Fully Funded Green Digital Action Plans for SMEs in North Wales through the Green Digital Academy

Who is eligible?

SMEs (Micro, Small and Medium) based in the following counties:

• Conwy
• Denbighshire
• Flintshire
• Anglesey
• Gwynedd

What is included?

Following an assessment by a member of the GEP Environmental team, SMEs will receive a Green Digital Evaluation and Action Plan Report for their business. This report includes:

• Baseline Carbon Information
• Decarbonisation Roadmap
• Carbon Action Plan
• Digital Decarbonisation Action Plan

However, the support doesn’t stop there. Our team will provide three days of mentor support over a three-month period (or sooner) and will provide support to assess your Action Plan and make recommendations to undertake the activities identified.Your mentor will then work with you to help you identify funding and training to successfully engage with and use digital technology to reduce your carbon footprint, and support the delivery of the road map for your business.

What are the overall goals of the project?

The project is designed to do the following:

• Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards in the area
• Grow the private sector through evaluating, reviewing and mentoring SME’s journeys towards Net Zero and increasing Digital capability
• Create opportunities for employment, sharing best practice in digital and net zero through collaboration and by undertaking growth-enhancing activities, through targeted support
• Increase the number of SME’s with bespoke digital & decarbonisation action plans within a framework of wrap around and mentor support
• Support SME’s to become more sustainable, more efficient through the availability of Capital Grants for Net Zero Infrastructure and Digital Solutions

How do I secure my funded Green Digital Action Plan?

To start your journey to Net Zero and check eligibility, contact our team at website@gepenv.co.uk or 03301 200151.

For further information Green Digital Academy or contact the team via greendigital@gllm.ac.uk

The Green Digital Academy has received £1.4m from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund’.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus