20 examples of ecos projects
Exhibition, congress and festival about nature protection and enjoyment of nature
Duration: since 2004
Contractors: Association NATUR Beirat (Association of 24 organisations, institutions and authorities)
NATUR - exhibition, congress and festival: conception, planning and realisation of the NATUR platform with three parallel annual events from 2006 onwards. Management of the office of the association NATUR advisory board. 
www.natur.ch
Compensate - one-handed climate protection
Duration: since 2006
Contractors:Industrielle Werke Basel IWB (Industrial Works Basel)
and ecos
Compensate is a Public Private Partnership and an affiliate of IWB and ecos. Compensate offers innovative total solutions in the domain of climate protection. Partners: atmosfair, BASE und The Gold Standard.
www.compensate.ch
Pavilion “Better Water - Best Urban Life” for the Wold Expo Shanghai 2010
Duration: 2007 - 2010
Contractors: Association Shanghai World Expo 2010 - Basel Geneva Zürich
„Better City, Better Life“ is the motto of the World Expo Shanghai 2010, which expects more than 70 Million visitors. ecos has elaborated the concept for the content of the joint pavilion of Basel, Geneva and Zürich. The three Swiss cities showcase, how they have brought their water to a very high quality level and what they undertake to keep their rivers, lakes and drinking water clean and attractive. The pavilion provides know-how and emotions in any dimension of experience.
http://www.basel-geneva-zurich.org/Home.aspx
http://en.expo2010china.com/
Carbon Finance Capacity Building in Emerging Mega Cities of the South
Duration: since 2008
Contractors: World Bank (Carbon Finance Assist Program), State Secretariat for Economic Affiars SECO, City of Basel
The 3-year program aims at motivating and empowering public administrations of emerging mega cities in developing countries to facilitate the development of greenhouse gas reduction projects on their territory and thus to gain access to know-how and funding from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
World Clean Energy Awards
Duration: 2007 - 2008
Contractor: World Clean Energy Foundation
The inaugural World Clean Energy Awards were presented at the 2007 Faktor 4-Festival in Basel. The awards recognised the achievements of the best projects worldwide in the implementation of renewable energies. A renowned jury presented the awards to the new recipients of the first "Energy Oscar" from a field of 70 nominated candidates. ecos designed and carried out the World Clean Energy Awards and is responsible for organising sponsors and communication.
www.cleanenergyawards.com
Promote and implement Corporate Social Responsibility
Duration: since 2008
Contractors: Cooperation between ecos and Philias
Philias is a company whose mission is to promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Philias has positioned itself as an expert in partnerships between non-profit organisations and businesses in Switzerland. In this context, Philias, in collaboration with the economic magazine Bilanz, organises every year in Geneva the “Humagora”, a dialogue platform which has for main objective to create links between NGOs/NPOs and companies wishing to get involved in the community. Furthermore, Philias offers a variety of consulting services in the field of corporate social responsibility to the members of its network.
ecos is the official representative of Philias in the German speaking part of Switzerland.
www.philias.org
Participative processes in communities, districts, cities and regions
Duration: since 1986
Contractors: various cities (e.g. Basel, Munich, Linz, Zurich, Schaffhausen, Hombrechtikon, Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Spiez, Neuchâtel ); consulting mandates in the thematic circuit of Sustainable Development for Pro Natura, Alternative Bank Schweiz (Alternative Bank of Switzerland), Expo.02 and others.
Concept, organisation, moderating and consulting of many processes and of events in charge of further training for sustainable development (instruction of future workshop teachers, cooperation with initiatives in communities and with social institutions, participation projects as well as goal development with political organisations; health promotion and Local Agenda 21).
Swiss Efficiency Championship
Duration: 2003 - 2008
Contractors: ecos
Conception, further development, financing and realisation of the rallye21, which does not concern speed but energy efficient driving and sensitization for a more environmentally-conscious (car) mobility.
www.rallye21.ch
Switcher Climate Project
Duration: since 2005
Contractor: Switcher SA
In May 2007 Switcher launched a project to sell 500,000 climate-neutral pieces of clothing. The CO2 emissions will be offset through Gold Standard emission reduction certificates. Not content to merely compensate emissions, Switcher will also reduce emissions along the production value chain. This will occur by increasing energy efficiency, by using renewable energy sources and by participating in climate-protection projects near the production sites.
