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Spark Sustainability's Climate Campaign with Novia has kicked off – learnings from the first weeks
The Climate Campaign was kicked off by calculating the institution’s carbon footprint to bring awareness of the current impact and use that as a starting point. Now, the exciting part has started: the team’s climate work has been kicked off with the help of the Carbon Donut app. 
November 14, 2022
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WEBINAARI: Vastuullisuusjohtajien keskeisimmät haasteet ja ratkaisuja organisaatioiden ilmastotyöhön
Vastuullisuusjohtaja, tervetuloa Spark Sustainabilityn webinaariin 4. marraskuuta! Webinaari on suunnattu eri toimialojen ja eri kokoisten yritysten vastuullisuusjohtajille ja muille aiheen parissa työskenteleville henkilöille.
October 11, 2022
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Spark Sustainability supports Novia in creating a climate action plan and developing a sustainability culture
Spark Sustainability will calculate Novia's carbon footprint and then arrange a climate campaign for their employees, using the Carbon Donut app to get everyone onboard in reducing emissions.
August 31, 2022
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Anna Eriksson is appointed CEO of Spark Sustainability
Co-Founder Anna Eriksson was appointed Spark Sustainability’s new CEO, starting June 13th 2022. Eriksson has previously had the role of Product Owner for Spark Sustainability’s carbon tracking app Carbon Donut.
June 27, 2022
Amanda
Company news
Spark calculated the climate impact of renting clothes for The Ateljé
The clothing rental service The Ateljé wanted to understand the climate impact of renting clothes compared to buying new and turned to Spark Sustainability for help.
June 20, 2022
Anna
Company news
Market research results show companies’ clear interest in promoting a sustainable lifestyle also beyond the products they sell
“We strive to nudge people’s behaviour towards more sustainable living practices”, said one interviewee in our market research this spring.
May 24, 2022
Pauliina
Company news
Market research results show clear need for sustainability upskilling within bigger firms
After fruitful discussions with larger corporations and municipalities, Spark Sustainability sets out to pilot a solution that increases sustainability-related innovation.
May 11, 2022
Pauliina
Company news
How we enabled 40 000 personal climate actions
Spark Sustainability has enabled 40 000 climate actions and over 30 000 people have tried our calculator in order to find out their lifestyle emissions.
April 28, 2022
Linda
Company news
Spark created a climate action plan for the Finnish Publishers Association and its members
The Finnish Publishers Association wanted to offer its members a list of concrete climate actions to take and turned to Spark Sustainability for help.
March 30, 2022
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Company news
Leverage emission data to gain customers — we’re developing digital tools to help you
​​This spring, Spark Sustainability is exploring different ways to develop digital tools for companies that help consumers identify truly climate-smart products.
March 4, 2022
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Spark Sustainability is developing a climate app to engage employees
Company climate strategies easily remain abstract and feel far-off in the daily work of employees. As a solution we are developing a tool that engages employees in their company’s climate work.
March 3, 2022
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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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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
Spark
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
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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
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
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Company news
Spark supporting Gold&Green in communicating their sustainability work
When sustainable food pioneers Gold&Green were about to renew their websites, they turned to Spark Sustainability for support with communicating their sustainability work.
January 10, 2021
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The best gift ever is both fun and sustainable
We worked together with Mya Design to help you give the best gift ever — time spent together.
February 8, 2021
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Company news
New feature release in The Donut – a place to discuss all things climate action
The sweetest carbon tracker out there is continuously evolving and growing, the latest update being a completely new feature: Talk.
Amanda
Company news
Celebrate Spark’s 3rd birthday by taking sweet climate action!
To celebrate its 3rd birthday, Spark Sustainability is organising a campaign to demonstrate just how fun and pleasant climate action can be.
October 21, 2020
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Company news
A successful seed round
Gathered investment enables further development of carbon tracking app The Donut.
August 25, 2020
Linda
Company news
The Donut to the rescue: Free trial to support small businesses
The climate needs saving also after COVID-19!
April 14, 2020
Company news
Spark and Moomin Characters take climate strategies to the next level
With Spark Sustainability’s support, Moomin Characters have not only reduced their own carbon footprint by 16%, but also implemented a climate strategy.
May 7, 2020
Company news
Spark Sustainability launches a new meetup concept
With the meetups, Spark Sustainability wants to address the need for personal guidance on adopting climate-smart habits and inspire discussion.
February 10, 2020
Company news
The Donut makes climate action easy — beta version launched today!
Our app is finally here!! It’s called The Donut, and it inspires climate-smart habits and connects you with low-carbon service providers. We hope you'll love it!
January 31, 2020
Company news
Spark supporting Neste ahead of employee Climate Week
Spark Sustainability partnered up with Neste to create fact-filled and inspirational content for their Climate Week campaign.
December 12, 2019
Company news
Spark supports Moomin in anniversary campaign to save the Baltic Sea
Spark is proud to be a close supporter of the #OURSEA campaign, which is going to be the largest campaign for the Baltic Sea to date.
July 18, 2019
Company news
Nordic initiatives join forces to save the Baltic Sea
The Nordic Council of Ministers, the Nordic Investment Bank and Moomin Characters Ltd all want to improve the state of the Baltic Sea.
July 14, 2019
Company news
Looking back at the Spark x Loudspring Impact Evening
Imagine a room full of smart and ambitious people, all working towards solving environmental issues - that was the Impact Evening in a nutshell. It was a blast!
April 26, 2019
Company news
Spark järjestää ilmastovalmennuksen touko-kesäkuussa!
Spark Sustainability on mukana Kokeileva Suomi -kärkihankkeessa. Miten suomalaisten hiilijalanjäljen puolittaminen vuoteen 2030 mennessä voisi onnistua?
April 23, 2019
Company news
Spark’s greetings from the Finnish Youth Climate Summit
"What if our generation doesn't want to consume more? What if we actually want to enjoy the great immaterial things in life; wellbeing, family and friends.”
March 8, 2019
Company news
What Spark did at Slush!
Did you notice a whirlwind of pictures of people in front of a pink photowall on social media the other week?
December 22, 2018
Company news
An office saved a reindeer's weight of emissions in just one month!
With the help of Spark the employees at the Nasdaq Helsinki office ran a one-month campaign to make workday lunches more sustainable.
December 20, 2018
Company news
Check out the climate-smart calendar and immaterial gift cards!
We worked together with Mya Design to create something that makes a great Christmas gift.
December 4, 2018
Company news
Spark helps Nasdaq Helsinki calculate saved emissions
The employees at Nasdaq Helsinki office are running a campaign to make workday lunches more sustainable.
November 14, 2018
Company news
Spark Sustainability’s crowdfunding exceeded its goal
Out of the eight crowdfunding rewards, three stood out in popularity. Here’s what they say about Spark’s community.
August 21, 2018
Company news
What a start to our crowdfunding campaign!
Wow! Our crowdfunding campaign kicked off beyond expectations and there’s still time to join the movement!
July 10, 2018
Felicia
Company news
Spark Sustainability's Sparkling Team
This is the first Sparkling Story - a story about how people came together to create a better world. It was something of a coincidence - a very lucky one.
April 13, 2018
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