Tailored Support for Businesses
Devon and Plymouth Chamber Net-Zero Hub
Who are they?
The Devon and Plymouth Chamber’s Net-Zero Hub is a space for businesses to share their net-zero pledges with the wider community, as well as gain advice and information about how to decarbonise their enterprise.
What do they offer?
- Encouragement to take a net-zero pledge, that can be shared with the wider business community
- Online workshops about understanding and reducing the carbon footprint of local businesses.
Heart of the South West Growth Hub: Net Zero
Who are they?
The Heart of the South West Growth Hub is a platform offering free advice to local businesses in order to help them grow and expand.
What do they offer?
UK Business Climate Hub
Who are they?
The UK Business Climate Hub is a shared endeavour, developed with the UK Government, the SME Climate Hub and the UK’s main business organisations, energy networks, high street banks and professional bodies.
What do they offer?
Understand the basics
Find out everything you need to know about what net zero means and why it matters.
Involve your team
Get staff positively engaged and bring in external support to reinforce your plan.
Make the SME Climate Commitment
Make a commitment to climate action, access tools to reduce emissions, and disclose your progress.
Make a plan
Measure your current carbon emissions and start to plan to reduce them.
Take action
Take steps to reduce your emissions by theme or by sector.
Find finance and support
Find sources of funding and support on green loans, grants and other incentives.
Look beyond your own business
Get product certifications and labels, build a green supply chain, reduce business travel and more actions to reduce emissions.
SWMAS Make it Net-Zero programme
Who are they?
This programme from SWMAS offers practical, easy to follow steps to help businesses achieve the goal of reaching net-zero by 2050, in line with the Government’s target.
What do they offer?
- A number of funded spaces for eligible SMEs in the South West
- Net-zero specialists who can help to:
- Capture your business’ carbon footprint
- Identify priority improvements
- Create a bespoke Action Plan and Timeline
- Implement future improvements as progress is made
- Resource Efficiency Grants to help businesses make low carbon investments
Decarbonise Devon
Who are they?
Decarbonise Devon is a one-stop-shop for businesses in Devon to get support on efficiency and clean energy projects, whilst saving time and money.
What do they offer?
Local experts can support the whole process of delivering decarbonisation projects, including planning, project management, financing, finding trustworthy contractors, and verifying your impact.
Examples of projects are:
- Insulation
- Draught-proofing
- Renewable generation
- Improving staff carbon literacy
Get in touch with Decarbonise Devon.
