Hinku Award

The Finnish Environment Institute awards a Hinku achievement approximately once a month with a Hinku Award. Hinku achievements are selected from among the measures carried out by municipalities in the Hinku network. They can be efforts carried out by the municipality, a company, an organisation or an individual. The awardee receives a certificate and publicity.

List of all the Hinku award recipients

Hinku achievements are chosen based on criteria such as:

  • The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
  • Other advances, such as improved energy efficiency and energy self-sufficiency, economic benefits, an increase in employment, an increased sense of community, improved comfort of use and living, positive health impacts or other improvement in well-being
  • A pioneering and active approach
  • Collaborative effort
  • The dissemination of information and practices that reduce emissions

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Published 2020-04-14 at 11:27, updated 2020-07-01 at 9:44
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