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Helsingin Makkaratehdas and Perniön liha announce that they use EKOenergy-labelled electricity, both on their products and on their websites. In addition to sausages and cold cuts, the company’s product line includes ready to eat items such as sandwiches, wraps and their vegan alternatives as well. Thanks for having the EKOenergy logo on your packages and […]
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In addition to being organically grown and pesticide-free, Silmusalaatti sprouts also use EKOenergy-labelled, biodiversity-friendly renewable electricity! We thank Silmusalaatti for showing their commitment to nature by using the EKOenergy logo. Check out our user stories to see the interviews with EKOenergy users we regularly publish. Published on 27 March 2019
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The fashion industry accounts for around 5% of global CO2 emissions making it one of the most polluting industries in the world. This has been driven in large part by the rise of fast fashion. Fast fashion is an approach to the production and marketing of clothing which aims to bring cheap, trendy clothing from
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EKOenergy is an association partner of the first Corporate Energy Series Europe event. The conference takes place in Paris, France, on 21-22 May 2019 and will explore solutions for corporates to reach 100% renewable electricity. Stakeholders of the energy market will gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of procuring renewable energy. Decision-makers from global
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Fast fashion is a business model that promotes rapid production of cheap clothing to meet the most recent fashion trends. First used in the early 1990s to describe Zara’s business model, fast fashion now dominates the industry. Many major retailers like TopShop, Primark, Forever21 and Mammut are able to turn an idea in a designers
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Tre anni fa il gruppo ForGreen ha fatto una scelta: allineare con i criteri di sostenibilità ambientale del marchio ecologico EKOenergy il 100% della propria energia, prodotta e venduta sul mercato italiano. Scelta che ha costituito l’inizio di una fruttuosa collaborazione che ogni giorno diffonde cultura energetica e promuove un modello concreto di sostenibilità. Nel
Energia verde in Italia: EKOenergy e ForGreen festeggiano 3 anni di collaborazione Read More »
Japan is among the biggest economies in GDP, and also a fourth largest consumer of electricity, after the U.S., China, and India in 2017. Yet it is also heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which made up almost 85% of energy production in 2017. Although this is largely the direct result of suspension of nuclear plants
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Ahead of Fridays-For-Future’s international day of climate protests, we list some good reasons to support the school-striking youth. 1. No other campaign has highlighted the urgency of the climate crisis so clearly and so directly. We simply cannot wait to solve the problem until the school-strikers have finished their studies. Carbon emissions have to go
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Russia is one of the leading countries in electricity production and consumption in the world. At the same time more than a half of electric power in the country (about 70%) is produced by thermal power plants. Where is usually used rather cheap organic fuel such as coal and oil. These are irreplaceable natural resources,
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Meet Steven Vanholme or Merve Güngör from the EKOenergy Secretariat in the events below REC Market Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 12-13 March 2019 (pre-conference on 11 March) The conference will focus on the ongoing energy transition and the role of consumers. Furthermore, the sessions will underline new market developments and methods to buy
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New environmental requirements for hydropower plants are published – EKOenergy seeks pioneers for piloting EKOenergy, the international ecolabel for renewable energy has revised its environmental requirements for hydropower plants. Now EKOenergy is seeking for pioneers of the sector to pilot how the new requirements work in practice. The new environmental requirements for hydropower plants concern
Vesivoima jakaa ilmastosta ja luonnosta huolestuneet kansalaiset. Toiset ostavat vesivoimalla tuotettua sähköä ilmastosyistä ja toiset karttavat sitä viimeiseen asti sen luontohaittojen vuoksi. Mistä mielipiteiden voimakas jakautuminen johtuu? Eräs syy voi olla yleistajuisen tiedon niukkuus. On tunnettua, että pato ilman kalatietä pysäyttää vaelluskalat. Mutta myös veden virtaus ja aineksen kulkeutuminen muuttuvat ja sen seurauksena myös jokien
Are we aware of the impacts of hydropower on nature? (in Finnish) Read More »
Rural communities looking for a source of electricity usually have very limited options. Though it is broadly agreed that solar generators are a cheaper option in the long run compared to diesel generators, diesel remains a very popular choice. Why is this and how can funds like the EKOenergy Climate Fund help address this issue?
Solar vs Diesel: why solar generators should power rural communities Read More »
Sempre più numerose sono le aziende che fissano degli obbiettivi riguardanti le energie rinnovabili e in aumento sono anche quelle che si uniscono all’iniziativa RE100. Ciò dimostra quanto sia importante, benché difficile, che le grandi aziende facciano richiesta di energia rinnovabile in quei paesi in cui il mercato energetico non è ancora stato liberalizzato o
Tre aspetti da considerare per l’acquisto di energia rinnovabile nei mercati emergenti Read More »
