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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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Sercotel Blue Coruna Hotel uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity

Hotel Blue Coruña uses EKOenergy

Hotel Blue Coruña in Spain uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity. The hotel was supplied an EKOenergy contract by our licensed seller Ecovatios. Environmental awareness of tourists all around the world is increasing and we are glad that Hotel Blue Coruña chose EKOenergy. Thanks Hotel Blue Coruña for showcasing our logo to announce that you use EKOenergy!

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De l’EKOénergie pour Yves Rocher

Une partie des activités du Groupe Rocher est maintenant alimentée par EKOénergie Nous sommes fiers de pouvoir annoncer l’arrivée du Groupe Rocher en tant que nouveau consommateur d’EKOénergie en France. Depuis le début de l’année 2017, la moitié de sa consommation d’électricité en France est certifiée « EKOénergie ».

Le Groupe Rocher a toujours eu conscience

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Athletes for EKOenergy

For some people, it’s easy to dismiss Climate Change as something that is happening far away; it’s melting the ice caps, causing a freak hurricane and floods on a different continent, destroying the Arctic…not directly affecting me!  However, what we must always remember is that the preservation of the environment is intrinsic to everything that

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We are « Sustainability Project 2017 »

The German Council for Sustainable Development has granted us the quality label « Sustainability Project 2017 ». This is a renowned distinction for projects contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals. These goals include « affordable and clean energy » and « climate action ». EKOenergy is one of 3 selected international projects. Also, 64 German projects got the award. We are

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Helen starts selling EKOenergy

Helen, an energy company with nearly 400 000 customers throughout Finland, is to offer EKOenergy to trailblazer corporate customers from early 2017. More specifically, Helen will sell wind power produced in the Nordic countries. “When purchasing hydro-, wind-, or bioenergy through Helen, the consumer is given a guarantee as to the origin of their electricity.

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De l’EKOénergie pour l’Oréal en Russie

EKOénergie est fière de compter son premier consommateur en Russie! Les transactions locales sur les énergies renouvelables restent difficiles, mais nous sommes convaincus que cela changera bientôt. Les autorités du marché de l’électricité ont compris la demande croissante pour l’électricité renouvelable et y répondront. EKOénergie joue alors un rôle important en fournissant des informations neutres

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Green Key and EKOenergy enter a collaboration agreement

Green Key is a prestigious eco-label for the tourism and hospitality industry with criteria dealing with environmental management, corporate social responsibility and awareness-raising. Green Key is currently awarded to more than 2,500 establishments in 53 countries. The programme is run by the international charity, Foundation for Environmental Education. EKOenergy is a non-profit organisation specialised in

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