A Belgian (Flemish) subsidy for companies that invest in environmentally friendly, energy saving or renewable energy technologies. The technology has to be on a predefined list of technologies.
Funding conditions: maximum of € 1 million over three years for one company; for SMEs the subsidy is 25 % of the extra costs of the essential components; for large enterprises only 12.5 %.
The VLIF fund stimulates investment by agricultural companies in a wide range of specific environmentally friendly and energy saving projects. Also companies from the food sector, social enterprises and consumer groups can make use of this fund.
Funding support depends on the specifics of the case (typically a maximum of € 1 million per company, and covers 15 % or 30 % of investments aimed at sustainability).
An enterprise that carries out an investment in the creation or expansion of its activities may, under certain conditions, obtain a one-off investment rebate of 8 % (it can be deducted from the taxable profit). To encourage new investments, the deduction was increased to 20 % for new investments made from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. This rate applies to small companies as well as to sole traders and liberal professions.
VALIPAC is the organisation of industrial packaging producers responsible for extended producer responsibility. To fulfill their obligations, the organisation provides subsidies to stimulate green practices. Companies that sort or offer packaging that can be recycled are recognised VAL-I-PAC companies and entitled to receive € 30 per tonne of recycled plastics and € 10 per tonne of recycled wood packaging. There are also subsidies for first-time sorters and other opportunities.
Enisef is an electronic energy manager that helps organisations keep track of their energy costs. The platform provides alerts about over-consumption and helps to reduce costs by signalling the need for efficient technologies or upgrades. Experts listed with Enisef can help in-house technicians be more efficient or their services enlisted as outsourced agents.
The platform is available in English, Estonian and Norwegian.
The HAPI-E methodology is a software-based tool that calculates the integrated environmental footprint of a business using multi-criteria data analysis, which can be compared with competitive companies in specific economic sectors.
Users of this calculator can determine the percentage of window surface shading and the length of shade from an awning or balcony situated above the window. The calculation can be performed for any day of the year taking into account position of the sun, and it applies to the orientation of the window perpendicular to the direction of the solar rays.
The calculation serves as a basis for an assessment of daylight and sunlight, and can be used for planning window shading and lighting inside the building.
Online tool for calculating and designing thermal insulations and their thickness, so users can easily choose proper building insulation. The calculator allows the user to select one of the fifteen compositions that are the most common in building thermal insulation, and choose a particular composition for insulating walls, floors, roofs, soils, basements, etc. It also distinguishes between the type of buildings and individual constructions according to building materials used (wood, concrete, steel structures, etc.). The results are shown in an insulation catalogue.
The Green Growth Commitment (GGC), created in 2014, represents a voluntary pledge by private, public, and civil society stakeholders to move towards a green growth economy in Portugal.
The GGC working groups started their activities in 2016, focusing on sectors or themes considered central for the circular economy, decarbonisation and the country as a whole. The groups cover: industry, cities and regions, mobility, energy and climate, waste, agriculture and forestry, and public procurement.