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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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La société de logiciels de pointe SAP a récemment publié son rapport intégré 2017, donnant des données récentes sur ses performances sociales et environnementales en soulignant son engagement ambitieux d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici 2025. La société s’est engagée à une électricité 100% renouvelable et a rejoint la coalition RE100 – reconnue par l’ONU comme
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Olvi, a Finnish beverage company active since 1878, uses EKOenergy-labelled electricity for all of their own brands in Finland. “With our example, Olvi wants to help consumers make sustainable energy solutions in their own lives and also encourage others to switch to environmentally friendly electricity,” says Olli Heikkilä, Marketing Director at Olvi. See more about
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Tomorrow, on the 24th of March, between 20:30 and 21:30 local time, our planet will appear a bit darker from space and we will hopefully have a clearer view of the sky above us. It will be the 11th celebration of Earth Hour, which started as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007 and
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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
La Fondation Copade, référence espagnole dans le commerce équitable et la promotion responsable de la gestion forestière, rejoint EKOénergie pour faire un pas de plus vers la durabilité. Depuis le début de l’année 2018, cette ONG pour le développement de coopération est entièrement alimentée par EKOénergie, une énergie 100% durable. Nous avons eu l’occasion d’échanger
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Exactly 2 years ago, the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit. For those committed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, EKOenergy is a logical choice. A widely accepted to-do list for the planet On 25 September 2015, the 194 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030
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It is no longer an issue of debate whether the world will ever work on 100% renewable energy, nor whether this is a realistic goal for this century. The question is only how fast it will go. Are we talking about 20, 30 or 40 years? The trend is hopeful. The installed volumes of renewable
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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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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 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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Global leaders from government, business and the UN gathered for a high-level meeting at COP22 to call for a transition to 100% renewable energy worldwide to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. The meeting was hosted by the Moroccan Presidency of COP22 and the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), a coalition of 47 governments, to assess
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Enni Rukajärvi and Protect Our Winters ask Finns to switch to EKOenergy Protect Our Winters (POW) Finland is launching a campaign bearing its name in an effort to get Finnish downhill skiers and ski resorts aboard in the fight against climate change by switching to EKOenergy-certified renewable electricity. The face of the campaign is snowboarder
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More and more suppliers and consumers join our campaign for a 100% renewable world. We are happy to announce that ecovatios is the second Spanish seller who offers EKOenergy. Their EKOenergy is 100% solar energy from Spain. As our second Spanish seller, ecovatios is now ready to offer 100% renewable and sustainable solar energy from
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