Projects Funded

Encouraging the eco-friendly business in the cross-border region Topolograd - Buyukkaristiran

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO008-2009-1-022
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Project title: Encouraging the eco-friendly business in the cross-border region Topolograd - Buyukkaristiran
Call: 2007CB16IPO008-2009-1
Priority axis: PRIORITY AXIS 1: sustainable SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Action: 1.1: Improvement of the social development and social cohesion links
Budget: 99734.70 €
EU co-financing: 84774.49 €
Start date: 08.07.2011
End date: 08.07.2012
Status: In progress
Description: The current project strategy is oriented to undertake pilot joint actions for reducing the negative impacts that the businesses have on the environmental factors in the cross border region Topolovgrad – Buyukkaristiran. The main steps of the project strategy are:
  1. preliminary studies and analyses of the negative impacts on the natural resources in the target region;
  2. researches and applying of good practices in field of eco-friendly business through conduction of visits in preliminary identified 3 companies with already implemented eco-friendly technology;
  3. selection of 3 pilot companies (one from each target sectors – agriculture, food & textile industries) where external qualified consultancy for conversion is provided into eco-friendly productions;
  4. capacity building of the local stakeholders in field of eco-friendly business and large promotion of the project practices and results.

Partners

  • “Topolovgrad” Non-Government Organization (СНЦ Тополовград)Bulgaria, Haskovo