The sun... perfect for energy and ice-cream sales

• Sustainable farm in the UK combines, wind, sun and biomass power plants
• Combined, these renewable sources meet 70 % of the farm's energy needs

Mackie's farm in Scotland is proud of its renewable energy mix, which draws only minimally from the central grid.

Effective, controllable heating systems can help businesses to reduce energy consumption, with associated cost savings and reduced CO2 emissions.

Heating in the workplace is most effective – and energy efficient – when systems enable different temperatures to be controlled in different rooms. This avoids the need to heat the whole premises when, for example, only a few meeting rooms are in use.

It can also improve the thermal comfort of employees, which can have positive implications for health and wellbeing.

The season of sharing

Clever, scalable waste-to-energy solution

Involve everyone and see the results!

Motion-guided light hits the spot!

Brighter, safer working environment

• A major lighting overhaul to efficient LEDs delivers results
• Leading to more comfortable, safe and energy efficient lighting in the production facilities 

Hartwall is one of the major beverage producers in Finland. Hartwall’s product portfolio includes beers, ciders and long drinks, bottled waters, soft drinks, juices and speciality drinks as well as through a subsidiary Hartwa-Trade, wines and other alcoholic beverages. The company belongs to the Danish Royal Unibrew Group.

All in good taste

• Outsourcing energy to local biofuel producer made sense
• Benefits to local economy, green image, better control over fuel costs

Maustaja is a contract food-maker located in Pyhäntä, Finland. It plans, manages, manufactures, packs and delivers branded products for over 50 customer-branded products. It is the biggest manufacturer of ketchup in Finland and manufactures more than 50 % of mustard nation-wide. Its salad dressing line is another strong market for the company.

Big picture reveals widespread savings options

• Material losses due rapid production cycles and variety of products addressed
• Materials audit identifes 50 areas for improvement
• Whole production chain optimised for both materials and energy

Martela Group’s Kidex Oy specialises in the production of furniture components, such as closets, lockers, drawers and decks. The Kidex plant is situated in Kitee, eastern Finland.

From food problem to food solution

• Programme to convert food waste into a food solution brings Tesco and FoodShare, a charity, together
• More than 300 tonnes of food diverted to those in need since the programme began

Tesco, one of the UK’s largest food retailer was looking for ways to cut food waste. It entered a partnership with FareShare, a charity which redistributes safe-to-eat food, discarded by retailers, to charities which feed poor and vulnerable groups across the UK.