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FROM POTENTIAL TO PERFORMANCE:

DRIVING EXPORTS THROUGH TARGETED PROGRAMMES

This technical assistance took the form of expert-level environmental and process audits, aimed at identifying beneficiaries that are ready to embark on obtaining international certifications. The audit process highlighted a total of 5 companies recommended for certification support through EU-funding: Country Guyana Company Edward B. Beharry & Co. Limited Standard / Certification ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000

Workshop Breakdown: Virtual Country Specific Sessions 123 Total Participants In-Country Workshops 115 Total Participants 4 Bahamas (the) Dominica Grenada Suriname Property Assessments Six firms per country 4

ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 Sustainability Certification (SMETA and/or B Corps) ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000

Suriname Jamaica

Triple A Organic Farm NV Tijule Company Limited Home Choice Enterprise Limited RHS Marketing Limited

Jamaica

42 participants 17 participants 12 participants 44 participants

Trinidad and Tobago Sustainability Certification (B Corps) Promoting Green Business and Renewable Energy Adoption To close out the year, Caribbean Export continued the Enhancing MSME Competitiveness with Green Business Practices series with four two-part activities in Bahamas (the), Dominica, Grenada and Suriname. This workshop was designed to strengthen MSME knowledge and practical application of green business practices. Specifically, the intervention sought to: • Upskill and enhance knowledge, • Facilitate practical application, • Strengthen international competitiveness, and • Develop sustainable business practices. A key feature of the intervention was the inclusion of property audits for up to six MSMEs per country, resulting in tailored recommendations and action-oriented guidance for implementation. In conjunction with the audits, the training covered energy concepts and electricity cost drivers; how to interpret electricity bills and link consumption to business activity; energy auditing and data collection; monitoring and managing consumption; renewable energy and efficiency technologies; regional energy efficiency building codes and feed-in tariffs; and resource efficiency and circular economy opportunities.

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