ESCOBALT

Project ESCOBALT "Contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility to Building a Sustainable Energy Sector" financed by the  Baltic Sea Region Interreg III B – program of the EU. Project duration: 36 months (December 2004 - December 2007).

Project budget: total budget 1.120.00 EUR 

Project aim:  to adopt  common strategies and action plans based on the Corporate Social Responsibility Concept (CSRC) and to promote  rational use of energy as a base of  CSRC. This will happen through the development of a cooperation of the partners and projects, building of networks, spreading information and discussing the problems and opportunities behind the energy sector and CSR.

Project partners: companies from several Baltic Sea Region countries - Finland, Sweden, Baltic states, Germany and  Poland:

• Uusimaa Regional Council (Lead partner), Finland;
• City of Vantaa, Finland;
• Max-Planck Institute, Germany;
• Energieplus e.V., Germany;
• City of Grevesmuehlen, Germany;
• Municipality of Rehna, Germany;
• Kaunas City Municipality, Lithuania;
• Association of Municipalities of Estonia;
• European Centre for Integration and Self-Government Co-operation, House of Europe, Poland;
• Municipality of Sollefteå, Sweden;
• Latvian Association of District Heating Companies

Project activity areas:
ESCOBALT is implemented in 5 workpackages
1.Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR).
The main task is to increase understanding on CSR in the energy field.
2.Networking.
The main task is the adoption of CSR and energy efficiency principles and to form a long term co-operation  for the promotion of sustainable energy sectors the Baltic Sea Region  municipalities. PPP networks are build in national and trans-national levels.
3.Information.
 This WP concentrates on  dissemination of information on CSR and energy saving methods. The work includes the development  of the esprojects.net -  portal.
4. Energy.
WP for Energy aims at   increase in knowledge in energy  saving technologies and  economical issues related to energy management in the partnering countries.
5. Pilots
A pilot project in  is implemented in the three Baltic states. to develop the adoption of CSR and energy saving in the chosen target organisations.

Partner Contacts:

Uusimaa Regional Council
Project Manager Arto Nuorkivi, GSM +358 41 456 88 93 arto.nuorkivi@hut.fi
Fax +358 9 724 92 02

Project Coordinator Tel +358 9 4767 411 seija.vanhanen@uudenmaanliitto.fi
Seija Vanhanen Fax +358 9 4767 4300

Financial Manager Tel +358 9 4767 4378 markus.liikkanen@uudenmaanliitto.fi
Markus Liikkanen Fax +358 9 4767 4300

City of Vantaa 
Project Manager
Tel +358 40 595 2899 gennadiy.naumov@vantaa.fi

Gennady Naumov Fax +358 829 0415

Consultant
Tel +358 349 62 37 juri.markovitch@vantaanenergia.fi
Juri Markovitch GSM +358 50 349 62 37
Fax +358 829 0415

Max-Planck Institute  
Project Manager Tel +49 89 3299 1469 thomas.hamacher@ipp.mpg.de
Thomas Hamacher Fax +49 89 3299 2183

Energieplus e.V.  
Project Manager Tel + 49 395 3581 110 marketing@energieplus-ev.de
Holger Donle GSM +49 173 3858739
Fax +49 395 3581 125

Project Secretary Tel +49 395 367740 c.kerber@t-online.de
Kathrin Kerber Fax +49 395 3677411

City of Grevesmuehlen  
Project Manager Tel +49 3881 723211 m.bahr@grevesmuehlen.de
Maik Bahr Fax +49 3881 723111

Municipality of Rehna  
Project Manager Tel +49 38872 92916 vj@rehna.de
Volker Joedicke Fax +49 38872 92922

Project Secretary Tel +49 38872 67814 leader@rehna.de
Gudrun Zubke-Höpel Fax +49 38872 67826

City of Kaunas  
Project Manager Tel +370 37 42 44 35 vaitiekunas@kaunas.sav.lt
Algirdas Vaitiekunas GSM +370 678 (687?) 20771
Fax +370 37 42 39 85

Deputy Project Manager Tel +370 7 360020 rimasb@ke.balt.net
Rimantas Bakas GSM +370 8640285
Fax +370 7 200443 
  
Project Secretary Tel +370 5 235 60 43
Ramune Kmieliauskaite GSM +370 686 98627 ramune@ldha.lt
Fax +370 235 60 44

Association of Municipalities of Estonia  
Project Manager Tel +372 631 19 90 sirje@eoly.ee
Sirje Ludvig GSM  +372 50 23 000

European Centre for Integration and Self-Government Co-operation, House of Europe
Project Manager Tel +48 81 5320584 langiewicz@vp.pl
Malgorzata Langiewicz Fax +48 81 532 0584 domeuropy@lubelskie.pl 

Municipality of Sollefteå
Project Manager Tel +46 620 68 27 64 stefan.nilsson@solleftea.se.
Stefan Nilsson Fax +46 620 68 27 71
  
Project Secretary Tel +46 620 68 27 30 lars-erik.persson@solleftea.se
Lars-Erik Persson  Fax +46 620 68 27 71

Latvian Association of District Heating Companies
Project manager Tel +371 760 57 06 akermanis.lsua@open.lv
Andris Akermanis GSM +371 923 1240
Fax +371 782 11 38
 
Project Secretary Tel +371 760 57 06
Iozas Kulisovs Fax +371 782 11 38