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“El mundo no sufre por la falta de material, sino por la falta de mentalidad. Siendo innovadores y llenos de ideas frescas, nació Globe Hope con la idea de redefinir los tejidos”.Estas son las palabras motivadoras escritas en la pared principal de las oficinas de Globe Hope. En 2003, la diseñadora Seija Lukkala (Directora General […]
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Today, 22nd of May is the International Day for Biodiversity. Since the early 2000s, the United Nations have used this date to raise awareness and increase our understanding of the global biodiversity loss. This year’s theme is “Our Biodiversity, our food, our health” to highlight the role biodiversity plays in transforming food systems and improving
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La industria de la moda es responsable del 5% de las emisiones globales de CO₂ , siendo uno de los sectores más contaminantes del planeta. Este impacto ha sido en parte motivado por el aumento del “fast fashion”. Este modelo de negocio hace referencia a la rápida producción y comercialización de ropa a precios bajos,
EKOenergía lanza la campaña para la industria de la moda Read More »
EKOenergy is an association partner of the first Corporate Energy Series Europe event. The conference takes place in Paris, France, on 21-22 May 2019 and will explore solutions for corporates to reach 100% renewable electricity. Stakeholders of the energy market will gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of procuring renewable energy. Decision-makers from global
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Fast fashion is a business model that promotes rapid production of cheap clothing to meet the most recent fashion trends. First used in the early 1990s to describe Zara’s business model, fast fashion now dominates the industry. Many major retailers like TopShop, Primark, Forever21 and Mammut are able to turn an idea in a designers
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En Marzo de 2016, con el objetivo de desarrollar una cultura de la sostenibilidad en Italia, la compañía ForGreen decidió iniciar la colaboración con la ecoetiqueta EKOenergía para vender el 100% de energía renovable. Al unificar todo el suministro de su energía con los estrictos criterios de sostenibilidad de EKOenergía, ForGreen añadió un valor extra muy
Energía renovable en Italia: EKOenergía y Forgreen celebran 3 años de colaboración Read More »
Japan is among the biggest economies in GDP, and also a fourth largest consumer of electricity, after the U.S., China, and India in 2017. Yet it is also heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which made up almost 85% of energy production in 2017. Although this is largely the direct result of suspension of nuclear plants
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Ahead of Fridays-For-Future’s international day of climate protests, we list some good reasons to support the school-striking youth. 1. No other campaign has highlighted the urgency of the climate crisis so clearly and so directly. We simply cannot wait to solve the problem until the school-strikers have finished their studies. Carbon emissions have to go
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Russia is one of the leading countries in electricity production and consumption in the world. At the same time more than a half of electric power in the country (about 70%) is produced by thermal power plants. Where is usually used rather cheap organic fuel such as coal and oil. These are irreplaceable natural resources,
Sustainable energy development is on the Russian agenda Read More »
Meet Steven Vanholme or Merve Güngör from the EKOenergy Secretariat in the events below REC Market Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 12-13 March 2019 (pre-conference on 11 March) The conference will focus on the ongoing energy transition and the role of consumers. Furthermore, the sessions will underline new market developments and methods to buy
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New environmental requirements for hydropower plants are published – EKOenergy seeks pioneers for piloting EKOenergy, the international ecolabel for renewable energy has revised its environmental requirements for hydropower plants. Now EKOenergy is seeking for pioneers of the sector to pilot how the new requirements work in practice. The new environmental requirements for hydropower plants concern
Vesivoima jakaa ilmastosta ja luonnosta huolestuneet kansalaiset. Toiset ostavat vesivoimalla tuotettua sähköä ilmastosyistä ja toiset karttavat sitä viimeiseen asti sen luontohaittojen vuoksi. Mistä mielipiteiden voimakas jakautuminen johtuu? Eräs syy voi olla yleistajuisen tiedon niukkuus. On tunnettua, että pato ilman kalatietä pysäyttää vaelluskalat. Mutta myös veden virtaus ja aineksen kulkeutuminen muuttuvat ja sen seurauksena myös jokien
Are we aware of the impacts of hydropower on nature? (in Finnish) Read More »
Rural communities looking for a source of electricity usually have very limited options. Though it is broadly agreed that solar generators are a cheaper option in the long run compared to diesel generators, diesel remains a very popular choice. Why is this and how can funds like the EKOenergy Climate Fund help address this issue?
Solar vs Diesel: why solar generators should power rural communities Read More »
The number of companies setting renewable energy goals is increasing, and so is the number of those which join the RE100. This highlights the importance, and challenges, of corporate sourcing for renewable energy in countries where the electricity market is non-liberalized or is liberalizing. Multinationals are looking for market based solutions, for their operations and
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