Lappeenranta is one of four Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra's Towards Resource Wisdom -project's pioneer cities.
The aim is to find and develop ways in which Lappeenranta can become waste free and carbon neutral by 2050.
Crucial parts of resource wisdom and circular economy are:
In practice, resource wisdom is related to all operations connected to circular economy and climate change mitigation. All cities that have accepted the resource wisdom roadmap are members of the Finnish Sustainable Communities (FISU) network.
Kaupunginhallituksessa 2015 hyväksytty resurssiviisauden tiekartta esittelee työryhmien muodostamat tavoitteet.