Finland’s Recycling Gap: €90 Million on the Table
By Hani Mebar | Äctvli Responsible Consulting* Finland is genuinely good at some things. The deposit return system for bottles and cans is the envy of most of Europe. Less than 1% of municipal waste goes to landfill. Residents in Helsinki sort into six separate bins and largely do not
Your Former Employees Still Have Access to Your Data
By Hani Mebar | Äctvli Responsible Consulting A colleague came to me recently with a frustration. Not a complaint, exactly — more of a “this can’t be right” kind of observation. They work in a large organisation, and during the project they wanted to get clarity on who had access
Why Most OKR Rollouts Fail (And How to Fix Them)
By Hani Mebar | Äctvli Responsible Consulting OKRs have a reputation problem. Ask someone who’s been through a failed OKR implementation what they think of the framework and you’ll hear words like “bureaucratic,” “pointless,” “just another thing we have to fill in.” Ask someone in a company where OKRs actually
What NIS 2 Actually Means for Mid-sized Companies
By Hani Mebar | Äctvli Responsible Consulting I was talking to a friend who works in a mid-sized company. He told me how they get a letter from their legal team, because a vendor sent a security questionnaire due to the NIS2 compliance requirements in EU. So they set a
Beyond Compliance: Making ESG Work for Business
Published by Hani Mebar | Äctvli Responsible Consulting Have you ever felt like most ESG programs are built backwards? I mean, a company decides it needs an ESG strategy — usually because a large client asked for it, or because CSRD reporting requirements are coming, or because the board saw
Why We Can’t Buy Old Houses (And Why That’s a Climate Problem)
Why We Can’t Buy Old Houses (And Why That’s a Climate Problem) Published: December 31, 2025Author: Äctvli Responsible Consulting We tried to buy a house this year, different 1970s properties in good areas, all needing surface work—cabinets, floors, paint. We qualified for a loan higher than the selling price. Every
AI-to-Production Playbook for Founders | Äctvli
How to build fast with AI without shipping a demo disguised as a product AI coding tools are real leverage.But speed without engineering discipline creates silent technical debt — and that bill usually arrives right when you start winning. This playbook is a lightweight set of rules to help founders
White Paper on ISMS Reset
Most organizations investing heavily in Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) end up with a false sense of security. The new Äctvli Custodia white paper, “Why Most ISMS Programs Miss the Mark Before Audit Day – And How Quickly They Can Be Reset,” reveals why 70–80% of implementations fail to deliver
Building a Secure, Offline AI PC/Server: ÄRC’s Privacy and Performance Upgrade
During my work with clients, and as I read and listen to infosec-related books and podcasts, I am constantly reminded that data privacy and AI are at the forefront of both my soon to be professional and constant personal concerns. I use any AI that\’s available – whether it\’s from
ICE vs. PHEV vs. EV in Finland: What\’s the Smarter Choice for 2025 and Beyond?
Introduction We recently began searching for a second-hand car to replace our current one, with the goal of reducing our monthly overhead costs. Naturally, this wasn’t an easy decision—especially for someone like me, who’s been a petrolhead since attending my first car expo back in 1988 at the tender