​Ovenia Oy is the operational partner for the properties participating the energy efficiency scheme and is responsible for the collection and monitoring of the environmental indicators for the properties. In 2010 , the carbon footprint resulting from energy consumption in all Sponda’s properties was 60,048 tonnes of CO2, 5 per cent less than in the previous year.

The users of a property are responsible for sorting waste appropriately, while the property owner and its subcontractors handle the transportation and further processing of waste. Sponda handles waste management in the properties it owns, with the exception of partially owned properties and those leased cold. The total amount of waste in 2010 was 4,611 tonnes, of which 45 per cent was mixed waste. The company aims to reduce the share of mixed waste by improving waste sorting. Sponda’s goal is to encourage the users of properties to recycle and sort waste and to reduce the total volume of waste. In 2011, particular attention will be paid to waste sorting and recycling as well as monitoring the volume of waste.

Sponda participates in KTI Property Information Ltd’s project for developing eco- and energy-efficiency indicators. The aim of the project is to develop measures and indicators that could be used in the systematic measurement of properties’ eco- and energy-efficiency for the entire real estate sector. The project is centred on eco- and energy-efficiency improvements related to the use and ownership of properties and links with other indicators in the real estate business.

Furthermore, Sponda participates in the Green Lease development project (Eco-efficient contractual practises), launched by RAKLI (The Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients), that aims to create environmentally friendly and customer-focused contractual practices for responsible leasing. Sponda participates also in a publication by the Association of Finnish Civil Engineers (RIL), discussing low energy construction of business premises.