As businesses and governments increasingly prioritize sustainability, having strong environmental credentials has become a key factor in winning new contracts. This workshop is designed to help small businesses understand how Net Zero commitments and achieving environmental accreditations can improve their tender scores and give them a competitive edge in the tendering process.
Join us to learn how environmental responsibility can transform your tender proposals, make you stand out from the crowd and make your business more attractive to buyers. This workshop will guide you through the steps to enhance your sustainability profile and use it to win new contracts.
Key Takeaways:
- How to access a grant of up to £8000 to help you win new contracts[LH1]
- The Growing Importance of Sustainability in Tendering: How environmental performance influences buyer decisions.
- Understanding Net Zero and Other Environmental Accreditations: What they mean, how to achieve them, and why they matter.
- Aligning Your Business with Green Policies: Practical steps to meet sustainability requirements in tenders.
- Incorporating Environmental Credentials into Your Tender: How to communicate your green commitments effectively.
- Leveraging Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage: Differentiating your business through environmental leadership.
Who Should Attend?
- SME owners, managers, and decision-makers interested in strengthening their environmental credentials.
- Businesses looking to achieve Net Zero and other sustainability accreditations.
- Anyone involved in tendering for contracts in sectors that prioritize sustainability.
This workshop is essential for businesses looking to align with the global push towards sustainability and use environmental leadership as a key factor in winning new contracts. Don’t miss the chance to position your business as a green leader in your industry and unlock new opportunities through sustainability-driven tendering.
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This event is free to attend, and places are assigned on a first come, first served basis
This event is part of the Get Ready 2 Supply programme, delivered by the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce in partnership with Newable. This programme is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF). As a result, a range of data must be collected from all applicants to assess your eligibility to attend/participate in in Get Ready 2 Supply activities.
Please note: By applying to attend this event you are consenting to your information being shared by the GBCC with Newable, Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council for the purposes of the Get Ready 2 Supply programme.
About Get Ready 2 Supply
Get Ready 2 Supply builds on ongoing work to enable more small and medium-sized local businesses and social enterprises to access key procurement opportunities with members of the Birmingham Anchor Network and other large local businesses.
The programme is joint funded by both Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will directly connect East Birmingham and North Solihull businesses to customers and contracts.
Get Ready 2 Supply offers eligible firms in East Birmingham and North Solihull:
- One-to-one tailored supply chain readiness support from experienced business advisors
- Expert-led workshops, designed to ensure firms are ready to access supply chain opportunities
- Match-making ‘Meet the Buyer’ opportunities, where they will have the opportunity to discuss the provision of specific products and services
Get Ready 2 Supply will also award up to 10 eligible firms with capacity-building grants of up to £8,000 per business, to remove logistical obstacles to their contracting competitiveness.
For more information about GR2S click here
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