The Energy WITH Spirit project supports energy communities with sustainability communication
Sustainability communication is an essential skill for those responsible for energy communities. Services must be positioned in line with the market: For funding and loan applications, for example, ESG reports must increasingly be submitted; insurers are also requesting ESG data to assess the sustainability profile of an energy community.
The Energy WITH Spirit project supports energy communities in building competencies and using appropriate tools to successfully overcome this challenge. As announced in June, there will be another webinar on the topic of “Energy Communities and Sustainability Reporting” within the project framework in September 2025.
Webinar: Energy Communities and Sustainability Reporting – Follow-up Session
During the session, together with project coordinator Bente Knoll from the B-NK Office for Sustainable Competence, we will address at least these questions: What is an ESG report? How can an energy community create one? You will also gain insights into a digital tool: Based on the sustainability management and reporting software ESG-Cockpit, this tool simplifies the creation of ESG reports for energy communities.
- Date: September 24, 2025
- Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Location: Online, via Zoom Webinar
- This is a follow-up session for participants of a previous webinar in January 2025, but new faces are also welcome.
The Energy WITH Spirit project is funded by the “Lighthouses for Resilient Cities 2040” program as part of the Smart Cities initiative of the Climate and Energy Fund. The B-NK Office for Sustainable Competence coordinates the project. akaryon contributes ESG expertise, experience from EU projects on energy communities, and the flagship software ESG-Cockpit.
Reminder: 1st Call Energy Communities Facility – Support for Energy Community Business Plans
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the chance to receive funding for energy communities offered by another of akaryon’s ongoing projects:
Applications can still be submitted for the European Energy Communities Facility until September 30, 2025!
€45,000 will be awarded to each selected energy community for the development of their business plan. Furthermore, they will gain access to a capacity-building program and a peer-to-peer network.
The project is funded by the European Union under the LIFE program. The coordinator is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives REScoop.eu. IT partner akaryon developed, among other things, the website energycommunitiesfacility.eu including the application management platform.
Funded by the European Union under the Life programme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.