business delegation
ÄIO
Contact: Nemailla Bonturi, CEO, Co-founder, email: [email protected]
ÄIO – transforming the future of fats and oils!
We’re brewing oils naturally packed with beneficial compounds, using a powerful bioprocess that turns low value by-products like sugars from sawdust and dairy side streams into high-value, sustainable oils. ÄIO has developed three alternative product categories and has over 120 collaboration partners from various industries around the world.
ÄIO’s technology uses a specialized fermentation process that, compared to traditional oil production methods, is much faster, a lot less harmful to the environment, and uses a fraction of the land and water. From food to cosmetics, ÄIO oils are versatile, clean, and ready to shape a healthier, greener world.
ÄIO is a B2B company and our target markets are Europe, UK, USA, Brazil, Singapore. Users, primarily in the food, cosmetics and household products industries, can replace traditional oils (palm oil, coconut oil, animal fats) with ÄIO’s sustainable alternatives. These products are easy to integrate into existing production processes and offer similar or superior performance compared to conventional oils.
Future-shaping fats and oils. Sustainably made.
VEERA OÜ
Contact: Peeter Hagen, VEERA Ltd Partner and Board Member, [email protected]
Established in 2016, the Estonian technology company VEERA Ltd develops and sells the cloud-based budgeting application VeeRa (Virtual Budget Application), which is currently used by approximately 85% of local municipalities across Estonia. The system has over 5,000 active daily users, and the total volume of managed budgets exceeds 5 billion euros.
In addition, VeeRa is used by various state agencies, including the Education and Youth Board (HARNO), the Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK), as well as the Estonian Football Association, the Estonian Basketball Association, several hospitals, universities, and private companies throughout Estonia.
VeeRa significantly reduces the workload in Excel and has been very warmly received by clients!
VeeRa is a 100% made-in-Estonia cloud-based solution (SaaS) that helps reduce deforestation, save paper, and cut down CO₂ emissions.
Timbeter
Contact: Anna-Greta Tsahkna, [email protected]
Timbeter’s digital solution is changing the forestry sector by bringing transparency and efficiency to the measurement process from the field to the factory. AI-based solution enables sustainable forest management, increases safety of employees, maximizes the value of each log, helps to optimize logistics and guarantees fair trade transactions. Also, it helps to monitor and control the timber supply chain, supporting governments and law enforcement agencies to prevent illegal logging and keep better oversight on the volumes harvested.
Since 2013, Timbeter has grown from a promising and awarded start-up into
a global changemaker in the timber industry. Timbeter’s goal is to build a bridge between companies and governmental organizations, reducing the administrative burden for reporting and providing accurate data for statistics.
Since the measurements are geotagged, it is easy to check the origin of every pile, contributing to fighting illegal logging and harvesting of endangered species. There is always a clear picture of the harvested volumes, species and assortments can be easily monitored.
Every transaction or measurement has a digital proof, all the measurements are done in an objective way, based on AI-detection, minimizing the risk of cheating or corruption. By facilitating smooth digital data exchange between the government and companies, it is easier to ensure sustainable forest management.
The Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (AECM)
Contacts:
- Rait Pihelgas, Deputy Director and Reigo Lehtla, Environmental Adviser, [email protected]
- Reigo Lehtla is the Environmental Adviser at the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities, [email protected].
The Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (AECM) is a nationwide non-profit organization that unites all 79 of Estonia’s local governments. Our core mission is to represent the collective interests of our municipalities, foster their development, and enhance local democracy.
In the context of climate action, our “service” is enabling and coordinating local-level climate initiatives.
We support our member municipalities in developing and implementing Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs), promoting green public procurement, transitioning to circular economy models, and building climate-resilient infrastructure. We act as a bridge between national climate policy and local implementation, ensuring that Estonia’s climate goals are achieved through grassroots action.
