Klappir

Klappir was initially founded to design digital solutions for environmental issues for ocean-related industries. The company’s vision was to utilize large quantities of data which was being collected on paper and to digitize statutory registration processes. Data collection soon began to expand, and it now covers nearly all issues regarding environmental measurements in the operations of companies and institutions. 

 Klappir supports companies on the journey to sustainability

Lára Sigríður Lýðsdóttir

Sustainability is unquestionably one of the most important issues of our time. Pressure from stakeholders is almost tangible as the demand to become more sustainable rises. Organizations and institutions of all kinds must address sustainability if they are to survive and thrive.

Top five sustainability trends 2022

Banking firm Kvika, Kvika Asset Management and Klappir Green Solutions have signed a letter of intent for the establishment of a fund with the aim of accelerating Iceland's carbon neutrality. 

Kvika and Klappir establish a fund towards carbon neutrality

International sustainability data, analytics and insights company ISS ESG has carried out an assessment on Klappir‘s operations, and confirmed their status as green. The assessment is based on the fact that over 90% of Klappir´s revenues originate from the company’s software – a sustainable platform and ecosystem that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from companies, municipalities, and public institutions. Such activities are categorized as green in the recent EU Taxonomy, which is expected to be adopted in Iceland soon.


Klappir approved as a green company

The Golf Union of Iceland has made an agreement with Klappir to use the sustainability platform for the union's golf clubs. The agreement is part of the implementation of the United Nations Global Goals by the Golf Union of Iceland.

The Golf Union of Iceland on its way to sustainability

Iskraemeco's and Klappir's Green Penguin project received the first prize in the category of supporting the sustainable transition at the European Entrepreneurship Award Ceremony held at the European Commission's Annual Assembly for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Portorož.


Green Penguin receives the European Entrepreneurship Award

Sigrún Hildur Jónsdóttir

In my 7+ years in the environmental industry I have worked with dozens of companies, many at very different places in their sustainability journey. During my time working with those companies I’ve noticed that there are similarities between the companies that are successful in implementing environmental tools, policies and a way of thinking. I’ve listed five of the most impactful decisions, in my opinion, that successful companies have all made.

Five important environmental decisions made by companies

Eimskip currently uses the sustainability tool to create quarterly environmental statements and yearly Sustainability Statements. With the automatic collection of activity data, data origin can be traced back to the supplier.

Eimskip: A North-Atlantic Transporting Company Sails Into Digitized Sustainability

Anton Birkir Sigfússon

On the 9th of December 2020, Klappir hosted an online best practice sharing seminar. The aim was to provide practical information on how companies can systematically reduce their environmental impact.

Klappir’s First Best Practice Seminar - Environmental and Climate Issues

Wednesday, 9 December, Klappir is hosting an online best practice sharing seminar. The aim is to provide practical information on how companies can systematically reduce their environmental impact.

Klappir Best Practice Sharing Seminar

Ölgerðin is a progressive manufacturing company with a history dating back more than a century. Their products are household names throughout Iceland, and the company prides itself on providing excellent customer service and high-quality products.

Leading beverage manufacturer takes charge of its sustainable future

Throughout history, cities have been a key driver of change and innovation. But today, they play one of the most important roles in the climate crisis battle, by adopting multiple solutions to mitigate the risks and achieve carbon neutrality. 

Klappir and Iskraemeco win first prize in Climathon Ljubljana

The aviation industry has had a very difficult year. We all know why. What you may not know is that many airlines and airports have spent 2020 learning how to increase efficiencies and minimize waste in order to survive this draught. Improving the use of smart technologies like IoT, automation and cloud infrastructure are the keys to the future success of the aviation industry.

Advancing to the cloud from a spreadsheet

The University of Iceland and the company Klappir Grænar Lausnir have decided to start collaborating in the field of teaching, research, and development of methodologies to assess the sustainable development of communities and organizations on the basis of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The collaboration is intended for the benefit of Icelandic society and its development towards sustainability.

University of Iceland in collaboration with Klappir Grænar Lausnir

At Klappir we help our clients to simplify their environmental management and reflect on the performance through environmental statements and ESG reports.

The reasons more and more organisations are heading this way are manifold. Here are seven of the main gains we've witnessed from working closely with our customers.

7 Good Reasons to Engage in Environmental Management and ESG Reporting

This is the second article in our series about on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Corporate Standard and the methodology behind it. We hope you find the articles both enlightening and helpful.

GHG Protocol: Setting Organizational Boundaries

Falasteen Abu Libdeh works as a specialist at Eimskip and deals with the company's environmental issues, among other things. We recorded it in a short chat with Klappir and started by working on it according to whether Eimskip had set a clear environmental policy.

Chat with Klappir: Falasteen Abu Libdeh

Klappir’s approach to smart environmental management uses The Greenhouse Gas Protocol as a point of reference. Which, of course, sometimes leads our customers to ask: But what is the Greenhouse Gas Protocol?

That’s a very good question. We decided to provide an answer once and for all in a series of articles on the topic. This is the first one. We hope you find it both useful and enjoyable.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Explained

Jökull Sólberg has made a name for himself in the recent debate on transport and the environment. He has published articles, including on Stundin, and also maintains a powerful, weekly newsletter, Reykjavík Mobility, on micromobility.

Chat with Klappir: Jökull Sólberg

Klappir Green Solutions and ChartCo signed a cooperative agreement yesterday. The two companies will work in close collaboration on offering international merchant shipping companies digital logbooks and various software solutions for collecting environmental data and ensuring legal compliance.

Announcing the Collaboration Between Klappir and ChartCo

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Leading organisations of every size and industry use our platform to achieve their goals and beyond.

What our customers say

I have been a customer of Klappir since 2017. I have used their solid tool across three businesses - in retail, import and IT - and find it one of the most valuable tools that you can find in understanding the environmental impact your business creates from its operations. An added benefit is the savings in cost it creates.

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Jón Björnsson

The Klappir Sustainability platform has enabled us to monitor our carbon footprint. It has proved to be critical in our ambitious journey towards reducing the carbon footprint from our operations by 65% in five years.

Ölgerðin

Málfríður Guðný Kolbeinsdóttir

In September 2018 ÞG Verk decided to implement Klappir’s EnviroMaster to keep track of waste and energy use in our construction projects. The solution was mainly used to monitor and improve the sorting of waste from our construction sites. It has been critical to our success to our sustainability efforts. The share of waste sorted waste increased from 57% to 83% from 2018 to 2021, while the share of recycled waste went from 33% to 77% during the same period.

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