Green transition and fight climate change

Doing business for green transition and fight climate change!

Dear entrepreneurs and managers!
We are asking you about your readiness, commitment and needs to do business or implement projects in the fields of “fight climate change'', "green transition", and “circular economy”. Your answers will contribute to understanding better the competition, opportunities and challenges in these areas.
In return, you will receive the results that would help you to see the bigger picture of doing business and implementing projects in these areas and to draw conclusions about your competitive position in the marketplace.
It will take you about 6 minutes to answer.

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1. What is the size of your company? Select one answer:

microenterprise: 1 to 9 employees

small enterprises: 10 to 49 employees

medium-sized enterprises: 50 to 249 employees

large enterprises: 250 employees or more

I am not a company

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2. Are you interested in and familiar with the main objectives of the green deal and/or other EU policies on climate change, sustainable development and the circular economy? Select one answer:

Yes, I am familiar and interested

No, I'm not familiar, but I'm interested

No, I'm not interested

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3. I am interested in these topics because I am a representative of one of the following organisations. Select one answer:

Supplier company - develops and delivers services, technologies, and products for customers seeking the effect of green transition and the circular economy

Client company - buys and implements services, technologies and products for its own sustainable and "green" development

Non-governmental organization - works in private or public benefit for the implementation of projects in this field

Public, state, or municipal organization - is engaged in conducting policies and implementing projects at national or local level

Consulting or business support organization - provides professional consulting and mediation services and technical assistance in this field

Investor organization - provides equity or attracted capital to invest in "green projects"

Scientific or educational organization - representatives of the academic community, researchers and teachers

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4. Does your company (organization) offers technologies, services and products or participates in green transition projects? In which of the following areas, do you work? You may select more than one answer

Energy: measurement, monitoring and saving, efficiency of mobility and transport, etc.

Water: measurement and monitoring of consumption, purification, reuse, etc.

Materials: optimized consumption, eco-materials, recycling, reuse, etc.

Air: quality and risk monitoring, harmful emissions, health protection, behavioural changes, etc.

No, we do not offer or work in the field of green transition and the circular economy but have a plan to do so in future

Other related to this topic (please specify)

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5. In which areas are you most interested in innovating, investing or carrying out projects? You may select more than one answer

Create alternative and clean sources of energy that can decrease use of expensive and polluting fossil fuels

Recycle, re-use and efficiently dispose of substances left over from the manufacturing process, turning waste into useful materials and fuels that would otherwise be dumped into the words’ ever-expanding landfills

Reduce the energy consumption because of inefficient systems, new ways to use less power and become more efficient.

Improve processes related to agriculture and food production, making more food available, cultivating more sustainable, and processes less wasteful.

Apply more intelligent systems to conserving energy and developing alternative sources of power, making huge savings on emissions and costs

Create more efficient and environmentally friendly construction process and building materials, thus attacking one of the largest emitters of harmful greenhouse gasses and physical waste.

Improve the wealth, health and environment for people at the bottom of the pyramid

Other related to Green Transition

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6. Specify those areas of intervention that have a strong impact on your current business as a developer, supplier or customer of green products, services and technologies? You may select up to three most relevant options.

Market demand and introduction of sustainable business models

Tools to improve energy efficiency

Investing in "green" projects, products and technologies

Optimizing consumption and improving water quality

Reduction and reuse of waste and materials

Use of suitable environmentally friendly materials

Impacts to reduce harmful emissions

Introduction of systems and business processes for green and circular economy

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7. Below are the most common business models in the circular economy. Indicate which of them do you use or add new that you successfully implemented in the marketplace

Sharing platforms (web-based digital platforms for the use of goods and resources through rental, sale, sharing)

The product as a service (the manufacturer owns and maintains the product, and the customer pays for certain functions or services/activities)

Extending the life of the product (providing repair and reusable services to extend the life of the product)

Replacement and recycling (renewable, recyclable and biodegradable materials are used for their products and design. Fossil fuels are replaced by renewable energy)

Utilization of waste resources (recycled waste is a raw material for new products)

Other (specify)

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8. What effect would you like to achieve if you implement or use an innovative business model? You may select more than one answer

Improving production efficiency and economic results

Improving the international image and innovative branding

New opportunities for partnerships in green projects (including EU-funded ones)

Transfer of green technologies, knowledge, information and know-how

Providing new jobs

I do not know

Other (specify)

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9. What kind of financial support do you think is most relevant to your needs in regards to making business in the green transition and circle economy? You may select up to three most relevant options

EU Funding & Tender Opportunities

Governmental Grant Schemes

International Financial Institutions’ lending

Direct Private & Foreign Investments

Public Private Partnership Projects

Bank loans

Venture Capital

Business accelerators

Other (specify)

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10. What do you need in order to be more involved in R&D and business processes related to the green transition and the circular economy? You may select up to two answers.

Participation in online meetings and webinars led by an expert in order to explain the new wave of work and funding and the use of proper business models

Long-term professional training courses or/and university curricula-based education (traditional as well as distance learning or online life sessions)

Receiving individual consultations and mentoring on your business plan and projects in this field

Involvement as an expert or consultant in developing or imlementing private or public projects in this filed

Involvement in a partnership to carrying out projects supported financially by EC or other institution or financial bodies

Other (specify)

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11. Contact details (optional). You may give this information in case you desire to have the final results, as well as invitations for events and newsletters.

Name and surname

Company / Organization

Country

E-mail address