The significance of international cooperation is constantly growing in response to the internationalisation of markets, research and regulation. Neova Group´s companies in various countries are active members of local and international organizations such as the International Peatland Society and Growing Media Europe.
One cooperation network that is significant from the perspective of corporate responsibility is the FIBS corporate responsibility network, of which we are a member.
The Group also cooperates with advocacy groups related to its industries, including the following:
- Growing Media Europe
- The Bioenergy Association of Finland
- Finnish Forest Industries
- Finnish Energy Industries
- The Confederation of Finnish Industries
- EPE (Energy Peat Europe)
- AEBIOM (European Biomass Association)
- IPS (International Peat Society) and its Finnish branch, the Finnish Peatland Society
- Foundation for Responsibly Produced Peat
- International Blueberry Organisation IBO
We are also a member of the following organisations:
- The Thousand Lakes Enterprise Agency
- The Carbon Neutral Municipalities (HINKU) forum
- The Finnish Quality Association
- Zero Accidents forum (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
- Finnish association for biological waste treatment
- Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA)
We are also represented on several permanent working groups and stakeholder bodies established by the public authorities, such as:
- The Joint Working Group for the National Coordination of Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation in Peat Production set by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment
- The regional joint working groups on water treatment coordinated by Centres for Economic Development,Transport and the Environment
- The Energy Supply Sector and the Domestic Fuels Department under the National Emergency Supply Agency
And in Sweden also:
- Swedish Peat Association
- IKEM – Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden
- Avfall Sverige – the Swedish Waste Management Association
In Estonia:
- Estonian Peat Association
- Estonian Biofuel Association