Category: Sustainable Developement
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The Grant-Ready SME Sustainability Pack
The 7 things you need before you apply for anything Most SME owners don’t struggle with motivation—they struggle with time, clarity, and confidence. You know you should reduce energy and waste costs, you may have customers asking questions, and you’ve probably heard there are grants “out there”… but the whole process can feel vague and…
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Choose the right first sustainability project (a simple scoring method for SMEs)
Choose the right first sustainability project (a simple scoring method for SMEs) Running a business is busy. You’re juggling customers, staff, suppliers, cashflow and then you hear “sustainability” and it can feel like a massive extra job. The good news is you don’t need a big programme to start. Some SMEs fail at sustainability because…
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How Small Businesses Can Fund Their First Sustainability Project
If you run a small business in Ireland, you’ve probably thought about cutting energy costs, reducing waste or improving how your business operates. But one question always comes first: “How do I pay for it?” For many SMEs, sustainability sounds like another cost. Energy bills are high, margins are tight, and investing in upgrades can…
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What is the VSME standard and why it matters to your business
If you run a small or medium-sized business in Ireland today, you’ve probably noticed a shift. Your larger customers are asking for sustainability information, tenders are beginning to include environmental and social criteria and banks are increasingly examining climate and sustainability risks before approving finance. For many SMEs, particularly in food and drink, construction, manufacturing,…
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How to Bring a Sustainability Mindset Into Your Projects (A Practical Guide for SMEs)
In today’s fast-changing business environment, strong project management isn’t just helpful – it’s essential. Irish SMEs face increasing pressure to adapt, innovate and respond quickly to sustainability expectations from customers, lenders and regulators. Projects that integrate sustainability from the start are more resilient, cost-effective and future-ready. A sustainable mindset simply means managing projects in a…
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Why Organisations Adopt Sustainable Practices
There are many reasons organisations adopt sustainable practices. Shareholder focus for example in “sin industries” (un.org) such as mining, tobacco, gambling and armaments (forbes.com) mean they need to fundamentally change their business model for substantial sustainable development. If we consider the drivers for sustainability as indicated in figure 1.0 (GPM Reference Guide for Sustainable Project Management) we see that Risk…