Boost energy reduction NOW!

Expanding market opportunities and fighting climate change

Act NOW creates world-class examples of energy-efficient solutions, generating awareness among commercial decision-makers, through a unique position:

  • A business-driven voice in the world of energy and climate initiatives
  • Directing companies towards ways to act – NOW
  • Finding simple solutions to complex global challenges
  • Empowering decision-makers to create their own cost-beneficial solutions
  • Creating win-win solutions that expand markets, while fighting climate change

 

News & Updates
The Founding of Act NOW

Official Founding of Act NOW
21 january 2013, in Bruxelles.

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Our Ambassadors
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Gustaf Nobel
Chairman of the Nobel Sustainability Trust

Gustaf Nobel is the great grandson of Ludvig Nobel, the brother of Alfred Nobel, who instituted the Nobel Prize.

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Dr. Sebastian H. Mernild
Climate Polar Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Sebastian H. Mernild has achieved a Ph.D. degree in 2006 in climate change, glaciology, and hydrology from University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Helle Bank Jørgensen
CEO at B Accountability

“Thousands of people and companies around the world have brilliant existing solutions for how we can Act NOW. But they need a voice. Act NOW is such a voice.”

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Roger Ballentine
President of Green Strategies Inc.

“The deployment of clean technology solutions and integrated sustainability practices provide significant competitive advantage to business leaders in the 21 century marketplace.”

    Case studies
    Danske Fragtmænd

    Danske Fragtmænd A/S saves electricity with 7 months payback

    Background Danske Fragtmænd A/S is a logistics provider with over 40 000 corporate [...]

    7 months
    payback time


    50% reduction
    in energy used


    Crowne Plaza Copenhagen

    Copenhagen Towers

    Copenhagen Towers. Grundfos pumps are the perfect fit, with renewable technologies. Sustainability is crucial [...]

    51 kWh/m2
    minimised energy consumption 


    6,5 years
    payback time


    Green City - Green Growth

    Green City – Green Growth

    The world famous city of Elsinore is situated by the blue sea, but [...]

    Montra Hotel

    Increased energy awareness gave Montra Hotels new opportunities

    Closer cooperation The cooperation between the 6 hotels in Montra Hotels and Scanenergi started [...]

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    Green Solution House – new to the built environment

    Introduction Green Solution House: a knowledge-and conferencecenter for climate technology and sustainability based [...]

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    World leader in food ingredients increases environmental friendliness

    Background information Danisco A/S is a world leader in food ingredients, enzymes and [...]

    2,7 years
    payback time


    6,000 tonnes CO2
    Saved per year


    Bisca

    Bisca reduces costs in production of biscuits and cakes

    Background information Bisca A/S is market leader in the production of biscuits and [...]

    2 years
    payback time


    23 % annual
    utility costs saved


    1,270 tonnes
    saved per year


    Danfoss

    Energy efficiency in the manufacturing of Danfoss Compressors

    Background information Danfoss Compressors is one of the global leading manufacturers of compressors with [...]

    3,500 tonnes
    CO2 saved per year


    1,75 years
    payback time


    21 % annual
    utility costs saved


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    Unicer project put focus on people, systems and technology

    Background and challenges Unicer produces and distributes many types of drinks, including Superbock [...]

    3,000 tonnes
    CO2 saved per year


    3 years
    payback time


    20 % annual
    utility costs saved


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    Vitens – From gut feeling to proven savings

    From its water collection stations in Fledite, Bremerberg and Harderbroek in the Netherlands, [...]

    23,652 kWh
    saved per year


    10 months
    payback time


    41 % lowered
    energy consumption


    Cerveceria.cuahotemoc.monterrey

    Brewing Effective Energy Reduction

    Case Story in brief The collaboration between the Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma brewery in Monterrey [...]

    12 % annual
    utility savings


    2 years
    payback time


    4,140 tonnes CO2
    saved per year


    CityCenterbyNight

    City Center in Las Vegas places a sure bet on energy savings

    In Las Vegas you will find one of the world’s largest sustainable real [...]

    43,500 tonnes
    CO2 saved per year


    Gold certification
    Energy and Environment


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    Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals

    In order to assist Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust to reduce its [...]

    533,000 kWh
    saved per year


    228 tonnes
    CO2 saved per year


    KAB

    The KAB-case – the urban home of tomorrow

    The concept Affordable housing+ was created by a danish non-profit Housing Association – [...]

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    Finding new energy savings underground

    About Vitens Vitens is the largest drinking water supplier in The Netherlands, extracting [...]

    dgc

    DGC saves more than 70% of their energy bill for IT

    Background DGC is a net-operator who develops, market and sell leading solutions for [...]

    6 months
    payback time


    72% reduction
    in energy used


    Sweden’s Green
    IT Award 2012


    News blog

    Blog

    Welcome to the Act NOW blog

    Welcome to the Act NOW blog – a source of regular updates and special features on the climate change cause. Here you’ll find interviews with dedicated CSR professionals, developments within leading companies, comments and news from decision-makers, politicians and others, united in the effort for creating sustainable solutions today.

    Apr

    18
    Climate gets 20% of entire EU budget

    The release of the latest European Union budget sees a bold step forward by European heads of state and government as at least 20 percent of the entire budget over the next seven years has been committed to climate-related spending. [...]

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    Apr

    7
    Driving forward EU initiatives for energy efficiency

    This proactive collaboration concerns linking Act NOW to EU initiative “A World You Like. With a Climate You Like”. We have a targeted approach to spreading energy-efficient technologies throughout five different European markets including, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania.  [...]

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    Mar

    20
    Innovator of the year nominee

    Act NOW is proud to say that one of our partners has been nominated for the Innovator of the Year Award at the Danish Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Awards. Trine Richter, Green Solution House, is nominated for the Innovator of [...]

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    Mar

    3
    Sustainable State of the Union?

    A couple of weeks ago President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union speech at the US congress. It was interesting to learn that on the issue of climate conditions President Obama was prepared to take serious action and [...]

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    Jan

    16
    Leadership is a matter of degrees

    This is a compressed blog post from COP18 by our Act NOW Ambassador, Helle Bank Jørgensen: I’m writing this from Doha, Qatar, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Nearly 200 countries are attending the climate talks (also known as [...]

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    Blog archive
  • Climate gets 20% of entire EU budget
  • Driving forward EU initiatives for energy efficiency
  • Innovator of the year nominee
  • Sustainable State of the Union?
  • Leadership is a matter of degrees
  • A new platform for accelerating energy efficiency!
  • A world you like. With a climate you like.
  • The positive approach (interview film with Kelly Rigg)
  • The private sector solutions (interview film with Claus Stig Pedersen)
  • Achieving the 2°C target

    • Corporate partners

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