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From north to south avoiding flights: interview with our former volunteer Glòria

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Thanks to our growing number of volunteers, EKOenergy is broadening its reach from north to south, east to west! Recently Glòria, who helped us spread the message of the ecolabel in Spain and Latin America, finished her year of European Voluntary Service (EVS) with us. Upon returning to Barcelona, she wanted to avoid taking a […]

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New call for Climate Projects – 2020

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Funding for solar and wind energy projects in developing countries. For each MWh of sold EKOenergy-labelled energy, the seller pays 0.10 € to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund. Our Climate Fund finances renewable electricity projects aimed at alleviating energy poverty in developing countries and regions. These are usually smaller scale solar (and wind) energy projects. In December

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Tom, 50th Solidarity Corps volunteer at EKOenergy’s secretariat

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In 2012, EKOenergy became a partner organisation of the European Solidarity Corps (previously known as European Voluntary Service).  This EU funded program enables us to host long term volunteers. Most of the volunteers stay 10 to 12 months at our office in Helsinki. They help us keep close contact with hundreds of partners in many

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Vesica Piscis: 100% sustainable vegan shoes “made in Spain”

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As part of EKOenergy’s #PassionForGreenFashion campaign, we interviewed Francisco Rico, head of sales and administration of Vesica Piscis footwear, a vegan shoes and accessories brand that consumes EKOenergy. As the fashion industry is one of the major contributors to global warming, many companies are aware that their business models have a high environmental cost and

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All climate projects on 1 map

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One of the ways EKOenergy ensures additionality is through the Climate Fund. Thanks to users of EKOenergy-labelled electricity, we finance green energy projects that would not have happened otherwise. All supported projects contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We financed the first projects in 2015 and since then, we have financed 36

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Mummi ja mina uses EKOenergy

Mummi ja Minä cleaning products made with EKOenergy

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Mummi ja Minä is a Finnish producer of cleaning products, using natural ingredients suitable for vegans. They have taken their commitment to the environment one step further by using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity for their products. We’re happy to see that they make their choice of EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity known by putting our logo on their

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Green Energy UK lancia la prima tariffa a marchio EKOenergy nel Regno Unito

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La prima tariffa etichettata dal marchio di qualità ecologico Prima nel Regno Unito ad utilizzare EKOenergy, Green Energy UK offre ai clienti residenziali energia rinnovabile al 100% che soddisfa i rigorosi criteri ambientali di EKOenergy. Green Energy UK, nata nel 2001, è stata una delle primissime aziende britanniche a offrire tariffe energetiche unicamente green ed

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Urban Beer: il primo birrificio in Spagna a produrre con energia a marchio EKOenergy

News, User stories / 5 minutes of reading /

“Drink Responsible”, campagna lanciata da EKOenergy nel 2016, è stata una delle finaliste dell’EU Sustainable Energy Week Awards 2018. La campagna mira a informare i birrifici riguardo la possibilità di utilizzare energia rinnovabile per la produzione. Il birrificio spagnolo Urban Beer si aggiunge ai birrifici italiani e finlandesi che hanno già iniziato a utilizzare energia

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FridaysForFuture Uganda: Our interview with Nakabuye Hilda

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In light of the upcoming international climate strike on 20 and 27 September, we want to show solidarity to the young people striking worldwide. With this in mind, we reached out to Nakabuye Hilda Flavia from Uganda to hear her story. Nakabuye Hilda Flavia is a 22-year-old climate activist and green campaigner living in Kampala,

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