The green finance revolution for Munster businesses

Institutions large and small are putting their money behind sustainable business ventures to the benefit of entrepreneurs

The longer-term perspective of institutional investors is critical for a zero-carbon economy.

“You are either in it or your products aren’t going to be accepted anymore and you start to find yourself being precluded from tenders,” said Patrick Beausang from Passive Sills in Youghal, Co Cork.

He’s talking about the ongoing regulatory changes taking place in the construction industry in the European market. Mr Beausang’s company has just obtained an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) with a grant from Enterprise Ireland.