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Do you have an ambitious, environmentally-friendly industrial project? It could be funded up to 30%… but be careful, you have until May 31, 2025 to submit your application!
Powerful financing leverage for your “green” investments
If you’re an industrial company based in a “Territoire d’industrie” and you’re planning a project directly linked to the ecological transition, the Green Fund could be your best card to play in 2025.
This scheme finances investment projects worth a minimum of €400,000, with a rate of aid of 10% up to 30%. The industrial projects targeted by this aid must concern:
- Bioeconomy for the development of bio-based products (hemp, flax, wool, wood, straw, marine bioeconomy, chemicals, etc.);
- New sustainable forms of mobility (bicycles, cargo bikes, intermediate vehicles, etc.);
- Food sovereignty and relocation of agri-food chains (local production processing units, e.g. linked to a territorial food project, etc.), taking into account the challenges of sustainable agriculture or agroecology;
- Relocation of everyday consumer goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) with a process that is significantly more environmentally friendly than standard;
- Industrial production contributing to the recycling of materials or raw materials, to the circular economy and reuse, or to the recovery of waste and co-products (energy transition equipment, building renovation, etc.);
- Projects that are part of a diversification strategy for fragile regions whose economy is impacted by climate change (particularly mountain regions).
Eligible expenditure focused on industrial production
The Green Fund targets as yet uncommitted expenditure with a direct impact on environmental performance. This includes :
- production equipment,
- industrialization expenses,
- energy and environmental improvements to production tools,
- project-related consultancy services (diagnostics, ecological engineering, etc.),
- project-related software, patents or licenses.
🚫 Expenditure on personnel, land acquisition or regulatory compliance is excluded.
Any concrete examples? They exist, and they work!
In 2024, three Haute-Savoie companies supported by the CCI were winners (100% success rate). They include :
- A precision mechanics company specializing in components for green energies.
- An engineering firm creating a workshop for electric motors and soft mobility.
- A bar turner developing an innovative, more robust and durable bicycle hub.
What’s next? Submit your application!
To apply, you need to be pre-approved by your local community. And above all: the project must start at the end of 2025 / beginning of 2026.
Contact me to benefit from the most efficient application process
Do you have an industrial development project and want to know if it is eligible for public funding? I can help you find the most appropriate scheme. Don’t hesitate to contact me!
Salomé KOWALSKI, Industry Advisor CCI Haute-Savoie
