Category: Sustainability

Digital competences
Pilot: Recognition of circular economy competences with digital Open Badges
Digital competences

Pilot: Recognition of circular economy competences with digital Open Badges

The circular economy will continue to be a key theme in all our economic activities, which is why developing circular economy competences is vital. Competences should also be measurable and visible – in this pilot circular economy competences will be recognised and made visible by means of digital Open Badges.

Merja Sjöblom
Merja Sjöblom
Digital finance
Product passports and Peppol: Working together on a new phase of digital financial management and the circular economy
Digital finance

Product passports and Peppol: Working together on a new phase of digital financial management and the circular economy

If data can be transported in an agreed format, digital product passports will revolutionise the circular economy. What does the Peppol messaging service offer? Would organisations benefit if the information in digital product passports was sent with Peppol messages?

Viestintätoimisto Aivela
Sustainability
TIEKE helps enable an eco-friendlier future for ICT
Sustainability

TIEKE helps enable an eco-friendlier future for ICT

In the ICT sector, sustainability is becoming increasingly important. The Finnish Information Society Development Centre (TIEKE) has been contributing to this development for a long time, and has created a wide range of tools for companies and other actors to use in making their operations more environmentally friendly. These are all provided in the Green ICT portal, and the new Visiiri project also brings together long experience and the latest expertise, deepening it further.

Viestintätoimisto Aivela
Sustainability
Green ICT Visiiri boosts sustainable development in Finland’s ICT sector
Sustainability

Green ICT Visiiri boosts sustainable development in Finland’s ICT sector

Energy consumption in ICT is growing faster than in any other sector, and there is a need for more debate on the sector’s climate and environmental impact, how to measure it and how to save energy. To this end, the Green ICT Visiiri project will expand the previously established Green ICT ecosystem in the Uusimaa region into a national ecosystem. Companies throughout Finland can now get involved in and benefit from this development! Increased energy efficiency has many positive effects, both on the climate and on a company’s operations.

Viestintätoimisto Aivela
Sustainability
An eco-friendly future from electronics waste: producing and using eco-friendlier technology with the help of the Green ICT ecosystem
Sustainability

An eco-friendly future from electronics waste: producing and using eco-friendlier technology with the help of the Green ICT ecosystem

“Green technology” is no longer an empty catchphrase, as a new EU directive will require companies to assess and report on the emissions they produce. Recycling also plays a key role in the technology sector. A staggering 53.6 million tonnes of technological waste is generated every year, outweighing the Great Wall of China.

Viestintätoimisto Aivela
Sustainability
Is your association storing unnecessary data on its members?
Sustainability

Is your association storing unnecessary data on its members?

Many kinds of personal data, such as names, personal identity codes, addresses, allergy information, bank account numbers, dates of birth, photographs and videos are processed in hobby activities. Personal data cannot usually be stored indefinitely. Instead, a specific storage period must be defined for them, and the data must be erased when that period has elapsed. As a rule, personal data may only be stored for as long as necessary. Read the article for tips on the storage of personal data.

Iida Lautsi
Digital competences
LogDigiS project promotes digital skills for in-house logistics SMEs
Digital competences

LogDigiS project promotes digital skills for in-house logistics SMEs

In-house logistics is present wherever goods move or trade takes place. As the sector is digitalising and automating at a rapid pace, there is an urgent need for skills development for staff, supervisors, and management to become more digitally literate. In the recently launched LogDigiS project of TIEKE and LAB University of Applied Sciences, we promote digital skills, work well-being and productivity of small enterprises in the field of in-house logistics in the digital transformation.

Digital competences
Minors in photographs – do parents have unlimited power in posting photos?
Digital competences

Minors in photographs – do parents have unlimited power in posting photos?

Managed to take a shot worth sharing of your child’s hobby with your mobile? Or would you like to spread some cheer by sharing an unintentionally funny photo of your child and their friends? If the answer is yes, you should take a minute to think about whether you have the right to share such photos to your acquaintances or friends on social media.

Terhi Rehtonen
Digital competences
The EDIFY-EDU project is devising an open learning environment fostering EDI competencies
Digital competences

The EDIFY-EDU project is devising an open learning environment fostering EDI competencies

The EDIFY-EDU project responds to shifting work life needs by developing equality, diversity, and inclusion competences of business managers and management students. An online seminar in September showcases good practices from various European countries and addresses future competence needs.

Hanna Vuohelainen
Hanna Vuohelainen
Sustainability
The Green ICT ecosystem brings professionals together to tackle climate change
Sustainability

The Green ICT ecosystem brings professionals together to tackle climate change

The Green ICT ecosystem, promoting sustainable ICT services, products and processes in organisations, began operations in Finland on 1 June 2022. The professional network is open to anyone developing or purchasing ICT services.

Antti Sipilän muotokuva.
Antti Sipilä