The project is aimed at workers in the agricultural, tourism and agri-food sectors of the Bierzo region. Among its objectives is to promote the creation of new companies in the environmental sector in the region.
The project is aimed at workers in the agricultural, tourism and agri-food sectors of the Bierzo region. Among its objectives is to promote the creation of new companies in the environmental sector in the region.
The objectives of this initiative are:
- To foster a new culture of business sustainability that promotes corporate social responsibility and respect for the environment.
- Adapt economic activities to environmental regulations.
Specific objectives include:
- To identify the existing market opportunities in the environmental sector of the Bierzo Region.
- Stimulate demand for green products or services.
- To promote the creation of environmental companies in rural areas, as a way to boost the socio-economic fabric and achieve sustainable rural development, especially those classified as I+E.
- Promote the creation of environmental companies among people with the greatest difficulties in the labor market.
- To train the population living in rural areas in matters related to existing opportunities in the environmental sector, preferably those with greater difficulties in accessing the labour market.
- To offer specialised technical advice on the application of environmental management criteria during the creation and consolidation phases.
- To promote the application of good environmental practices among the companies that are created.
- Establish a network of sustainable companies related to the environment, as well as a virtual space that serves as a meeting point between them.
- Promote products and/or services supplied by local environmentally sustainable companies.