EDF Small Business and Enterprise Nation launch £25,000 sustainability grant programme to help small businesses invest in a greener future
- £25,000 in funding available to help five UK small businesses invest in sustainability
- Five businesses will also win a workplace electric vehicle charger with standard installation from Pod, EDF’s EV charging company
- Applications open from 21 July to 31 August through the new Powering Local Businesses Sustainability Grant
EDF Small Business today announced the launch of a sustainability grant for its Powering Local Businesses initiative, in partnership with Enterprise Nation and with support from Square, a leading business technology and payments platform, to help small businesses overcome the upfront cost of investing in greener technologies and practical sustainability improvements.
The initiative will provide five £5,000 grants, worth a total of £25,000, to help small businesses invest in practical sustainability improvements. In addition, five businesses will receive a dedicated workplace electric vehicle (EV) charger, including standard installation, supplied by Pod, EDF’s EV charging company. Businesses can apply for the grant, the EV charger, or both.
Funding can be used for a range of sustainability projects, including upgrading to more energy efficient equipment, improving the energy performance of business premises, installing renewable energy technologies such as solar panels or battery storage, or investing in workplace EV charging infrastructure.
The programme is open to UK based businesses with fewer than 50 employees that have been trading for at least 12 months and operate from a physical business premises.
Claire Nutt, Director of Small Business at EDF, said: "Small businesses are at the heart of the UK economy, but many face barriers when it comes to investing in sustainability. Through the Powering Local Businesses Sustainability Grant, we're helping businesses turn their ambitions into action by investing in energy efficiency, renewable technologies and other practical improvements that can reduce emissions and support long term growth."
Aaron Asadi, CEO of Enterprise Nation, added: "Small businesses have the ambition to become more sustainable, but access to funding can often hold them back. By partnering with EDF Small Business, we're giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to invest in changes that are good for their business and good for the environment. We look forward to seeing applications from innovative businesses across the UK."
Applicants will be asked to outline how they would use the funding or EV charger to make their business more sustainable. Applications will be reviewed by an independent judging panel, with successful applicants contacted directly by Enterprise Nation.
Applications are open from 21 July to 31 August. To find out more and apply, visit: https://www.enterprisenation.com/poweringlocalbusinesses/grant/ .
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
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