OBOS (Norwegian housing co-op association) OBOS

OBOS began operating in 1929 in Oslo to offer housing development at a time when it was difficult for the average worker to get bank financing. Since then, OBOS has grown to be the largest cooperative building association in the Nordic region. There are over 500,000 co-op members today who have a growing interest in more environmental solutions, such as lowering carbon emissions, the local production of energy, and more energy efficiency. As part of their ‘green responsibility’, OBOS is pursuing green initiatives and offering sustainable energy solutions for their customers in order to help them face the upcoming climate-change-related challenges. OBOS aimed to be carbon neutral in 2021 regarding their office buildings, and it aims until the year 2026 to donate up to ten per cent of all post-tax earnings to community development in areas such as research & development and measures focusing on the climate, environment and development.