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HomeBusinessEnterprise Ireland offers benefits to start lowering carbon emissions

Enterprise Ireland offers benefits to start lowering carbon emissions

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NEW supports to companies around Ireland that are backed by Enterprise Ireland are to be made available.

With the holding of a series of webinars on green supports to help Irish businesses transition to the low-carbon, resource-efficient economy of the future announced.

Enterprise Ireland have said: โ€œIrish manufacturing and exporting companies have an important role to play in reducing emissions and building a more sustainable future and Enterprise Ireland has a range of green supports to help them.โ€

Recently launched by the Tรกnaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, and the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, the Climate Enterprise Action Fund includes three supports that companies supported by Enterprise Ireland can access to assist on their sustainability journey.

These include the following;

Climate Action Voucher โ€“ a โ‚ฌ1,800 grant to engage consultants to develop plans in areas such as resource efficiency and renewable energy

GreenStart โ€“ up to โ‚ฌ5,000 to measure carbon footprint and identify actions to reduce emissions and operate more sustainably

GreenPlus โ€“ grant funding of up to 50% to develop a multi-annual climate change plan aligned to international standards and frameworks

 

Speaking about the Climate Enterprise Action Fund, Enterprise Irelandโ€™s Aidan McKenna said:

โ€œIreland has an ambitious target to reduce emissions by more than 51% by the end of the decade. The enterprise sector accounts for 13% of Irelandโ€™s emissions so it has an important role to play in this national strategy.

โ€œReducing emissions and adopting more sustainable production practices is a smart business strategy. Increasingly consumers are placing a premium on environmentally sustainable products and services. Responding positively to this growing consumer demand is important for consumer-facing businesses.

โ€œLikewise, businesses that provide products or services to larger companies are now being required to show transparent environmental credentials and alignment with international standards. Inclusion in this supply chain will increasingly rely on a commitment to our emerging low-carbon, sustainable economy.

โ€œApplications to the Climate Enterprise Action Fund will close on 31 August 2021 so I would strongly encourage companies to visit www.globalambition.ie/climateaction for more information.โ€

 

Enterprise Ireland is also holding a series of webinars to outline the benefits of making sustainability central to business strategy and how to avail of Enterprise Ireland green supports.

The first webinar, which will focus on the food and beverage sector, will take place on Tuesday, 1 June at 10am.

Speakers include; Rosaleen Hyde, of Ballymaloe Foods, Louise Brennan, of Oโ€™Brien Fine Foods, Padraig Mallon, of Kerry Group, Owen Keogh, of Lidl Ireland and Deirdre Ryan, Director of Origin Green at Bord Bia.

The webinar will highlight the progress that leading food companies have achieved in reducing emissions and adopting more sustainable processes. It will also focus on how transparent environmental credentials are increasingly important in supply chains.

Other webinars taking place during the month of June will focus on the manufacturing and construction sectors, and digital technologies, fintech, BPO and consumer services.

To register for the webinar focused on the food and beverage sector, visit www.globalambition.ie/webinar-climate-enterprise-action-fund-food/

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