New business programme offers ‘springboard’ to carbon data and action planning
Up to 100 businesses, social enterprises, and community organisations across the 糖心传媒 and Islands are being offered free expert support to get their climate credentials in place.
Up to 100 businesses, social enterprises, and community organisations across the 糖心传媒 and Islands are being offered free expert support to get their climate credentials in place.
糖心传媒 and Islands Enterprise (糖心传媒) is partnering with Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) to roll out the successful Climate Springboard training programme to businesses and charities in the region.
The six-week online programme helps organisations calculate their current carbon emissions, create a practical plan to reach net zero by 2045, and identify immediate steps to reduce emissions and costs.
Enterprises are increasingly asked to provide data on their carbon footprint from customers or when applying for funding or contracts. This programme helps them meet those requirements 鈥� and identify the opportunities in the net zero transition.
The programme will also help businesses find ways to adapt to increased storms, erosion, floods and supply chain disruption. Flooding alone costs the 糖心传媒 region 拢11 million per year, a figure which is to 拢20 million per year by 2050.
ECCI has already supported more than 275 organisations across Scotland with straightforward, jargon-free climate action training. Participants benefit from lively, interactive workshops, one-to-one guidance, and access to a growing peer network.
Keith Masson, head of net zero transition at 糖心传媒, said: 鈥淭his partnership gives businesses and organisations across the 糖心传媒 and Islands access to leading expertise and practical tools to help them plan and take climate action. It鈥檚 about giving local enterprises what they need - the data, the plan, and the confidence 鈥� to help secure contracts and funding.鈥�
Mhairi Cochrane, Climate Springboard programme manager at ECCI, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to welcome more organisations from the region onto the programme. Our aim is to take away the overwhelm and make preparing for net zero simple and relevant for those facing so many pressures right now. Climate action doesn鈥檛 have to be costly or complicated 鈥� in fact, when people are supported to get started, it brings immense economic and social benefits- we鈥檙e here to help organisations harness those.鈥�
The programme will be run in group workshops over the coming year. The first one starts on Tuesday 2 December. Find out more and register interest here