Linköping University (LiU) has held a strong position for many years in the Circular Economy and the PSS areas.
Mattias Lindahl works as a professor at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management at Linköping University, a position he has held since 2003. His research and teaching focus on areas such as Circular Economy (CE), EcoDesign, environmentally driven product development, and Product-Service Systems (PSS)/Integrated Product-Service Engineering (IPSE). During his time at the university, he has led several major research projects in close collaboration with industry, including the eight-year Mistra REES program, which concluded in 2023.
Lindahl is actively involved in international standardization and has contributed to the development of ISO 14006:2020, IEC 62430:2020, and ISO's standards on circular economy (the 59000 series), with the first publications released in spring 2024.
In addition to his work at Linköping University, Lindahl has been a visiting professor at Luleå University of Technology since October 2023.
He is also involved with Malmstens, a part of IEI, supporting the development of their research initiatives.
Furthermore, between September 2022 and August 2024, Lindahl served as a member of the Swedish Government's Delegation for Circular Economy.
He is also an associate editor for the prestigious Journal of Cleaner Production, which is now ranked among the top 100 journals. In 2023, the journal had a CiteScore of 20.4 and an Impact Factor of 9.7.
