ecos Invest
Current projects
| Project examples | Year | Client | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
The Roofing Project (Projekt Dachwerk) promotes the use of underused potentials for gaining solar energy on Basel's roofs and accompanies resp. integrates young unemployed people of immigrant origin in the domain of the job market. The roofing project functions as a triage between the young unemployed, real estate owners, installation companies and the authorities. |
2008-2009 | d | |
Compensate assists the implementation of the ‘Green Services’ of Swisscom, particularly the teleworking and the web and videoconferencing applications. The goal is to lower costs, save time and improve comfort while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Swisscom Green Services |
since 2006 | d/e | |
Management of the office Council for Economic and Social Policy «kontrapunkt» (counterpoint), a transdisciplinary forum of professors for a long-term sustainable and socially responsible development of Swiss economy. |
since 2006 | d/f/i | |
NRP 54 – Investors construct lifestyles: analysis of lifestyle concepts of investors and project developers, of their relevance for city development and for supply and demand on the real estate market and analysis of decision making processes in real estate investments aiming at sustainable investments. |
2005-2008 | Swiss National Science Foundation (National Research Program 54) |
d/e |
ecos supported the Schwab Foundation in tendering, selecting and awarding the «Social Entrepreneur of the Year» in Switzerland. |
2005 | d/f | |
Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE): ecos-manager Daniel Wiener conceived and co-founded the UNEP-Collaborating Centre. Since then, he has been participating in the management board and in the foundation council of the BASE. |
since 1999 | Canton of Basel-Stadt, ADA (France), Canopus Foundation (Germany), Foundation Ökomedia (Switzerland) |
d/f/e |
Financial market and sustainability analysis of companies, lecture for undergraduate courses. |
2002 - 2005 | d | |
Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE): feasibility study. |
1999 | Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE, Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape SAEFL, Canton Basel-Stadt |
d/f/e |
UBS Socially Responsible Investment: Sustainability analysis for the UBS funds UBS Eco Performance and UBS Future Energy: «Ecology is economy with a future» (concept and research). |
1997 - 2008 | d/f/e |
Completed projects
| Project examples | Year | Client | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
ecos is in charge of evaluating the energetic optimization of the new construction of the three-floor hall on the exhibition grounds (Messeplatz) in Basel by means of an interdisciplinary professional group. Efficiency gains during construction, operation and deconstruction and the supervision with regard to Minergy-P-Standard or CO2 Neutral Operation are analyzed. |
January - April 2008 | Swiss Exhibition Basel (Messe Schweiz, abbrev. MCH) |
d |
The energy consumption of the Cantonal Administration and its resulting greenhouse gas emissions were calculated. Considering the costs and effects of energy efficiency improvements and of buying compensating credits for the remaining emissions, the potential for the Office to go ‘climate neutral’ was assessed. The investment costs for a 25 year energy initiative program were estimated. |
2005 | Basel City Office for the Environment and Energy |
d |
The Foundation for Socially Responsible Business Conduct SSW (Stiftung sozialverantwortliche Wirtschaft) offers enterprises tools for the systematic evaluation and further development of their social performance: self-evaluation, social audit, social label, social account. ecos is the manager of the foundation’s office. |
2004-2008 | d | |
Financial market and energy efficiency: dialogue for the development of new economic market tools for the promotion of investments in energy efficiency. |
2005-2006 | Financial Centre Basel, AUE BS, Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE |
d |
ZKNE – module Sustainable Investment: certificate course Sustainable Development offered by the University of Berne, day seminar about Sustainable Investment. |
2005-2006 | d | |
Economic Backstopping: consulting of the section GISD (Global Issues and Sustainable Development Division) of the SDC with main focus on the question of «assessment and development» and on other current topics from the area of GISD activities. |
2005-2006 | d/f/e | |
Novartis SRI Risk Rating: sustainability analysis of enterprises from the portfolio of the pension fund Novartis. |
2006 | d | |
Safe Power Supply Switzerland: integrative stakeholder dialogue for a sustainable maintenance strategy; concept. |
2005 | d | |
Promotion tools for renewable electricity: integrative dialogue operation for the development of politically sustainable promotion tools; concept and detailed planning. |
2005 | d | |
Minergy restoration of the Henric Petri street: project planning for the renovation of an office house in Basel's inner city according to the Minergy standard. |
2005 | Maag Real Estates Company |
d |
1. Swiss biomass summit for clean energy and a strong regional economy in the context of sun21. Potentials, market chances and success factors for the usage of biogas from organic waste as well as heat and electricity from biogas and wood. |
2005 | Sponsoring project |
d |
«Saving on Building with Energy»: an industry initiative supported by the cantons. Incentives for structural improvements aimed at boosting energy efficiency. |
2003 | d | |
Energy efficiency funds: concept for an investment product which invests in enterprises and projects in the domain of energy efficiency. |
2003 | d | |
Good Energies for Development, feasibility study for a new model of financing photovoltaic projects in developing countries. |
2002-2004 | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC and Good Energies Inc. |
d/e |
Business plan for the establishment of the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy. |
2002 | d | |
Social label for Swiss companies: methodology and development. |
2001-2004 | d | |
Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy: Evaluation and selection of projects for investment forums. |
2001-2004 | d/e | |
Market analysis energy efficiency: comprehensive market and branch analysis for the evaluation of potentials, return rates and enterprises which are offered by the EEF. |
2001-2002 | d | |
Financial market and sustainability analysis of companies: lecture series in the module on the environment, money and ethics as part of the FHBB’s postgraduate environmental course. |
2001-2002 | d | |
Market study on energy efficiency: evaluation of technologies, market potential and companies. |
2001 | d |