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Support for the improvement of environmental sustainability in business activities.

Support in the definition of new environmental sustainability strategies for companies and self-employed workers, identifying new opportunities and areas for improvement

This program makes available to small and medium-sized companies and self-employed people a theoretical-practical support service, by a specialized advisor, with the aim of eco-innovating the business to minimize the environmental impacts in the stages that encompasses the life cycle of a product or service.
Through this expert support service, companies and self-employed people will be able to:

1: Know the environmental impact of your business
2: Identify and prioritize eco-innovation opportunities
3: Familiarize yourself with sustainability certifications and/or related aid

SERVICE METHODOLOGY

The accompaniment process will be dynamic and personalized, will be carried out by specialized technical staff and will be structured in the following three phases:
PHASE 1: Carrying out an initial cross-sectional diagnosis, through the analysis of the life cycle of the product or service, in order to determine the environmental aspects and associated potential impacts; as well as a maturity level test in terms of sustainability.
PHASE 2: Work sessions, through practical dynamics, for the definition of new sustainable opportunities, according to the itinerary selected by the beneficiary person or company. For each of the following itineraries, different modules and methodologies are established, adaptable to each case, in order to make the results efficient. The established itineraries are the following:
  • Legislative trends in environmental sustainability, to analyze new legislative developments that affect the specific business activity.
  • Sustainable certifications and/or related aids, to identify, specify and analyze their required elements and their main characteristics.
  • Carbon footprint and/or other sustainable indices (such as the water footprint), to calculate the amount of greenhouse gases emitted and/or the use of water, during the life cycle of a product or service.
  • Strategy for mitigating CO2 emissions, to analyze and define initiatives to reduce their effects throughout the life cycle of the product or service.
  • Sustainable business strategy, to develop or review the strategic plan and the different elements that make up the business environment and that can influence it in terms of environmental sustainability.
  • Commercial or marketing, to know the positioning of the company, in the field of sustainability, in relation to the competition and potential customers, knowing what the business offers, what differentiates it and why its potential customers should 'choose respect for others.
  • Operations, to relate the tasks and processes that are carried out in the day-to-day business and that have an impact on the environment and to detect potential improvements in how work is done, optimizing the current situation.
  • Business growth, to analyze the current situation and establish growth targets, through sustainable products or services, taking into account what elements are necessary to achieve it.
 
PHASE 3: Synthesis of the issues worked on throughout the sessions held with the beneficiary person or company and definition of the steps to follow in order to be able to implement the aspects worked on and continue, in a sustainable way, with the development of the business.
The professional support will consist of a maximum of 10 hours of advice.

This service is provided within the framework of the Program for improvement, digitalization, and sustainability of business, which aims to support the companies of the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area to adapt to the challenges of the post-pandemic situation

REQUIREMENTS

To receive support, interested companies or self-employed individuals must meet the following requirements:
  • Have registered office in the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona.
  • Have a maximum of 250 employees
  • Have computer equipment and an Internet connection.

Limited spots! Barcelona Activa will evaluate the applications received and will contact the applicant companies.

SERVICE REQUEST

Pots sol·licitar el servei a través del formulari de "Demana el servei", seleccionant l'opció "Assessorament per a la Sostenibilitat".

Missatge Feder - Actuació 1.1

"This programme is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union, within the framework of the ERDF Operational Programme of Catalonia 2014-2020. Operation 1: Improvement of the city’s business economic network and ERDF Action 1.1 Support programmes to improve business competitiveness”.