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

2. 180 Employees 30 Nationalities 30 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 Fund Invest to save:
Invest to save: GBF funds 15% of project costs, up to £5k With a payback of no more than 5 years Delivered by a supplier from the GBD Must be fewer than 250 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
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
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No

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:

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. Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator
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
Industrial Company
Single Lead Applicant
Technology Developer

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 – guidance
ISO – guidance and certification

14. How to Get in Contact
Myself: or
The Wales Team:
Useful web-pages: