This guide shows the use and value of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and provides a detailed diagnosis of the main international certification systems. EPDs are an ideal information tool to compare the environmental performance of similar products and services from a life cycle assessment point of view. The guide also helps companies make smart environmental choices for competing in international markets.

This guide supports environmental product assessment, helping companies reduce their environmental impact. It includes a case example and support tool, Ecoindicator 99, which can quantify environmental aspects. The guide is helpful for those planning to pursue or renew ISO 14006 Ecodesign Certification.

Guidelines aimed at organisations in the Basque country that already have an environmental management system under the UNE-EN ISO 14001:2004 standard and wish to make the transition to UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015. This guide has been developed to help companies identify, understand and implement the modifications needed in current management systems.

This guide shows companies a practical way to carry out Strategic Environmental Surveillance of competitors, customers and suppliers. If the organisation already carries out surveillance, the guide indicates how to extend it to consider environmental factors. If no surveillance takes place, the guide provides the steps to initiate it, as well as in-depth analysis to help prioritise activities and formulate an 'opportunity action plan' for the company’s top management.

SlovSEFF is a sustainable energy financing facility developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Its latest extension, co-funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain, provides a credit line of up to € 100 million to Slovak commercial banks. Incentive payments are funded from the proceeds of the sale of carbon credits from the Slovak Republic to Spain, facilitated by the EBRD.

SlovSEFF projects are divided into three groups:

The aim of this call, launched in the framework of the national Szechenyi 2020 programme, is to encourage deployment of decentralised, environmentally friendly renewable energy sources, by installing co-generation systems exceeding 4 MW of built-in power. The scheme targets companies of any size.

The 'Grondstofscanner' evaluates manufacturers' dependence on raw materials. The tool can calculate the environmental, social and reputational impacts of extraction and production (supply, price of minerals and metals used), as well as the risk associated with volatile supplies. The tool includes fact sheets of products and a list of raw materials needed (e.g. batteries) and fact sheets for raw materials (e.g. iron, silver).

The Danish Green Investment Fund (GIF) is an independent state fund for co-financing economically viable projects that facilitate and support sustainable development in the country. Privately-held companies, non-profit housing associations, and public-sector companies and institutions (with budgets separate from the municipalities, regions and the state) can apply for a loan from the fund.

A programme to help SMEs achieve greater productivity and competitiveness, particularly through increased automation, digitisation and resource-efficiency gains.

In Denmark, there are three support programmes for 'green' development and demonstration projects:

• The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP)
• The Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP)
• The Danish Eco-Innovation Programme (MUDP)

EUDP is a public-funded scheme that supports new technologies in the energy sector, which can help to meet Denmark's energy and climate objectives.

The budget in 2018 is approximately 400 million. DKK (€ 53m).