Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2016 | Page 29

A sketch from the Northern
Leppävaara project

Photo: JKMM architects

Take the Green Pledge
In a recognition of its responsibilities,
Espoo became the first city in Finland to
join the Society’s Commitment to Sustainable Development in summer 2015. Coordinated by the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, the commitment aims to enable a good life for all
future generations.
Espoo is taking part in the commitment with its city-level sustainable development programme. This involves the development and introduction of new ways of acting that support sustainable development.
The work is conducted from the viewpoints
of a sustainable lifestyle, a networked city,
nature and the environment, the fight against
Climate Change, new energy solutions and
sustainable mobility.

In fact, as the City of Espoo is updating its climate programme, one of the aims
is – eventually – to run the West Metro with
renewable energy. And not just the metro,
but also the connecting