Since 2022 businesses across Waterford have been rewarded for prioritising energy efficiency through the Commercial Rates Energy Discount Scheme.

25% of greenhouse gas emissions in Waterford come from businesses and Waterford City and County Council want to help businesses to reduce their emissions and costs.

The Council are working towards reducing emissions from our own operations by 51% by 2030 and this year we are asking businesses to pledge to take specific actions to reduce their environmental impact too. We are also collecting energy cost data so we can quantify the impact of all these actions across the next few years.

The Commercial Rates Energy Discount Scheme will now be known as the Business Pledge for a Cleaner, Greener Waterford and businesses that complete this year's requirements will receive a 9% discount after the deadline, once it is verified that all requirements have been met. Waterford is the only county in Ireland delivering such an initiative and businesses and the Council working together in the coming years will hopefully make Waterford the most sustainable place in Ireland to do business. A short video here.

Questions? - please email Climate Action Coordinator at gkennedy@waterfordcouncil.ie

The Business Pledge for a Cleaner, Greener Waterford is open to hospitality and leisure sectors and all businesses with an annual rates bill of 10,000 euros or less. You must be paying commercial rates to avail of the discount.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

The deadline for completion of the pledge and payment of rates is Friday 18th October 2024 at 23:55.

 

Email commercial rates related queries to: rates@waterfordcouncil.ie