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Lauréat parmi les 100 meilleurs projets pour le climat

EKOénergie est l’un des lauréats de l’initiative « 100 projets pour le climat » portée par le Ministère français de l’Environnement, de l’Énergie et de la Mer.  Ce programme participatif avait pour objectif de favoriser les initiatives citoyennes répondant aux enjeux climatiques. Les citoyens ont élu les 100 meilleurs projets pouvant bénéficier d’un soutien, d’une visibilité ainsi […]

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A sunny day out in Vihti!

Since the first hydropower dams, rivers have been suffering due to the demand that hydropower places on the local ecosystem. EKOenergy is working to alleviate some of these damages. As well as only certifying hydropower that is sustainable, EKOenergy has an Environmental Fund which is used to restore rivers and fish passes. Our team from the

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Saimaa Brewing Company uses EKOenergy

Saimaa Brewing Company (Saimaan Juomatehdas) is one of the sustainability pioneers of the Finnish brewery industry. “By using EKOenergy, we can guarantee that the environmental impacts of the electricity which we use are as small as possible, » Jussi Laukkanen, the CEO of Saimaan Juomatehdas explains. “We don’t think that respecting the principles of environmental friendliness and

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Switching to EKOenergy for Otava was easy

Last year, the whole Otava Group switched to EKOenergy. This means that all ‘Suomalainen Kirjakauppa’ bookstores now use EKOenergy-certified electricity. Otava is the second largest publishing house in Finland, and their printing house also uses EKOenergy. Many think that switching to eco-labelled electricity is a difficult and complex thing to do in a company with

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A new trend: 100% EKOenergy

A lot of electricity sellers are joining strengths with EKOenergy. Only in 2016, already 15 more sellers took the decision to start offering EKOenergy to their consumers. Very interesting is that 2 of these new sellers take it even one step further: they sell ONLY EKOenergy. They follow the example of the Finnish company Ekosähkö,

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La premiére ville EKOénergie du monde

L’extraordinaire ville de Lappeenranta a décidé de passer à EKOénergie! Aujourd’hui, le maire Kimmo Jarva et le PDG de Lappeenranta Energy, Reijo Kolehmainen ont signé un accord garantissant de l’EKOénergie pour la ville de Lappeenranta de 2017 à 2020. Lors de la cérémonie de signature, la ville a également obtenu le certificat EKOénergie. D’aprés le

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City of Lappeenranta uses EKOenergy-labelled electricity

Lappenranta city started using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity in all its properties, making Lappeenranta the first EKOenergy city. Learn more about the city’s sustainability and environmental commitments on the Green Reality website. Check out our user stories to see the interviews with EKOenergy users we regularly publish. Published on 20 April 2016

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EKOénergie et l’écotourisme en Espagne

L’écotourisme est en plein essor. Il offre un modèle de tourisme durable et respectueux de l’environnement, où le touriste cherche non seulement le plaisir, mais également à limiter son empreinte écologique. Pour répondre à cette demande, des pionniers tels que l’Hôtel & Spa Capítulo Trece à Ségovie, en Espagne, montrent l’engagement de leurs établissements en

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Favini uses EKOenergy for Crush and Remake production lines

Favini uses EKOenergy for Crush and Remake production lines

Favini, an Italian company producing textures and fibres, uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity for two of their paper production lines for their products « Crush » and « Remake ». Crush is made from agro-industrial by-products and Remake is paper obtained from the upcycling process of leather by-products. Learn more about innovative and ecological products of Favini on their website: https://www.favini.com/en/ Check

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