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SME Western Balkans Go Green Programme

Client/Donor
EBRD
Date
01/2024 – 01/2025
Market
Western Balkans

Project description

Through the provision of targeted financing, investment incentives and technical assistance, the EBRD Western Balkans SME GO GREEN Facility aims to improve SMEs’ access to finance in order to:

  • Scale up green economy investments, including energy efficient, resource efficient and renewable energy investments, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and providing a demonstration effect in the market. At least 70% of total investments under the Programme will be EBRD Green Economy Transition (“GET“)-eligible and all investments will be Paris Aligned.
  • Scale up greening of agribusinesses supply chains and help agribusiness companies in the region to reduce their environmental impact and become more sustainable and more resilient to the risks of climate change. At least 33% of total investments under the Programme will be within the agriculture and agribusiness value chains.
  • Increase SME competitiveness and trade potential of the private sector via targeted investments in sustainability practices and the adoption of internationally recognised quality standards
  • Strengthen the financial sector by supporting climate resilience and inclusiveness of the Western Balkan economies, including improved capacity among financial institutions and businesses to deploy sustainable, inclusive and green solutions and enhanced climate risk practices that ensure all projects under the Programme are aligned with the Paris Agreement.
  • Promote more equitable access to climate and other finance for women-led SMEs in the region via mainstreaming gender considerations into the Programme design and delivery and supporting partner financial institutions (“PFIs“) to reach 25% of eligible sub-borrowers being women-led SMEs and improve the capacity of those women-led SMEs

Type of services provided

TASK 1 – Support in the regional management of the Programme

the elaboration of technical contents of the documents required by the SME Go Green Programme (forms, manuals, procedures, report templates, promotional material) in the region;
Coordination of technical activities at regional level;
Management of monthly contacts with the Participating Banks (PBs) in the region;
Continuous support to PBs in the evaluation of potential sub-projects and clients;
Assistance to the local teams, if needed, during all the stages of the approval process;
Implementation of technical component of capacity building activities addressed to PBs officers in the region;
the organization and participation to launch events or to other promotional events in the region;
SME Go Green Programme reporting activities towards the EBRD;
Providing inputs based on requests of the EBRD and of the PM.

TASK 2 – Technical consultancy in BiH and Montenegro

  • the elaboration of technical contents of the documents required by the SME Go Green Programme (forms, manuals, procedures, report templates, promotional material) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH);
  • Coordination of technical activities at local level (BIH);
  • Management of weekly contacts with the Participating Banks (PBs) in the Country;
  • Continuous support to PBs in the screening of potential sub-projects and clients;
  • Assistance to the Sub-borrowers, if needed, during all the stages of the approval process;
  • Implementation of technical component of capacity building activities addressed to PBs officers;
  • the organization and participation to launch events or to other promotional events in BIH;
  • SME Go Green Programme reporting activities towards the EBRO, based on indications from the Regional Coordinator and the Project Manager;

TASK 3 – Marketing and Visibility activities

  • Elaboration of the definition of the project image and identity, overseeing the design of the visual expression of the project image and identity;
  • Development of concepts and content of facility level marketing and visibility material (brochure, flyer, banners);
  • Support the Client in creating the contents for the website and guidelines for social media, supporting, if needed, in its design and implementation according to the Client, to Project and Company requirements;
  • Coordination of local marketing/visibility experts for writing and distribution of press releases for the leading local media, in accordance with project’s activities and results.