Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion

Mr. Paul Healy:

I will go first, if that is okay. On the Deputy's question on gold and platinum standard companies and what the benchmark or threshold is, there is very interesting work going on in the sustainable enterprise skillnet. There are 400 companies within this network that have a large carbon footprint. It would be good to hear Mr. Stockil's insight into the calibre of engagement with those companies and the related outputs. He is working with these large service sector companies across the biopharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors and others. Mr. Stockil might particularly address the Deputy's question as to standards and, if one was to put one's hand on what "really good" looks like in a company, what that would like in terms of a charter or action plan. Will he please comment on that?