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The ecological footprint

We exhaust resources, generate greenhouse gases and produce waste. Scientists have coined human kind's impact on its environment with the pictorial term " ecological footprint". The footprint indicate...

10,000 trees in Hungary to protect the environment

Our changing lifestyle increasingly exploits the natural world. We have heard a lot about the consequences. It's time: let's tackle the issue. Are you in? Then support our reforestation project in Hun...

Reforestation project Greenfinity Forest to save the rainforest in Brazil

Rainforest deforestation has reached alarming proportions: Approximately 60,000 square kilometres of tropical rainforest is destroyed on an annual basis. And, with it, our CO2 stores disappear too wh...

Support for the honey bees

When the bees pollinate plants, they inadvertently secure the continued existence of our flora. However, negative environmental developments are drastically reducing the bee population worldwide. By...

Profitable organic vegetable patches in a Brazilian region plagued by drought

In addition to its well building projects, the Greenfinity Foundation is taking the next step in Brazil: Together with the local population, organic gardens are being planted to further improve their ...

The Escuela para el Futuro is soaking up the Vitamin D

By erecting solar panels at the Escuela para el Futuro in Mexico, the Greenfinity Foundation is ensuring that the school has access to a clean and affordable energy source. During the course of the sc...

A green future for the Dhara Children Academy

Power cuts made teaching in 45°C-heat, without lighting and fans, impossible. IT lessons were inconceivable without electricity and water quality worrying. In collaboration with the Child & Fami...

A solar powered well for the Amina Zwindila Foundation School in Nigeria

The Amina Zwindila Foundation School is situated on the Jos plateau - a very dry region in Nigeria where the effects of the climate change can be strongly felt. To ensure that the school has access to...

Water for the region of Bahia, Brazil

Drought characterizes the scenery in Bahian in Brazil. Due to climate change, the situation is worsening continously. The Greenfinity Foundation is building wells for the communites so that they have ...

A biologic school garden at the San Roque Elementary School

Many children in the Philippines are undernourished. To help these children develop and we have started an organic garden project at the San Roque Elementary School in the Philippines, which not only...

Environmental education and reforestation in Ethiopia

Not only the increasing deforestation, but also huge amounts of rubbish are making life more difficult for the Ethiopian population. Together with "Support Ethiopia", the Greenfinity Foundation wants ...

Sustainable food supply for schoolchildren in Zimbabwe

A whole school day without a proper meal - for many children in southern Africa this has already become the norm. To ensure a daily food supply for students of the Kariyangwe Mission Primary School in...

Support for farmers in Madanapalle, India

Thousands of small farmers in India are facing the end due to climatic and socio-economic changes. Together with Movement of Rural Emancipation (MORE), the Greenfinity Foundation wants to help farmers...

A successful Greenfinity Day 2019 in Vitoria, Brazil

Greenfinity Day on 21st September in Vitoria, the capital city of the state of Espírito Santo, ran without a hitch: 21 volunteers were able to free three locations in "Praça Municipal Padre Alfonso Pa...

Campaign for a cleaner river bank in Delevoe Park, Florida

A particularly eventful Greenfinity Day took place on 21st September 2019 in Delevoe Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Equipped with kayaks, 57 volunteers freed the New River's riverbanks of rubbish.

Clean water for families in Uganda

Clean water is considered a privilege for many families in Uganda. Drinking water and water for washing is often untreated and this can cause disease and even prove life-threatening. In order to impro...

Greenfinity Day South of Mexico City – 100 Trees Planted

On the morning of 27 October, 15 volunteers met to contribute towards greener and nicer surroundings in the San Miguel Topilejo community in Tlalpan, Mexico City, within the framework of the Greenfini...

The Ugandan Cook Stove Project Ensuring Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

The Albertine Rift Forests in western Uganda are defined by their biological diversity. The high demand for firewood has resulted in ever-increasing deforestation and habitat destruction over time. A ...

Trashtag Challenge on Greenfinity Day 2019 in Canada

In the spirit of "Trashtag Challenge", the Greenfinity Foundation organised a Greenfinity Day in North York, Toronto on 7th October. The volunteers were very hard-working and collected 31 kilos of ru...

162 helping hands make for a greener and cleaner park

As part of this year's Greenfinity Day in California, 81 volunteers helped to free the Kellogg Park of rubbish and make it a little more aesthetically pleasing.

A sporting rubbish collection campaign in São Paulo, Brazil

On 21th September, 27 volunteers decided to do their bit for the environment as part of the Greenfinity Day and collected 50 kilogrammes of rubbish in Parque Cemucam in São Paulo, Brazil.

Electricity and Clean Water for the Shanti Public School in India

Together with the Child & Family Foundation, the Greenfinity Foundation manages the cooperation project Shanti Public School in India in order to provide children with access to education. The Gre...

