Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion
Mr. John Magee:
Of course, we are working hard now to grow the number of businesses availing of this support. I already mentioned the new marketing campaign that was launched. We want to have more of these conversations and significantly accelerate that 1,070 number. We are really focused on this right now. When a client comes to us - typically the first engagement with us will be through a start your own business programme - we introduce the sustainability piece right from the beginning. It is not something that is bolted on or some kind of an add-on. It is not something to think about subsequently. It is something that has to be hardwired in terms of starting up and the thought process. Building that culture of sustainability in the start-up space is something on which the LEOs are particularly focused. The figure is 1,070 out of 7,200 companies.
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