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Grangemouth Future Industry Board minutes: August 2022

Minutes of the meeting held on 11 August 2022.

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The meeting covered three substantive items:

Net Zero Nation delivered a presentation on their proposed project - a Net Zero Pilot Accelerator of 20 SMEs to help decarbonise the Grangemouth Supply Chain
the Net Zero Accelerator Programmes are 12-month programmes created for SMEs by SMEs
by the end of the Programme, SMEs will have received the following:
- independently audited carbon accounts
- SECR compliancy report
- 12-month subscription to our Carbon Accountancy Software with full training
- help and support to produce carbon accounts
- education on taking carbon out of their business
- participation in UN Race to Zero
- regular collaboration sessions with the cohort for shared learnings
GFIB will gain independently verified carbon emissions data that can be used to drive better decision making in decarbonising Grangemouth

Board members were content to proceed and support the Net Zero Nation Project
Scottish Enterprise are leading on the development of a stakeholder engagement plan for GFIB
the GFIB Stakeholder engagement plan will:
- ensure two-way communications with relevant parts of the business base
- an ability to consult with the businesses on topics relevant to GFIB (e.g. Just Transition Plan and Regulatory Hub) to gather collective intelligence
- develop key messaging across the GFIB themes and for various stakeholders
- UK Government engagement in the ambitions of GFIB and resultant projects and
- alignment with other partnership groups e.g. Falkirk Economic Partnership, Falkirk Growth Deal Board

workstream leads provided updates on Infrastructure, Project Development and Strategic Investment, Regulatory Hub, Skills, and Just Transition

GFIB update submission to be shared with members as requested
NZN to connect with Zero Emissions Truck Taskforce to promote the Net Zero Accelerator project
NZN to check carbon accounting methodology is consistent with other programmes in the Grangemouth area
Secretariat to arrange meetings between account managers and NZN
NZN to meet with REPs and Growth Deals Team
Reg Hub workstream Lead to share work from the Reg Hub with NZN
Reg Hub workstream Lead to meet with Just Transition and Net Zero Workstream Lead on engagement with businesses about decarbonisation strategies
members to nominate comms specialist from their organisation to develop the narrative and key comms messaging
Secretariat to arrange meeting between SE Stakeholder Engagement Plan Lead and Scottish Government’s Just Transition Unit
Secretariat to arrange meeting between TS and Falkirk Council to discuss progress on the A801

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