Green Offer
Application for inclusion in
Directory of Environmental Service Providers
Company name
Address
Date
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Green Offer
Directory of external environmental service providers
Guidelines for Applicants
1
Introduction
Enterprise Ireland’s Green Offer is a programme designed to encourage clients to adopt Environmental
Best Practice (Green Offer) in their organisation to increase competitiveness.
The Green Offer programme includes:
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Environmental sustainability assignments:
o GreenStart - The GreenStart programme is designed for SME companies providing a short
seven day assignment with an approved environmental consultant. It aims to increase
the level of environmental awareness relating to regulatory compliance and help with the
development of a basic management system in companies which do not have in-house
expertise or have conducted limited environmental activities to date
o GreenPlus – A more extensive environmental improvement assignment delivered by an
external environmental consultant. It will result in sustained use of Environmental Best
Practice to achieve international standards certification level and bring about savings
through resource efficiency improvements.
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Technical feasibility studies to create Environmentally Superior Products using eco-design and life
cycle assessment.
The programme will be available to Enterprise Ireland clients subject to eligibility as determined by
Enterprise Ireland and depending on the client’s existing capability in Environmental Best Practice, the
client size, and their particular environmental needs.
2. Directory of Service Providers in brief:
The purpose of the directory is to assist Enterprise Ireland clients who wish to participate in the Green
Offer to identify a service provider who can demonstrate the necessary expertise and experience to carry
out environmental improvement assignments and/or an environmental technical feasibility study into
their products/processes.
Clients are wholly responsible for selecting a service provider.
The directory content submitted by service providers will be compiled and presented in two formats:
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A summary listing of service providers showing key word details (as submitted in part 1 of this
application)
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Detailed profile documents with summary cvs (as submitted in part 2 of this application).
The directory is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of service providers who may be capable of carrying
out environmental improvement assignments and/or environmental technical feasibility studies under the
Green Offer.
The directory will be publicly available and will be updated by Enterprise Ireland on a regular basis.
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3. Making application for inclusion in the Directory.
Service providers who wish to add their details to the directory must be able to demonstrate:
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a proven track record in providing environmental consultancy services to business in either the
large and/or the small and medium enterprise (SME) sectors
experience in the implementation of environmental standards to achieve measurable
improvement in business competitiveness and resource efficiency
expert knowledge of environmental best practice and/or product eco-design incorporating Life
Cycle Assessment and including recognised qualifications in this area (where appropriate)
experience in developing and embedding company capabilities and skills in environmental best
practice
effective methodologies for delivering environmental improvement including eco-design, life cycle
assessment
detailed sectoral knowledge and experience in one or more of the following business sectors:
o Food
o Manufacturing
o Services
o Software
the full-time resources and capacity to deliver prompt and professional responses to enquiries
from Enterprise Ireland clients and to successfully complete assignments for Enterprise Ireland clients
participating in the Green Offer.
In addition to the above applicants must
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Provide referees and or reference sites in respect of their application
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Complete a Tax Clearance declaration –
(see section 2.12 & 2.13 of the application form).
Supporting documents in soft copy as follows are also required:
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Professional Indemnity Insurance incl. details of level of cover and the provider
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Summary cvs of key persons cited (max 4)
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Evidence of recent 2 years turnover.
4. How to submit your completed application
Applications will be accepted in electronic format only.
Submit required documents to: green@enterprise-ireland.com
Checklist of documents to be submitted:
1. Completed application in pdf format with the applicants signature
2. Completed application in word document format for ease of processing and transfer of
information to the directory.
3. Soft copies of the required supporting documents listed above.
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APPLICATION Part 1
1.1
Summary Profile & Keyword information
Company Profile
Business
Name
Date
Established
Number of
Staff
Business
Locations
Contact
person
Company
Web Address
Summary of business consultancy services - max. 25 words
1.2
Sectoral Experience
Under the following headings list by their commonly known name the sub-sectors in which
you can demonstrate a track record of implementing environmental programmes:
Food
1.3
Manufacturing
Software
Services
Business Profile
Please estimate the approximate percentage of your business turnover derived from:
SME companies in
Ireland
1.4
Large companies in
Ireland
International
companies outside
Ireland
Standards Implemented
Indicate capability building development numbers in companies using various international
standards (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 50001 etc.). Please specify individual standards including
management standards, life cycle assessment, eco-labels etc.
