EU and UNDP to support 30 green entrepreneurial initiatives in Moldova

The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP Moldova), as part of the EU-funded project ‘Enabling an inclusive green transition in the Republic of Moldova’, has launched a call for proposals to select 30 businesses and startups aiming to become more sustainable.

The selected companies will receive equipment and services to support business development and implementation of green and innovative initiatives. 

Proposals may be submitted in the following categories:

• LOT 1: support for SMEs in the transition to green practices (energy efficiency, including energy audits, renewable energy, cleaner production technologies, waste reduction and circularity, process modernisation) 
• LOT 2: support for innovative green SMEs (testing and scaling of innovative green solutions, new technologies in green sectors, solutions with market potential)  
• LOT 3: support for startups in the circular economy (reuse, repair, eco-design, circular business models, solutions for waste streams (plastics, textiles, e-waste, etc.).

Additionally, entrepreneurs will benefit from individual mentoring and training in areas such as resource efficiency, eco-innovations, ESG principles (environmental, social, and governance), energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, production optimization and cost reduction, access to green financing, and increasing competitiveness, etc. 

The selected companies will receive US$10,000 for Lot 1 and US$20,000 each for Lots 2 and 3.

The deadline for submitting applications is 28 June.

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