Compact results

• City market identifies a high percentage of unrecycled plastic
• The results encouraged the store to invest in a compactor for plastic waste 
• In four months, several tonnes of plastic bales were generated, boosting recycling significantly

K-Citymarket Easton is a large grocery store in eastern Helsinki and belongs to the Finnish retailing conglomerate Kesko Oyj. The company is keen to promote sustainable development and encourages other sellers to follow its leads on plastic recycling.

From the industrial to the modern age...

• Residential buildings with passive energy standard are built on an abandoned industrial site
• The complex was built with natural construction materials offering good thermal performance and high indoor comfort
• Buildings are designed according to the natural sun cycle using solar energy in several forms

Case di Luce in Italy consists of three sustainable passive energy premises built on an abandoned industrial site. It is an example of innovative and energy-efficient construction.

Setting the example

Is this the future of sustainable community living?

Pioneering building raises the standard

More than 40 % of the energy consumption in Finland is consumed in buildings. Accordingly, buildings have an important role in tackling climate change. A common problem is that owners do not know the energy consumption of their buildings due to lack of data and analysis tools. Even if there are measurements, only 10 % of the gathered data is further used for making decisions. Analytics could substantially improve the productivity of, for example, a standard building automation system.

Making the most of a vital resource

When low impact is a very good thing

Less waste, more profit

• Sandwich-maker targets food waste to save money
• A review reveals up to 80 % of waste can be recycled or reused

By selling leftovers from sandwich and wrap production, Dublin-based food-maker Freshways saves € 7 000 and earns an additional € 8 000 a year in a clear win-win for the company and the environment.

The big sustainable swap

• Sustainable solutions introduced by major catering services company
• The move away from single-use cups leads to big savings and environmental gains

Sodexo provides catering services to a large IT company based in Cork, Ireland which employs around 2 000 people. Every year, around 1.2 million paper cups were being used and then sent to landfill. Altogether, it cost about € 120 000 a year.