Switcher Online-Shop Collection CO2 Neutral
KlimaPro
Duration: since 2006
Contractors: BAFU, seco
This is a test project to investigate the feasibility of developing a widely-accepted set of standards, including procedures and criteria, for making products climate neutral. The standards are to be developed together with the relevant stakeholders such as customers, companies, climate service providers, NGOs and government bodies. The working title of this project is KlimaPro (climate pro).
Promotion of everyday physical activity
Duration: 2001 - 2009
Contractors:Doctors for Environment Protection, section Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft (Ärztinnen und Ärzte für Umweltschutz, Sektion beider Basel)
«Gesund bewegt» («Health moves»): conception, fundraising, execution, evaluation and coordination of a project for the promotion of mobility via general practice. Main question of the pilot project:
1. How can general practitioners and physiotherapists be motivated on a wide base to integrate the effective approach of medical questioning and consulting in their everyday practice?
2. How can inactive people be «activated» by means of the intervention?
www.gesundbewegt.ch
Faktor 4-Festival
Duration: since 2005
Contractor: Faktor 4-Club
Performing the project management, communication and media work for the annual Faktor 4-Festival, which is the opening event for the "sun21" energy forum. The festival is the platform for the largest meeting of the regional energy scene. In 2007 the first World Clean Energy Awards were presented during the Faktor 4-Festival.
transatlantic21
Duration: 2006-2007
Contractor: transatlantic21
Conducting project management, communication and media work for the first motorised crossing of the Atlantic without using a drop of oil. This new world record was achieved by the solar boat "sun21" from the club transatlantic21. The project's goal was to prove the huge potential of solar technology in powering ship transport.
www.transatlantic21.org
Clean Energy for all - the Swiss way
Duration: 2007
Contractor: ecos
The brochures contain examples of the wide-spread use of clean energy in Switzerland. ecos published the brochures.
Theatre Festival of Basel
Duration: 2006 - 2008
Contractors: Theater Festival Basel
Communication and media work for the Theatre Festival of Basel. Moderating of the panel discussion "How much theatre does the city need?" on the occasion of the opening event.
www.theaterfestival.ch
Environment report of the Federation 2008, 2007 and 1997
Duration: 2008, 2005-2007 and 1995-1997
Contractors: Swiss Federal Statistical Office SFSO and Federal Office for the Environment FOEN (SAEFL till the end of 2005)
Journalistic editing and editorial work in collaboration with subject matter experts.
UBS Socially Responsible Investments
Duration: 1997 - 2008
Contractors: Swiss Bank Corporation, UBS since 1998
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).
www.ubs.com/fonds/
Private Sector Participation in Sustainable Water
Duration: 2002 - 2006
Contractors: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC, section «Social Development», together with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs seco and swiss Re
Policy Principles and Guidelines for Private Sector Participation in Sustainable Water and Sanitation: development and coaching of the project as well as involvement in the controlling board. ecos, among other things, was the manager of a several-month international "multi stakeholder process" in order to negotiate, with affected parties and participants, the basic principles of a fair participation of private individuals in the financing and realisation of water projects.
Public Private Partnership to plan and carry out an international high level conference on water: Sustainable Water Management - Priorities for policy frameworks and best practices, in SwissRe's Centre for Global Dialogue in Rüschlikon.
chernobyl.info - Internet platform and brochure
Duration: 2000-2006
Contractors: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
International Chernobyl website which informs the decision makers (global) and population about the lasting consequences of the atomic catastrophe. Also gives information on current and potential help projects.
www.chernobyl.info
«Chernobyl Vademecum»: an A5-sized brochure consisting of 75 pages and containing 55 questions and answers about the Chernobyl catastrophe (based on the website www.chernobyl.info).