Climate change advice and funding for businesses

Businesses of all sizes around the UK are committed to doing their bit in cutting carbon emissions and protecting the planet. This page outlines some key information and funding available to local businesses.

Business climate leaders toolkit

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has produced a toolkit for small and medium-sized businesses to support the business climate leaders campaign. The business climate leaders campaign is the latest phase of the government’s UK-wide Together For Our Planet campaign, which is encouraging everyone, including small businesses, to cut carbon emissions and help the UK get to net zero by 2050.

Toolkit: Industrial strategy guidelines and assets (industrialstrategy.frontify.com)

Workplace charging scheme

The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charge-points for eligible businesses, charities and public sector organisations. Find out more about grant schemes for electric vehicle charging infrastructure (GOV.UK)

Leicestershire Business Programme

Leicestershire County Council’s Choose How You Move team are working with local businesses to support staff travel choices. Businesses based in Leicestershire County are welcome to reach out to the Choose How You Move Team to discuss travel options. They can offer your business a range of different resources such as a travel clinic event, e-bike loan and bike maintenance training: Leicestershire Business Programme > Choose How You Move (choosehowyoumove.co.uk)

Green Street

Green Street (greenstreet.org.uk) is a planet-friendly guide with around 30 practical actions to help small retailers and hospitality businesses work together to slash their carbon footprint and become more sustainable as quickly as possible.

For more information on funding and grants available to residents and businesses visit the Leicestershire communities page Grants And Funding | Leicestershire Communities

Last updated: 12/05/2026 16:37