Supporting businesses to reduce their carbon footprint
A significant part of the Authority’s support offer to Coventry businesses entails helping firms to adapt to climate change and reducing their carbon emissions. In 2024 to 2025, the Authority delivered a series of Energy Audits which were funded through UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS), and capital grants to support businesses to invest in energy and resource efficiency measures.
During 2024 to 2025, 151 Coventry businesses received Energy Audits, and 64 businesses received £1.171m in capital grants to make investments to improve their energy and resource efficiency (e.g. solar panels, LED lights) which resulted in a cumulative saving of 235 tonnes of carbon. The Green Business Network’s membership had also expanded to 4,306 members across the WMCA area and Warwickshire.
