European Support for the Promotion of

Eco-Innovation

Executive Agency for Competitiviness and Innovation (EACI)

Eco-innovation 2013

31,585,000 € for the 2013 call for proposals.

The European Commission grants up to 50% co-funding to finance green ideas.

BUDGET

All legal persons in the eligible countries with priority given to Small-and Medium-

sized Enterprises (SMEs).

BENEFICIARIES

There is no formal minimum or maximum amount for the grant.

On average an Eco-innovation project has an approximate budget of € 1.6m (=€

800.000 EU funding).

DEADLINES AND MINIMUM INVESTMENT

Execution time: 1 year

Eco-innovation 2013

BENEFICIARIES

Although priori ty will be given to SMEs*, all legal persons, whether private or public, established in

either of the following countries are eligible:

The 27 member states of the EU

Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Albania, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia , and

Turkey

Other non-EU countries provided they have the appropriate agreement in force.

*For the purpose of this Call, SMEs are defined as enterprises which employ fewer than 250

persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding €50 million, or an annual balance sheet

total not exceeding €43 million

Eco-innovation 2013

Main priority areas

Materials recycling

Sustainable building products

Greening business

Food and drink sector

Water

Eco-innovation 2013

Materials Recycling

Implement waste sorting and treatment methods to improve the quality of

recycling materials such as construction, industrial, household, electrical and

electronic waste.

Encourage the design of innovative products using recycled materials and

facilitate material recycling.

Multiply business innovations that strengthen the competitiveness of the

recycling industries.

Eco-innovation 2013

Sustainable building products

Propel the use of construction products and related processes that

reduce consumption of resources, embodied carbon and production

of by-product wastes.

Encourage the use of environmentally-friendly construction materials

and innovative manufacturing processes.

Eco-innovation 2013

Food and drink sector

Innovative products including new packaging solutions that reduce

environmental impact and maximise resource efficiency.

Cleaner and more efficient processes that reduce waste and increase

materials recycling and recovery.

Improved water management processes that reduce the use of water across

the food and drink supply chain.

Innovative products, processes and services reducing environmental impacts

of consumption of food and drink.

Eco-innovation 2013

Water

Water efficient processes, products and technologies, especially water-free

processes.

Water and wastewater treatment: solutions that offer greater efficiency and

reduced environmental impact.

Smart distribution systems aiming at saving water, chemicals, energy and

materials.

Eco-innovation 2013

Greening business

Innovative products that will decrease environmental impacts and use less

resources.

Greening of production and clean production processes, including industrial

symbiosis.

Substitution of materials by materials with reduced environmental impacts and

higher resource efficiency (e.g. bio-based products), substitution of scarce

materials and increased use of secondary raw material.

Gradual innovation by introducing re-manufacturing mechanisms and

innovative repairing services with substantial environmental benefit.

What can EVM do to help your company?

Eco-innovation 2013

4. Monitor the processing of the grant.

EVM counts with an interdisciplinary team: industrial engineers, computing

engineers, architects, geographers, chemists, or graduates in law, which allows

us to provide our clients with a wide ranging ability to support their procedures.

1. Prepare the administrative application for the grant.

2. Support the processes of making, advising, and preparation of the technical

and economic sides of the project.

3. Identify and collect all the paperwork and information required for the

application process.

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European Support for the

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