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• 3. April 2019

  Zhytomyr as the second city in Ukraine to be certified with the European Energy Award

  Within the scope of the Energy Efficiency Zhytomyr Project by order of SECO, econcept supports the city administration in the development of its sustainability management. On 19 March, the award ceremony for the European Energy Award took place.

• 27. February 2019

  Best Practice-Workshop for Climate Resilient Cities in India

  Reto Dettli was a speaker at the Best Practice Workshop in New Delhi as part of the CapaCITIES project (Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development) at the end of January 2019. Representatives of various Indian cities discussed the topics of climate action planning and implementation, waste management, water and wastewater management, mobility and project financing.

• 22. May 2018

  Validation and verification of climate protection projects

  Swiss climate protection projects must be reviewed by an independent body before they are registered with the Swiss government. econcept is accredited by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) as an institution for the validation and verification of climate protection projects in Switzerland.

• 14. May 2018

  Concept for national poverty monitoring

  Within the framework of the National Programme against Poverty, possibilities for a nationwide monitoring of poverty were examined in depth. econcept drew up an inventory of existing domestic and foreign poverty reports and worked with the relevant actors to develop proposals for a possible form of national poverty monitoring.

• 4. May 2018

  New at econcept: Benjamin Buser and Jasmin Gisiger

  In May 2018 we were happy to welcome Benjamin Buser and Jasmin Gisiger as two new members to the econcept team.

• 9. April 2018

  Energy Saving Consultants for Zurich

  The Electricity Works of the City of Zurich (ewz) is broadly implementing the findings of the pilot project "Energiesparlotsen/innen in Zürcher Wohnsiedlungen" (Energy Saving Consultants in Zurich Residential Communities). The pilot project with non-professional energy consultants was carried out by econcept on behalf of the Foundation "Wohnungen für kinderreiche Familien" (apartments for large families) and in close cooperation with ewz. The project has now been transferred to the ewz product range.