Cities only occupy 3% of the land area but produce 80% of the GDP and 90% of innovation, however, they also produce a lot of […]
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Ylöjärven Jäähalli Oy (Ylöjärvi ice arena) was awarded a Hinku award in September. Ylöjärvi ice arena is Finland’s first ice stadium with an environmentally friendly, […]
Finland’s first smart technology cooling system at Ylöjärvi ice arena
Hinku Award 9/2019
Would people become more eager to recycle plastic if they got paid for it? And how well would a deposit scheme for food packaging work? […]
Soile-Maria Linnemäki is standing on the street, smiling and carrying clothes packed in paper bags and transparent sacks. Effortlessly, she manages to shake hands […]
Chemical industry company Kiilto Oy was granted the Hinku award this June. Kiilto is investing in energy efficiency and the utilisation of renewable energy. The […]
Together with the Finnish Environment Institute, Kuntahankinnat has put solar power stations to be connected to the electrical grid out to tender. The agreement covers […]
In the residential area of Hiukkavaara in Oulu, sustainable design of waste management was already taken into account at the planning stage. The block collection […]
Since 1950s agriculture has developed under the guidance of chemical and technical innovations. It cannot be denied that development would have brought benefits of more […]
70 % of the greenhouse gas emissions are generated from the consumer choices made by us ordinary people. The way we live, travel and eat […]