Mackay
15:10 Overview of the JARGONFREE Research Project
15:15 Presentation of the JARGONFREE Compass for Sustainable Contracting
15:45 Q&A
- Audience questions and discussion about the Compass
16:00 Commentaries
- Short reflections on the Compass by invited speakers:
- Robert Bird, University of Connecticut
- Gerlinde Berger-Walliser, University of Connecticut
- Kati Ihamäki, Fiskars Group
- Greta Andersson, YIT
16:20 Panel discussion: What makes contracts work in practice?
- Panel discussion with the invited speakers, moderated by Anna Hurmerinta-Haanpää
- Audience questions (in-room and via Zoom)
16:55-17:00 Closing remarks