The Spark Blog

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Climate basics

12 alternatives to owning a car

Are you thinking about going car-free? Owning a car is no cheap business and not too climate-friendly either. Check out our top tips to determine whether a car-free life could benefit you.

December 13, 2022

The new normal of food

Six years ago Maija Itkonen, the CEO and co-founder of Gold&Green Foods and the mastermind behind the revolutionary plant protein Pulled Oats®, wanted to make a lasting impact and change the food culture.

July 8, 2020

Climate basics

Top tips to reduce your lifestyle carbon emissions

If one person in each Finnish household would reduce personal carbon emissions by 20%, we would already achieve 38% of Finland’s emission reduction targets, as set in the Paris Agreement!

June 29, 2020

Pauliina

Shaking up pet industry norms

For Ilari Haataja, one of the founders of Alvar Pet, conscious choices had been present in everyday life for a long time. Yet one family member was not covered — Alvar the dog.

June 16, 2020

The state of the Baltic Sea and our climate are connected

Our personal actions have a massive impact when it comes to keeping our planet cool — and to keep our seas clean.

June 2, 2020

How to start a more climate-smart lifestyle?

We’ve all heard the lists of things we can change in our lives to mitigate emissions, but how to get started?

May 27, 2020

The Zero Waste Lifestyle – How to start a global movement

The mother of the zero waste lifestyle, Bea Johnson, visited Finland in September. We got to spend a whole day with her and learn from her experiences!

November 21, 2019

On track towards a better future – Spark's Jasmin explains why slow travel is the new megatrend

Read about her adventure by train and ferry from Finland to Italy.

September 5, 2019

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

Saving the little ones

This sugar sweet story started with a few guys sharing a passion for surfing. Today they are passionate beekeepers, turning beeswax into environmental-friendly surf wax.

July 10, 2019

Celebrating the small victories: The tales of Spark's climate heroes

Every journey begins with a single step. Even the smallest of climate actions can give a feeling of success and makes us want to do more.

June 28, 2019

A hot topic – Media’s role in solving the climate crisis

What we see in media has a considerable impact on our own impressions and actions. It’s also one of the key factors shaping the scientific and political discussion.

May 29, 2019

Here’s why the bike should become king of the road (again)

Today, road transport accounts for over 70% of all emissions from transport! What about bringing back the bike on a big scale again?

May 8, 2019

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

Plastics changed society once. Now it’s doing it again

Plastic has changed the world. The low-cost and versatile material has saved millions of lives but also played a significant part in creating a global throwaway society.

November 28, 2022

From Northern Europe to the Canary Islands - without flying

Read how one of Spark's co-founders, Felicia Aminoff, has dealt with two seemingly contradicting wishes: to decrease her impact on climate change and to travel!

February 20, 2019

Felicia

Spark's Sustainable Travel Guide

The tourism industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries worldwide, outpacing the growth of international trade.

February 13, 2019

Felicia

Individuals can directly impact 70% of global emissions

In order to mitigate climate change, politics and industry do need to change, but these changes can be traced back to the opinions of individuals.

February 6, 2019

Amanda

“Going vegan for the climate made me enjoy every bite even more”

Spark’s Linda Koskinen went vegan to ease her climate anxiety, but got a healthier, happier lifestyle as a bonus.

January 15, 2019

Why your actions matter more right now than ever before

At Spark Sustainability, we’re on a quest to spark collective action on climate change, and we thought we’d kick off 2019 by explaining why that’s such a big deal.

January 10, 2019

Amanda