Invitation to Green Finance Workshop for SMEs in the Textile Sector

The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) in collaboration with the Centre for African Resource Efficiency and Sustainability (CARES) invites small and medium companies (SMEs) in the Textile sector to a Green Finance workshop on 06 August 2024.

The workshop will delve into relevant green finance solutions for the textile sector, explore strategies for attracting commercial funding for sustainable projects, and showcase successful green financing case studies within the industry.

Project Background

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) and the Centre for African Resource Efficiency and Sustainability (CARES) have been implementing a three-year project funded by the European Union (EU): Innovative Business Practices and Economic Models in the Textile Value Chain (InTex).

The project has five components. Two components have global reach, and three components focus on national implementation in three countries in Africa where textile is a key economic sector.

InTex Project Aims to:

• Spearhead the dissemination of green financing at national level.
• Conduct awareness raising events, trainings, and campaigns in collaboration with partners, aiming to strengthen SMEs’ capacity on the application of circularity and eco-innovation and to initiate the implementation of innovative sustainable business models in SMEs by the end of the project.
• Encourage gender balance, and gender disaggregated data to be collected.
• To support and upscale the dissemination of knowledge products on green financing and enter partnerships with national or regional institutions.
• Engage SC members and project partners in these events, so that they can act as multipliers when the project ends. Support on capacity and infrastructure for awareness raising, communication channels and social media platforms, including network database and website, and government and partner linkages to strengthen the SME capacity.

Event details:

Date:	Tuesday, 06 August 2024
Time:	10:00 – 13:00
Venue / Platform:	Microsoft Teams Meeting online

For queries, please contact Sibo Morapela at SMorapela@csir.co.za or Kelebohile Sedieane at KSedieane@csir.co.za. Register to attend the event by completing the form below.

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