Hion received two honorable mentions in the Grand One 2025 competition

The renewed online services of Hamina and Autoklinikka were awarded honorable mentions in the "Most Ecological Online Service" category of the Grand One 2025 competition.

The jury justified Autoklinikka’s honorable mention as follows:

“This work demonstrates that ecological quality is not always visible on the surface. The optimization of this versatile and image-heavy site has been successfully executed, and the online service is surprisingly ecological. Efforts have been made to reduce overall emissions from efficient user paths and light design materials. The optimization is exemplary, and the actions are described with exceptional precision. The work has resulted in a significant improvement compared to the initial state.

Read more about Autoklinikka’s competition entry. (In Finnish)

The jury justified the City of Hamina’s honorable mention as follows:

“This work demonstrates a strong understanding of the strategic importance of sustainability and a concrete commitment to environmental responsibility. The company responsible for the work has established a sustainability working group and trained its staff, creating long-term impact. The impact of the concept and visual style on the carbon footprint has been taken into account in an exemplary manner, and the description of the process and optimization measures is particularly commendable. The small file size of the website ensures low emissions.

Read more about Hamina’s competition entry. (In Finnish)

Hion’s Design & Sustainability Lead, Tea Dickman, commented on the results as follows:

“At Hion, we’ve been relentlessly working towards digital sustainability for over three years. We have an internal development team that tackles the challenges of digital responsibility at the forefront – not just for Hion, but to push the entire industry forward. I couldn’t be prouder of our amazing professionals and the top-notch competition entries we created with incredible passion and dedication. The fact that for the second year in a row, both of our entries received honorable mentions is a clear sign that we are among the industry’s leading professionals.

Grand One 2025 was an incredible learning journey for everyone involved, and it helped us crystallize our future direction. This year, we’re focusing even more on corporate-level environmental footprint reporting and making our services even cleaner, more energy-efficient, and more ecological. It’s amazing to be on this journey with our clients – one digital service at a time – towards a more sustainable world. Big congratulations again to Autoklinikka and the City of Hamina!”

We thank and congratulate our partners and the project team for this great achievement!