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EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award and Oak Award 2023 both go to 3Degrees

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EKOenergy-labelled renewables are only made available by our authorised sellers across the world. Through our EKOenergy awards, we highlight the achievements of our sellers annually.  We are happy to announce that this year, 3Degrees has won both EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award and Oak Award!  EKOenergy’s Oak Award is for the company that sold the largest volumes […]

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Energy challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: Interview with Ruth Langsi Yeloma

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600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity The energy issue in sub-Saharan Africa is a major one. As Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, and Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission reminded us in a paper dated the 17th of June 2021: “Almost 800 million people still lack

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Renewables in Ukraine: What’s next?

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Growing understanding of renewable energy potential in Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia Southern neighbours of Russia, which are heavily dependent on oil, have been showing increasing interest in renewable energy since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. There is now a better understanding of how fast deployment of renewable energy in the

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EKOenergy’s Oak Award goes to South Pole second time in a row

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We’re thankful to all our authorised sellers for offering EKOenergy-labelled energy all around the world. Through our annual EKOenergy awards, we highlight extraordinary achievements and celebrate these. After the finalisation of this year’s audits, we are happy to present EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2022 to South Pole, for selling the largest volumes of EKOenergy in 2021.

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I giovani attivisti Francesi chiedono un risveglio ecologico

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Le aziende stanno diventando sempre più consapevoli delle sfide causate dal riscaldamento climatico e pensiamo che i giovani manifestanti e attivisti ambientali stiano giocando un ruolo fondamentale nell’accrescere la consapevolezza dei cittadini. Guarda la nostra intervista con Nakabuye Hilda Flavia da “Fridays For Future Uganda” e la chiacchierata con l’attivista climatico Arshak Makichyan da “Fridays

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ECOTEC University uses EKOenergy-labelled energy from its on-site installation

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Education for sustainable development – interview with Dr. Gilda Alcívar García, rector of ECOTEC University EKOenergy is an ecolabel for renewable energy consumption. Companies and individuals are not the only ones  that  can use EKOenergy-labelled energy and benefit from its additional advantages. The ecolabel is also available to colleges and universities, for example. By choosing

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Favini usa energia rinnovabile con l’etichetta EKOenergy per le sue linee carta sostenibili

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Favini è una società italiana leader mondiale nella ideazione e realizzazione di supporti release, ovvero stampi creativi e tecnici impiegati nei processi di produzione di materiali per diversi settori tra i quali moda, design e abbigliamento tecnico-sportivo. Tra i loro prodotti piú innovativi e rinomati  troviamo specialitá grafiche, realizzate a base di scarti di materie

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Coopérations Entreprises Socio-Culturelles from Luxembourg is now using EKOenergy too

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Coopérations Entreprises Socio-Culturelles refers to two organisations in Luxembourg: Coopérations Asbl and Coopérations Société Coopérative. One is a non-profit socio-cultural organisation focused on art and culture, social involvement and helping people reach their potential. The other is a socio-economically-oriented enterprise functioning as a workshop which offers work opportunities to people with psychosocial handicaps in the

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Partnerships for the Goals: How we cooperate with the Siemenpuu Foundation

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In order to bring additionality to renewable energy purchases and help realise SDG 7 (affordable, clean energy for all), the EKOenergy ecolabel raises funds for new renewable energy projects in developing countries (see more on our Climate Fund page). These projects are managed by experienced organisations and are implemented in cooperation with local NGOs. The

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Verdonce: natural home textiles made in Spain using EKOenergy

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Verdonce is a Spanish brand of products that will help you make your home more sustainable and reduce waste, therefore helping the environment. Their products are made with natural materials from local suppliers and are hand-made in Madrid. We interviewed the founders of Verdonce Mónica García and Oliver Green,  also known among their friends as

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Ritex: i preservativi made in Germany a marchio EKOenergy

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Ritex, produttore tedesco di preservativi e lubrificanti, ha iniziato a consumare elettricità a marchio EKOenergy utilizzando il relativo logo nella nuova linea “PRO NATURE”. Abbiamo fatto loro alcune domande su questo recente sviluppo, in particolare riguardo l’attenzione alla sostenibilità che li contraddistingue e il motivo per cui hanno scelto energia rinnovabile a marchio EKOenergy. Perché

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Pixartprinting, leading company for printing services in Europe, chose EKOenergy

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Pixartprinting is an Italian company specialising in the online provision of personalised printing services. In 2018, they joined the Be ForGreen Be Sustainable community becoming a consumer who uses 100% renewable, traceable and EKOenergy-ecolabelled energy. Through this, Pixartprinting has contributed to the avoidance of 3,581 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere each year, actively

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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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