Greenfinity: Rubbish collection in Chrzanów, Poland

There is a problem with rubbish in many countries around the world, but none so much as Poland. Illegal landfills, arson and storage of toxic waste for too long are just a few of the problems that com...

Greenfinity Day 2018 in Brazil

Paradise beaches, white sand and turquoise water - this is what Brazil is renowned for. However, the country is a far cry from establishing a unified and sustainable regulation regarding the disposal ...

Greenfinity Day 2018 in Cresta Verde Park, Corona, CA

25 volunteers came together to make the Cresta Verde Park in Corona, California a nicer place.

On Greenfinity Day a stretch of beach in Florida was cleared of rubbish.

When it comes to environment projects, the myWorld Americas community is particularly dedicated. On 14.07.2018 there was another Greenfinity Day in Florida when a stretch of the Fort Lauderdale beach ...

Greenfinity Forest in Nicaragua

The Greenfinity Foundation supports the re-forestation of a piece of land in Nicaragua. In addition to the fact that re-forestation projects contribute to keeping the eco-balance stable, these project...

Climate protection project with myWorld Austria

Earth and its resources are our most precious assets, for we only have one blue planet. For this reason, the Greenfinity Foundation (GFF) is supporting myWorld Austria on its path to climate neutralit...

A new well for the Holy Trinity School in Nigera

About 600 students (nursery, primary and secondary school) from socially disadvantaged backgrounds from Uromi and its surrounding area are attending the Holy Trinity School. The Holy Trinity School al...

America: World Clean-up Day

At the World Clean-up Day" on 17th of September 2016, the Lyconet und Cashback World Community in USA, Canada and Brazil actively contributed to making our environment greener and more worth living. B...

Preservation of biodiversity in the Nature Park Purkersdorf

The protection of natural habitats as well as environmental education for students and residents of the surrounding region are at the forefront of our support of the Nature Park Purkersdorf.

Czech Republic: Sustainable agriculture and bee conservation

The majority of cultivated agricultural areas world-wide is being strongly treated with pesticides and is also being over-fertilized. This has a negative impact on the environment and also on humans a...

Haiti: Non-contaminated Water

Haiti is rated as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and most of the residents there have to get by on less than two dollars a day. It is repeatedly plagued by natural disasters – as in 201...

Rep. of Macedonia: Environmentally sustainable warmth in the classroom

The Primary School Riste Risteski is located in the city Debar in the Republic of Macedonia. The school is in a very poor state of repair. There is no money for necessary renovations and also the gove...

Austria: Re-use - a project with an evironmental and social impact

We live in a disposable society and consume more resources than our planet can provide. Especially when it comes to electric appliances manufacturers often shorten the products’ life-spans on purpose ...

Greece: Thermal rehabilitation of an orphanage

The orphanage in the Greek city of Volos is currently home to 30 children. The radiators in the rooms did not provide enough heat and so it has never been warmer than 18° Celsius in winter. Also, the ...

Slovakia: Clean-up activities

More than 2,200 illegal dumps can be found in Slovakia alone. They can be localized and reported via an app developed specifically for this purpose by the environmental project TrashOut. With the help...

India: Electricity generation from harvest residues

Lyoness, Greenfinity and the Styria Multi Media Corporate support the project “electricity generation from harvest residues” in India in cooperation with atmosfair In January 2013 the climate partner...

Reforestation school-project at the "generations’ forest" in the Naturepark Purkersdorf

The "generations’ forest" (Generationenwald) in Purkersdorf (Austria) is a sustainable reforestation project. Pupils create a forest, maintain it and thereby make it useful for future generations.

Germany and Nicaragua: Reforesting projects

Climate change and overexploitation of non-renewable resources, such as oil, are very serious problems. In order to improve this situation, Greenfinity will start reforestation projects in Germany and...

Kenya: Construction of small biogas plants

Lyoness and the Greenfinity want to make a further contribution to to improving the environment so as to embed the issue of environmental protection even more firmly within the company. And this time,...

Sustainable mobility at the myWorld group

The myWorld group is aware of its social responsibility and therefore tries to ecologically optimise their locations and processes. On order to minimize the ecological footprint they also internal mea...

Honduras: A photovoltaic system for the Lyoness Foundation School

Many developing countries have made huge efforts in expanding their school systems and make it possible to at least provide an elementary school education. However, there are many parents that do not ...

Philippines: Green electricity for a school

The situation of most schools in the Philippines is in dire need of improvement. The existing schools are barely capable of accepting about 1 million children that are beginning their education and ar...

Austria: One m² of photovoltaic per student

The project “One m² of photovoltaic per student” is the first major project of the Greenfinity foundation. The foundation wants to promote environmental protection on a regional level and above all ra...

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