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EKOenergía, nominada al premio de medio ambiente del Consejo Nórdico

El Consejo Nórdico de Ministros concede anualmente, desde 1995, un premio medioambiental para honrar las iniciativas de los países nórdicos más inteligentes y eficaces que muestran el camino hacia un futuro más sostenible. ¡Estamos muy contentos de poder estar nominados junto con Greta Thunberg! «Iniciativas que promueven el consumo y la producción sostenibles haciendo más […]

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Meet EKOenergy at RE-Source 2019

Just like last year, EKOenergy is a supporting association of RE-Source 2019. RE-Source conference is Europe’s largest PPA event where stakeholders of the renewable energy market gather and discuss the recent developments. RE-Source 2019 is also the perfect platform to network, learn and do business with key players from both the buyer and supplier side.

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Globe Hope, marca pionera en Finlandia de una moda más sostenible

“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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Celebrate the International Day for Biodiversity by choosing EKOenergy

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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Carrera Jeans apoya la campaña “Passion For Green Fashion” de EKOenergía

Carrera Jeans es un fabricante de ropa italiana que exporta por todo el mundo sus confecciones desde 1965. Durante los tres últimos años, la energía consumida en sus oficinas y tiendas de Italia, además de ser renovable, también es 100% EKOenergía. Coincidiendo con el lanzamiento de la campaña Passion for Green Fashion,  que pretende animar a más industrias

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EKOenergía lanza la campaña para la industria de la moda

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,

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Good reasons to support #FridaysForFuture

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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New environmental requirements for hydropower plants are published – EKOenergy seeks pioneers for piloting

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

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Climate change and pollution: the toll of tourism

While a strong economic driver, international tourism is also a burden on the fight against climate change. It is time for the sector to acknowledge its environmental responsibility and to transition to a more sustainable model. The total number of international travellers increased in 2017 for the eighth consecutive year, reaching 1,323 millions and breaking

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Buying 100% renewable energy is becoming the new normal

Renewable energy has long been stigmatised as expensive, unreliable and commercially non-viable. Yet over 150 of the worlds largest companies are moving to 100% renewable. The Paris Agreement was lauded across the world as a victory for international cooperation and dialogue. Yet it was not the only major achievement to come out of the Paris

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SAP: leading the transition to a low carbon economy model

The cutting edge software corporation SAP has recently released its Integrated Report 2017, giving updated data of its social and environmental performance and stressing its ambitious commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. The company is committed to 100% renewable electricity and joined the RE100 coalition – recognized by the UN as one of the

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