Our mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy

1. Our mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy

2. Why the Carbon Trust? • Experts who understand challenges and create bespoke solutions • Impartial, rigorous and innovative • Governments, multilateral organisations, businesses and the public sector • Working every day with new technologies, markets and business models • Over 15 years’ experience – we know what does and doesn’t work 180 Employees 30 Nationalities 30

3. Free Support for SMEs in Wales Green Business Fund 0% Interest Loans Start 2 Act Carbon Trust SME Network

4. The Green Business Fund • Energy saving opportunity assessments Funded energy saving opportunity assessments either remotely or through one day of on site support to SMEs • Funded equipment procurement support Up to five days of funded procurement support – to help procure appropriate equipment suppliers • Up to £5k capital contribution towards energy-saving equipment Up to £5,000 capital contribution to SMEs in England, Scotland and Wales for energy saving and renewable energy equipment, covering 15% of the project cost • Training workshops Workshops to help small groups of SMEs to work out how best to identify the energy saving opportunities available to them • Virtual energy manager guidance programme A programme of support available to SMEs to help them to improve behavioural management of energy efficiency, aimed at organisations with >£50,000 energy spend

5. Green Business FundInvest to save: Invest to save:GBF funds15%of project costs, up to£5k With a payback of no more than5 yearsDelivered by a supplier from theGBDMust be fewer than250 employees

6. Green Business Directory of Accredited Suppliers • Key technologies covered in the Green Business • Directory include: • Automatic metering & targeting (AM&T) • Compressed air • Controls • Heating, ventilation and air • conditioning (HVAC) • Lighting • Motors and drives • Process heating and cooling • Renewable technologies

7. Interest-Free Loans for Welsh SMEs • Private sector SMEs in Wales can apply for the Carbon Trust’s interest-free, unsecured, energy efficiency loans • Loans from £3,000 up to £200,000 are available, and we can offer £1,000 for every 1.5 tonnes of CO2 the project will save annually • Loans are designed so that in most cases the forecast reduction in energy costs will be similar to the total repayment amount • Repayments are over one to four years • Loans are subject to eligibility, terms and conditions. Some of the key exclusions include: • New builds • Agriculture/horticulture sector • Not meeting the minimum trading period or credit score

8. START2ACT Energy Efficiency Consulting for young SMEs This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 696069 The Carbon Trust is working with START2ACT, an EU-funded programme to improve energy efficiency in young SMEs and start-ups across Europe As part of START2ACT, the Carbon Trust is offering tailored one-to-one free energy efficiency training to young SMEs Support includes 3 site visits over one year If you have been operating for under five years and have fewer than 50 employees, you are eligible to receive this support How can I sign up? Please contact Lucy Hunt at Start2Act@carbontrust.com.

9. Join the SME Network to engage with over 2000 existing members Discussion forums: • Energy • Carbon Footprinting • Policy & Legislation • Finance • Employee Engagement • Events • Renewables • Water & Waste Free to sign up: • http://smenetwork.carbontrust.com/

10. Other Support for Businesses in Wales ESOS Compliance Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Certification and Footprinting Energy Consultancy

11. ESOS Compliance • ESOS Phase 2 has arrived – start planning for how to get maximum value from going through the compliance process • Large UK organisations need to take three important steps before the compliance date of 5 December 2019: • measure their total energy consumption; • conduct audits to identify cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities; and • report compliance to their national scheme administrator – the Environment Agency in England, SEPA in Scotland, NIEA in Northern Ireland and NRW in Wales. • We have Lead Assessors to help you comply.

12. Technology Developer Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Single Lead Applicant Industrial Company • It seeks new energy-efficient technologies and processes • A total of £7.5 million in grant funding is available • Between 40% - 60% of the funding required for your project – the remainder is self funded • Grant funding per project is £150k - £750k, where total project sizes are £300k - £1.5 million • Projects must demonstrate a reduction in carbon emissions through the use of either a novel technology, or the use of an already established technology novel way

13. Carbon Trust Certification and Footprinting • The Carbon Trust Standard is the world’s leading • independent certification of an organisation’s impact on the • ‘three pillars’ of environmental sustainability: energy use • and greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions, water use • and waste output. • Carbon Footprinting • Carbon Trust Energy, Waste, Water, • Zero Waste to Landfill and • Supply Chain Certifications • ISO 14001 – guidance • ISO 50001 – guidance and certification

14. How to Get in Contact Myself: sarah.clifford@carbontrust.com or 01443 845 946 The Wales Team: contactwales@carbontrust.com Useful web-pages:www.carbontrust.com/client-services/programmes/finance/interest-free-loans-wales www.carbontrust.com/client-services/programmes/green-business-fund www.carbontrust.com/client-services/programmes/start2act www.smenetwork.carbontrust.com www.carbontrust.com/client-services/programmes/industrial-energy-efficiency-accelerator www.carbontrust.com/resources/guides/energy-efficiency/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos www.carbontrust.com/client-services/certification/certification/