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Le energie rinnovabili sono state a lungo stigmatizzate in quanto troppo costose, non affidabili e poco reddittizie. Ciò nonostante oltre 150 fra le più grandi aziende multinazionali si dirigono verso quota 100% di energia rinnovabile. L’accordo di di Parigi è stato acclamato in tutto il mondo come vittoria del dialogo e della cooperazione internazionale. Tuttavia […]
Acquistare rinnovabili al 100% è il nuovo trend Read More »
Oggi, 1 novembre, i vegani di tutto il mondo si uniscono per celebrare la Giornata mondiale del veganismo. Questa è un’opportunità unica per condividere i benefici che tale stile alimentare e di vita possiede. Non si tratta infatti di una scelta solo a favore degli animali, ma anche a favore della nostra stessa salute e
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The cutting edge software corporation SAP has recently released its Integrated Report 2017, giving updated data of its social and environmental performance and stressing its ambitious commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. The company is committed to 100% renewable electricity and joined the RE100 coalition – recognized by the UN as one of the
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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
The most sustainable energy is the energy you don’t use Read More »
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
Copade Foundation, Spanish reference in fair trade and responsible forest management promotion, is joining EKOenergy in taking one more step towards sustainability. Since the beginning of 2018, the Development Cooperation NGO has been powered entirely with EKOenergy labelled 100% sustainable electricity. We had the chance to speak with Javier Fernández, Copade’s general director, to see
EKOenergy, a natural step for sustainable companies Read More »
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
Standards and labels: help speed up the energy transition! Read More »
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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Little by little, EKOenergy is finding its way to Russia too. Local renewable energy transactions are still difficult, but we are confident that this will change in the near future. The electricity market authorities have understood the growing demand for renewable electricity and will respond to it. EKOenergy is playing an important role in providing
L’Oréal in Russia: Producing with EKOenergy Read More »
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
Green Key and EKOenergy enter a collaboration agreement Read More »
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
100% renewable is the solution Read More »
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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