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Here we’re writing about all things climate action to inspire you and help you make climate-smart choices in everyday life. You’ll find empowering Sparkling Stories from our community, climate science translated into actionable pieces of information, and the latest company news.

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A philosophy for a brighter tomorrow
Spark Ambassador Ann Cathrin Nachtwey writes about the linkages she sees between Spark Sustainability’s mission and the principles outlined in the Earth Charter.
September 20, 2021
Company news
New Carbon Impact plug-in: Find out how much CO2 your purchase could save
A new webshop plug-in by Spark Sustainability lets customers see how much emissions could be saved by buying second hand instead of new.
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Company news
New feature in Carbon Donut: Log climate actions to unlock climate-smart deals
Logging climate actions and completing lessons will now earn Carbon Donut users climate-smart deals from Spark Sustainability’s partner network.
August 11, 2021
Anna
Company news
The launch of Carbon Donut 1.0 resulted in nearly 5000 downloads
The Carbon Donut 1.0 launch campaign organised together with Ilmatar and Gold&Green Foods® was a success resulting in nearly 5000 app downloads.
July 5, 2021
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Company news
Kestävyyspioneerit esittelevät kuluttajille uuden sovelluksen: Carbon Donut kertoo, millä ilmastoteoilla on väliä
Carbon Donut -sovelluksen avulla jokainen voi oppia, millä ilmastoteoilla on suurin vaikutus ja tutustua ilmastoystävällisten yritysten tarjoamiin vaihtoehtoihin.
May 10, 2021
Spark
Sparkling Stories
A new way of thinking about consumption
According to Tuomas Tiitinen, Chief Operating Officer of Anki Rugs, by learning to shop again, we could be doing both local cultures, ourselves and the climate a favour.
May 4, 2021
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of road transport — diving deeper
Our means of transport make our lives easy but take a toll on the climate: in Europe, road transport alone accounts for one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, there are ways to make road transport climate-smarter.
Linda
Company news
The Carbon Donut community now has a new name: The Donut Crew
The discussion sparked by the BLM movement got Spark Sustainability to take a critical view on its operations and to take action to improve them further.
February 22, 2021
Pauliina
Science to Action
Wind power — electrifying the future
Is wind power the way of the future? We asked the experts to find out.
February 23, 2021
Linda
Climate basics
The climate impact of heating — diving deeper
Heat is something we humans can’t go without. However, heating is also one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities. But why is that and what can we do about it?
January 19, 2021
Linda
Company news
The Donut app is now called Carbon Donut
The sweetest carbon tracker out there has a new name: Carbon Donut.
January 13, 2021
Spark
Spark's Remarks
The future of shopping
Future-friendly stores represent a new wave of consumption that is about appreciating the good stuff, indulging in great food, great fashion and great home decor, without the sorry aftertaste of neglecting what consuming means for our world and the generations to come.
January 11, 2021
Amanda
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