The SEE BRIDGE project aims to strengthen the capacity of social economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SE SMEs) operating in energy intensive industries, or in sectors that are part of upstream or downstream value chains in the energy-intensive industry ecosystem, such as aluminium, steel, iron and others, to transition to more resource efficient and energy saving processes and operations in adaptation to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation.
The objective of the SEE BRIDGE Open Call for Social Economy (SE) SMEs in the energy intensive industries is to:
- Support the green and digital transition of SE SMEs in energy-intensive industries, enabling them to easily adopt the CBAM regulation requirements.
- Support the SE SMEs in energy-intensive industries to achieve resource-efficient production and energy savings, through operational capacity-building activities.
- Enable SE SMEs in energy-intensive industries to find new financing for innovative solutions related to green and digital production.
Applicants can choose one or more of the 4 type of activities that are eligible for funding, within the funding limit (between €4,000 and €8.000):
- Business support services
- Consulting services for certification or labelling assets, including Intellectual Property rights
- Events attendance on CBAM, digital and green transition topics
- In-company training(s) on CBAM, and digital and green transition topics
The requested financial contribution to implement the eligible activities is provided in the form of a lump sum.
In addition to the activities to be financed under this Open Call, the SEE BRIDGE partners will offer a tailored Acceleration Programme for SE SMEs that have applied for the SEE BRIDGE Open Call, with focus on Project Management, networking, business plan development and market research.
Project acronym
SEE BRIDGE
Full name of the EU funded project
Building Resilience In social Economy SMEs for Greener & Digital production towards the goal of a climate-neutral Economy
Cascade funding under SMP-COSME-2022-SEE-01
Opening date: 1 July 2024
Deadline for applications: 9 October 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)