The Green Business Programme helps businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency and work towards net zero.
It has been created by the following organisations and is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund:
- Cambridge City Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Growth Hub
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
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.
Apply to join the programme
Allia Future Business Centre are managing the applications.
Programme details
It is an 18-month programme running from October 2023 to April 2025.
The programme aims to support 223 small to medium sized businesses (3 to 250 employees) with commercial premises in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire.
Organisations will be supported to understand their current carbon emissions and develop a 5-year net zero roadmap to help facilitate their sustainability journey.
It will also deliver grant funding of up to £5,000 to 75 of these businesses to help them implement energy efficiency-related improvements.
Local experts, Allia and PECT will work with the councils and the Growth Hub to deliver the programme, with Allia responsible for managing the grant aspect of the programme, overseeing the distribution of capital grants, helping eligible businesses secure funding for carbon-reducing technology, equipment, or sustainable enhancements.
PECT, a sustainability charity based in Peterborough, is responsible for the technical elements of the programme, providing expertise and guidance on sustainability practices to help businesses develop their own net zero roadmap.
