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Second Application Round Events

3 July 2008

ESEP Ltd will be holding workshops in late July 2008 to provide information and advice on the Second Application Round and to introduce the new UROSYS on-line system.

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Announcement of Community Planning Partnership (CPP) awards

16 June 2008

On Friday 6 June 2008, John Swinney agreed the following allocations of ESF and ERDF monies to the successful CPP bids, submitted in the first round of the LUPS Programmes.

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First Application Round Appeals

16 June 2008

First round applicants should note that the last date for lodging an appeal has now passed.

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Publicity

28 May 2008

The new logos for the 2007-2013 programme are now available for download.

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Further Information : Environmental Sustainability

The Environmental Sustainability vision for the 2007-2013 Programmes, as set out in the Operational Programme is:

This will be delivered through two objectives:

Environmental sustainability is the component in a sustainable development approach governing how the environmental resources of a region are used, and has several elements that should be addressed:

The UK's shared framework for sustainable development Our Future - different paths sets out a common goal for sustainable development across the UK. Choosing Our Future, Scottish Executive's Sustainable Development strategy shares this goal, and has five principles:

The Scottish Executive set out in their Green Jobs Strategy their aim to 'seize the business opportunities and advantages arising from our belief in, and commitment to, sustainable development', and their vision 'for a vibrant, low-carbon economy with Scotland as a centre for green enterprise'. It outlines how Scotland should seize the enterprise opportunities and advantages arising from sustainable development with a view to creating a vibrant, low-carbon economy with Scotland a centre for green enterprise. This would be achieved through a combination of support for the economic opportunities arising from a commitment to environment sustainability - such as renewables technologies and economic efficiencies arising from waste-recycling - as well as more general information-raising and skills improvements in mainstreaming environmental issues into economic activity.

Scotland's Biodiversity It's in Your Hands was published in 2004. While Structural Funds are limited in their pro-active contributions to direct conservation work, the principles of the strategy underpin the Programme with respect to proofing all funded project activity so that there is a neutral, if not positive impact of Structural Funds support on biodiversity within the region.

Further Information and Advice

The Scottish Energy Efficiency Office, run by the Scottish Executive, can offer information, advice and assistance on energy efficiency and waste minimisation.

Support and advice on waste minimisation is also available from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

The Scottish Institute for Sustainable Technology (SISTech), a partnership between Scottish Enterprise and Heriot-Watt University, aims to 'promote, through education, business development and research and development, the practical delivery of sustainability by business.'

The Business Environmental Partnership, working through Midlothian Enterprise Trust has established expertise in working with SMEs on resource efficiency.

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