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YIT builds a better world with EKOenergy

YIT Corporation has chosen EKOenergy as part of fulfilling its Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved climate targets. YIT is a leading construction company and project developer. The company’s story began in 1912, and its business segments include residential construction, commercial premises, and infrastructure construction. YIT’s revenue in 2023 was 2.2 billion euros, and it employs […]

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EKOénergie accorde près d’un million d’euros pour changer des vies grâce à l’énergie solaire

Grâce aux consommateurs d’EKOénergie, le Fonds pour le climat d’EKOénergie soutient des initiatives communautaires qui transforment des vies grâce à l’énergie renouvelable.Cette année, nous avons reçu de nombreuses demandes pour des systèmes de pompage à énergie solaire, probablement en réponse à l’augmentation des conditions météorologiques extrêmes causées par le changement climatique. EKOénergie a financé 120

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Inés Rosales embraces renewable energy with EKOenergy and Quantica Renovables

Discover how Inés Rosales, a historic Spanish company, is leading the way in sustainable food production with a new rooftop solar system from Quantica Renovables, earning the EKOenergy ecolabel and meeting consumer demand for eco-friendly practices. Read about their journey in EKOenergy’s EKOappetite campaign

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Microsoft: Promoting environmental justice with EKOenergy

Impactful renewable energy procurement Renewable energy consumers worldwide are more than ever looking for ways to increase the positive impact of their green power contracts. One type of impactful renewable energy solutions focuses on social impacts, ecological justice, and community involvement. Companies of all sizes and sectors are showing growing interest in such solutions. EKOenergy’s

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We are hungry for renewables! And you?

As European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteers at EKOenergy’s secretariat, we are working on the EKOappetite campaign. This campaign aims to promote the use of renewable energy in the food sector. We inform companies in the food industry about the possibility of choosing sustainable renewable energy, encourage them to switch to EKOenergy-labelled electricity, and suggest that

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We are a supporting association of the I-REC Standard Conference

Proudly promoting reliable tracking EKOenergy is proud and happy to be a supporting association of the I-REC Standard Conference (ISC) 2024, which will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, on the 2nd & 3rd of July 2024. Pre-conference sessions will take place on the 1st of July 2024. Reliable tracking is one of EKOenergy’s essential

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EKOenergy label for gas: helping consumers make an additional positive impact

Many reasons for choosing EKOenergy We recently welcomed a new consumer of EKOenergy-labelled biomethane. Ecohz facilitated the deal and wrote a nice article about it, based on an interview with Steven Vanholme from EKOenergy’s Secretariat. Check out the article « EKOenergy: how sustainable biomethane can combat energy poverty » on Ecohz’s website. There are many reasons why

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Un nouveau PPA signé entre le Groupe iliad et Engie Green

Début février 2024, le géant français des télécommunications Iliad et le fournisseur d’énergie ENGIE Green ont signé un second PPA (Power Purchase Agreement). Un PPA est un contrat d’engagement sur le long terme (d’une durée de 5 à 20 ans) entre un consommateur et un fournisseur d’énergie, garantissant un prix défini et stable. Le Groupe

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Hilti and SCHOTT: committed to science-based targets and EKOenergy

Science Based Targets initiatitive The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi defines and promotes best practices in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science and provides technical assistance

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EKOenergy’s Annual Report 2023

At the recent COP28 climate conference in Dubai, nations have finally agreed to move away from fossil fuels. That’s a remarkable step forward, especially considering the presence of over 2400 fossil fuel lobbyists at the conference and the OPEC urging member states to reject any agreement targeting fossil fuels. At EKOenergy, we will use all

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Vacancy – B2B Key Account Manager

Vacancy at EKOenergy : B2B Key Account Manager B2B Key Account Manager – A new full-time, permanent position Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and make a change in the world? EKOenergy ecolabel and the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto ry) are seeking to recruit a “B2B Key Account Manager”. This

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Climate Fund / Call for Proposals / December 2023

Call for Proposals / EKOenergy’s Climate Fund / December 2023 – February 2024 Background All EKOenergy-ecolabel consumers contribute 0.10 € per MWh to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund. With these contributions, EKOenergy funds new renewable electricity projects in low- and middle-income countries to bring additional positive impact to consumers’ choice of renewable energy and help in achieving

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EKOenergy grants €319,116 to provide solar power to off-grid Andean communities

Solar power and training to help smallholder farmers adapt to the impact of the climate crisis Earlier this year, EKOenergy took a significant step forward by introducing multiyear funding through closed calls, enhancing the impact of its Climate Fund by providing crucial long-term support for renewable energy projects in low- and middle-income countries. In January,

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