Standards
implemented
(ISO etc.)
SME companies
in Ireland
Large companies
in Ireland
International
Companies
outside Ireland
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APPLICATION Part 2
Detailed Profile
2.1
APPLICANT NAME and CONTACT DETAILS
Business Name:
Business address:
Tel. No.:
Web Address:
e-mail address:
Main Contact Name:
Job Title:
2.2
BRIEF COMPANY PROFILE AND HISTORY (e.g. background, ownership, specialist areas, key business
sectors etc. Max 6 lines.)
2.3
SUMMARY of INDUSTRY SECTOR EXPERIENCE max 10 lines
Industry Sector
Summary of Business Experience
2.4
EXPERTISE & SKILLS. HIGHLIGHT SKILLS/EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL BEST
PRACTICE, TRAINING ON ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, ECO-DESIGN OR LCA (max
10 lines)
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Other (please
specify)
Eco-labels Type
1, 2, 3.
Carbon/Energy
Management
projects
Eco-design/LCA/
Technical
feasibility
studies
EMAS
ISO 14064
Carbon Footprint
Standard
ISO 50001
Energy
Management
Standard
ISO 14001
2.5
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Insert an X in the appropriate box(es) to show your expert functional experience.
2.6
STAFF PROFILE (nominate up to 4 key staff members whom you would use on
environmental improvement assignments/technical feasibility study)
Staff name
Key specialist area or skill set
1
2
3
4
2.7
EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ASSIGNMENTS AND/OR
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED IN LAST 3 YEARS
Cite: Company name or business activity, sector, size (no. employees & sales turnover), project
description and measurable outcome (if any) in summary form - max 7 examples, max total 40
lines)
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In the following 3 sections, outline how you would conduct an environmental improvement
assignment in terms of your approach to winning initial company support and the appropriate
methodology to achieving a successful outcome.
2.8
OUTLINE HOW YOU WOULD CONDUCT A GREENSTART ASSIGNMENT (max 25 lines)
2.9
OUTLINE HOW YOU WOULD CONDUCT A GREENPLUS ASSIGNMENT (max 25 lines)
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2.10
EXPERIENCE IN DELIVERING STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES
Cite up to 5 examples (max 10 lines).
2.11
OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS (max 100 words) – your personal statement
2.12
Names and contact details for 3 reference sites relevant to the above cited information
whom EI or EI clients may contact.
1
2
3
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2.13 Self Declaration of Financial and Economic Capacity
Tax Clearance
Please
confirm
YES/NO
(A)
I confirm and declare having a current and valid Tax
Clearance Certificate in place and our tax affairs are in
order.
Enterprise Ireland can verify your tax clearance status through Revenue’s
online facility at https://www.revenue.ie/itp/view.jsp. To this end, please
confirm:
Do you grant Enterprise Ireland permission
to verify your tax cleared position online?
Registration Number
(as shown in your Tax Clearance Certificate)
Certificate Number
(as shown in your Tax Clearance Certificate)
OR
(B)
I confirm that I have applied for a Tax Clearance
Certificate which will be made available on request
I confirm that my Tax Clearance Certificate will be current & kept
up to date during my time on the Directory Of Approved Service
Providers.
2.14
DECLARATION
I have read and understand the directory guidelines and declare that the information I have
submitted above is true and accurate. I consent to Enterprise Ireland including the above information
in the directory, to maintaining the content of the directory, and checking the accuracy of information
provided. I confirm that I have obtained the consent of companies named above as reference sites or
referees.
SIGNED
NAME
POSITION in COMPANY
DATE
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