SYKE has developed several tools and calculators together with the stakeholders. Some of the calculators have succeeded to reach ten thousands of users and to create large public discussions on environmental issues. For instance, the Baltic Sea Calculator has helped people to determine the impacts of their consumption habits on nutrient pollution and to raise at the same time the awareness of the connection between their habits and the state of the Baltic Sea.
SYKE has also given expertise to other social actors. For instance when HANSEL, the central purchasing body for central and local governments developed responsible procurements SYKE´s contribution to this work was important. As a result a Procurement Pulse was developed for estimating the carbon footprint of the procurements. This tool gives an useful and practical support to Finnish governmental organizations in reducing their emissions.
Please find below descriptions of some tools developed by SYKE.
Climate diet - for citizens
Climate diet (ilmastodieetti in Finnish) is a tool for personal carbon footprint calculations and follow-up. The calculator is available in Finnish. This calculator won the Bellwether digitalization prize of the public sector in 2019. The jury valued especially the sustainability and societal impact of the service.
Baltic Sea calculator - for consumers
With the calculator developed by the Finnish Environment Institute and the Natural Resources Institute Finland, consumers can determine the impacts of their consumption habits on nutrient pollution in the Baltic Sea.
JUHILAS - Carbon footprint tools for public procurement for municipalities and companies
JUHILAS carbon footprint tools can be used to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a product that occur during a product´s life-cycle.
SYNERGY Carbon footprint tool for buildings
The SYNERGY Carbon footprint tool is for calculating carbon footprints of main structures of buildings.
Y-HIILARI - Carbon footprint tool for companies
Y-HIILARI is simplified carbon footprint calculation tool for companies. The tool has been developed at Finnish Environment Institute in the Carbon Neutral Municipalities- project (HINKU). The calculator takes into account heat production, electricity production, waste management, transportation, and business travelling. The tool is available in Finnish.
KEKO - Eco-efficiency calculator for city planning
KEKO is a web-based eco-efficiency calculator for city planning. The tool calculates the impacts of different planning options assessing the greenhouse gas emissions, material consumption and impacts on the nature. SYKE developed the calculator in collaboration with Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in TEKES- project that was also funded by 15 municipalities, two construction firms and the Ministry of the Environment. The project was led by the city of Helsinki. Web-based KEKO calculator has been published