Access Advice: GreenStart
Funds a sustainability consultant to help businesses cut costs through resource use.
Enterprise Ireland funds up to 80% of eligible costs, capped at a maximum grant of EUR 5,000, to hire a sustainability consultant; the typical assignment costs around EUR 6,300 in total, and the consultant's own daily rate is separately capped at EUR 900, inclusive of travel, subsistence and other out-of-pocket expenses. It is delivered under the Climate Planning Fund for Business, part of the Gre…
GreenStart is aimed at businesses wanting to introduce environmental best-practice systems to reduce costs and resource use. It funds projects such as building a structured environmental management and reporting system, developing a decarbonisation strategy, or aligning practices with sustainability reporting standards.
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