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First five years

EKOenergy is 5 years old! In February 2013, environmental organisations from 16 European countries launched the first international ecolabel for electricity; the EKOenergy ecolabel. The aim was simple and straightforward: creating an easily recognizable tool to promote sustainable renewable electricity globally. Immediately after the launch, we reached out to energy consumers and sellers in ten

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EKOenergy, a natural step for sustainable companies

Copade Foundation, Spanish reference in fair trade and responsible forest management promotion, is joining EKOenergy in taking one more step towards sustainability. Since the beginning of 2018, the Development Cooperation NGO has been powered entirely with EKOenergy labelled 100% sustainable electricity. We had the chance to speak with Javier Fernández, Copade’s general director, to see

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Charging points powered with EKOenergy

The Finnish energy supplier Lumme Energia announced today that it will power all of its electric vehicle charging points with EKOenergy. We are very pleased with this news. Several studies have proven that electric vehicles are always cleaner than cars with combustion engines, even when they are powered by electricity from coal. However, our common

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Chocolate made with EKOenergy

Visit to Pieni Suklaatehdas in Porvoo, Finland On a sunny autumn day, Karlina and Laura, from the EKOenergy team, went to visit Pieni Suklaatehdas (“The Little Chocolate Factory”) in Porvoo. This artisanal chocolate factory is not only making bean-to-bar chocolate without any additives or preservatives but also using renewable EKOenergy-certified electricity for their production. Owners

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Solar pumps for women in Senegal

Solar pumps for OuonckBy consuming EKOenergy, you ensure that your electricity supplier pays at least € 0.10 / MWh to the EKOenergy Climate Fund. This fund finances projects with added social and environmental value by promoting renewable energy in developing countries. In 2017, EKOenergy contributed € 20,000 to the financing of a solar pumping program

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Light to schools in Madagascar

Electricity and domestic lighting are often taken for granted by many of us. However, in rural Madagascar, almost 95% of the population does not have access to electricity. ”There is also the whole economic and social aspect: how can one run a small economic activity or a microenterprise without electricity?” asks Patrick Kohler from Centre

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EKOenergy for China and Japan

For the last year, we have been studying the situation in China and Japan with our Chinese and Japanese contacts. This autumn our East-Asia Liaison Coordinator Merve Gungor will be in China for contacting relevant stakeholders. Background and history EKOenergy started in 2013 as an ecolabel for the European electricity market. In 2015, we decided

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Finlayson uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity

Finlayson is a century-old textile producer in Finland. All Finlayson operations of in Finland use EKOenergy-labelled wind energy, including their headquarters and all retail stores from Helsinki in the south to Lapland in the north. See more on Finlayson website. Check out our user stories to see interviews with EKOenergy users we regularly publish. Published on

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Ice hockey team Mikkelin Jukurit uses EKOenergy

Mikkelin Jukurit is an ice hockey team from the city of Mikkeli in eastern Finland. They have switched to 100% EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity, supplied by the local electricity supplier ESE (Etelä-Savon Energia). Thanks Jukurit for helping us spread our message! You can read more on the Jukurit website here (in Finnish). Check out our user

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Basecamp Oulanka

Basecamp Oulanka uses EKOenergy

Basecamp Oulanka is a complex of wooden buildings providing comfortable and cosy accommodation in a stunning location overlooking Lake Juuma and backing onto Oulanka National Park in Finland. We are happy that Basecamp Oulanka choose to take an extra step to protect nature by using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity. See more information about Basecamp Oulanka on their website.

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