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Target Net Zero is the platform developed together with the BPER Group that enables small and medium-sized enterprises to fully seize the benefits of the energy transition, thereby also improving their ESG positioning.

The BPER Group accompanies and supports entrepreneurs engaged in the...

...energy transition process, both with regard to the correct compliance with new national and European regulations, which establish even more stringent parameters for action and reporting even more stringent, and to enable them to present themselves to the market with competitive sustainability profiles.

The new digital platform "Target Net Zero", provided by the engineering company Bluefoundation, specialised in sustainability and energy, gives SMEs the tools to calculate their emissions and supports them in drawing up their energy transition plan. It is a project born from the BPER Group's Open Innovation activity, coordinated by the Studies, Research and Innovation Department, which directly involved a sample of customers who participated in and guided the initial testing phases.

Target Net Zero enables, in detail, to

🟢 measure the SME's carbon footprint, i.e. the impact on the environment of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions;

🟢 define an emissions reduction target for the company in line with international standards;

🟢 construct an action plan based on improvement interventions with a view to reducing consumption and emissions, identified by energy consulting experts, on the basis of the best cost/performance synergies;

🟢 quantify in advance the interventions and investments in technical, economic and sustainability terms;

🟢 identify suppliers capable of supplying and implementing the necessary interventions.

Through this new tool, the BPER Group intends to support SMEs in drawing up their decarbonisation/energy transition plan and accompany them with advice and through green financing aligned to the European taxonomy to support the necessary investments.

The proposed solutions take into account numerous aspects, such as the sector of operation, size of company, location of production sites, energy sources adopted, etc., generating an investment roadmap that identifies a simple, demonstrable and monitorable path.

"BPER is always at the forefront in supporting companies on their path to sustainable transition" - declared Stefano Vittorio Kuhn, Chief Retail & Commercial Bank Officer of BPER - “The recent European ”Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’, transposed into our legal system, establishes precise obligations with which companies must comply. This is why it is important for us to be timely in providing the necessary support to companies to comply with the regulations, but also to present themselves to the market with adequate sustainability profiles that are appreciated by customers and counterparties".

Marco Gianotti Pret, Chief Operating Officer of Bluefoundation, added: "At Bluefoundation, we believe that SMEs can become leaders in sustainability, thanks to a lean structure and with the help of appropriate tools. Target Net Zero is a testimony to our commitment to making decarbonisation accessible and viable for all companies. By providing the necessary resources, knowledge and tools, we not only help SMEs to reduce their carbon footprint, but also enable them to thrive in a ‘low carbon’ economy. Together with BPER and the large companies in contact with their supply chains, we can bring about meaningful change and build a sustainable future".

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