Standard Membership benefits

Free/discounted access to events We are currently hosting all events virtually to mitigate risk during the coronavirus pandemic. There is no restriction to the numbers of attendees for on-line events but may need to limit attendees for physical events to 3 per Founder, but open to negotiation.

· Free access to regular networking events in and around Oxfordshire (limited to three attendees).

· Discounted tickets to our annual conference and the Cleantech Venture Day investment forum

· Associate membership and free/discounted access to all events and activities of Cambridge Cleantech – our partner organisation with a UK and international network

· Free or discounted access to events and activities of other networks including Sustainability West Midlands and Bicester Vision

Free membership of Special Interest Groups

· Join focus groups with an interest in specific green issues e.g. Low-Carbon Mobility and Smart Cities, Built Environment, Circular Economy, Social Enterprise, and Access to Finance

Promotion of your business

· Include an entry on our Professional Services page to highlight what you offer

· Promote your events, news and job opportunities via our social media channels to 2000+ cleantech companies and individuals

Discounts

· Receive, and offer, discounts from/to other Oxfordshire Greentech members (through our membership services page)

Access to valuable resources

· Receive regular member-only roundups of funding and commercial opportunities in the greentech sector

· Access our online resources, exclusively for members - recordings, handouts and slides from previous events and guidance on integrating sustainability into your organisation using the globally recognised One Planet Living framework®

· Keep up to date with what’s happening in the greentech world with our monthly newsletter

Founder member additional benefits

Enjoy a close working relationship with the Oxfordshire Greentech team to help realise your ambitions for your membership in our network. A dedicated account manager will make sure you have a rolling forward plan for your membership as well as being on hand for any queries.

· Should you wish, you have the opportunity to shape the future of the network through membership of the Steering Group which meets quarterly

· Access to exclusive Founder networking events, site tours, and Meet the Buyer opportunities

· Receive invitations to facilitated international innovation events. E.g. Department for International Trade – Greentech Festival

· Run events around your area of expertise in partnership with Oxfordshire Greentech – we can take care of logistics and promotion

· Initiate and champion Special Interest Groups

· Profile your company on our website

· Introduce you to key players in the sector that you want to meet

· Dedicated and frequent promotion of any of your relevant news, job vacancies, new business ventures etc via our newsletter, social media channels and our media contacts

Bespoke Membership benefits that help meet South and Vale Objectives

1. Help us to invite local businesses to move more strongly toward a low carbon economy and support local businesses to do so wherever possible, including continued promotion of appropriate funding.

· Allocated speaking slot at Greentech Annual Conference.

· Co-branded One Planet Living action plan training event held for South and Vale businesses (maximum of 20 business attendees)

· Access to practical examples from within Greentech network, including case studies and relevant speakers for co-branded events.

· Offer of 10% off the standard member rate for businesses in South and Vale wishing to join Oxfordshire Greentech. The offer will be available for the duration of S&V’s Founder membership

· Greentech will offer advice and support in promotion of low carbon funding streams. These will include Energy Solution Oxfordshire (ESOX) and updated equivalents of the OxFutures fund.

2. Develop and compile a portfolio of project examples to inspire South and Vale based businesses to act.

· Use of existing Greentech case studies

· Development of new case studies from One Planet Living action plan training cohort, and wider Greentech network.

3. Opportunities for features in Greentech monthly newsletter e.g. Highlight SODC as a new member of OG; feature on SODC’s Climate Emergency Plan; etc.Encourage new, low-carbon enterprises business into the area, identifying incentives for them to locate locally.

· Promotion to members of clusters and supply chain opportunities that exist within S&V.

· Priority access to investment and funding events providing direct links to investors and investment hungry SMEs.

· Access to expertise in the Greentech network where bespoke advice is required for S&V based businesses.

4. Help to develop skills in the local workforce, including apprenticeship opportunities, in respect of low carbon infrastructure and installation.

· Skills focused webinar or physical event focusing on opportunities in retrofitting for S&V based businesses.

· Identification of and advice on relevant opportunities within wider industry.

5. To hold 2 - 4 knowledge transfer events centred on the low carbon economy. We will work with the SVBS team to develop these events.

· S&V co-branded events. A blend of online and physical events.

· Physical events will be scheduled toward the end of the first year of membership to allow a longer period for Covid recovery.

· S&V to provide a long list of potential topics, may include:

o Sustainable Construction

o Retrofitting Opportunities

o Access to finance & investment

o Green skills and jobs

· S&V could also play a lead role in our Circular Economy Special Interest Group and how this is taken forward.