# Shell offers greenhouse gas reduction grants for social enterprises

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/09/06/shell-offers-greenhouse-gas-reduction-grants-social-enterprises/
- Published: 2005-09-06T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Profunding, online publishers of funding information for charities and nonprofit
organisations, are once again sharing information with UK Fundraising of a new grant
programme.
Shell has launched a new pilot programme to generate ideas that will 
lead to products or services that will contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions.

We must underline that this scheme is not open to voluntary organisations or charities,
but is open to limited companies or community interest companies. This will make
it available to community and social

enterprises. Businesses must operate in the UK.

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At this stage the programme, called Springboard, will run in three UK regions: Scotland
and Northern Ireland; Northern and Central England; and Wales and Southern England.
Up to six awards of between £20,000 and £40,000 are on offer, with two awards per
region.

The essence of Springboard is to provide financial input to new ideas and high quality
business plans that provide innovative and viable opportunities to develop products
and services that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

You have to have been trading for at least three months and employ fewer than 250
people. A process of business plan submission followed by personal interview will
lead to short listing in each region.

The preferred means of application is via the website.
Otherwise you can get information
from:

Shell Springboard

c/o Futerra

FREEPOST

Shakespeare Business Centre

245a Cold harbour Lane

London

SW9 8RR

Closing date: 4 November 2005.

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