Resource Efficiency East

Resource Efficiency East is a specialist provider of guidance and support of
resource efficiency to small and medium sized enterprises in the East of England

Supply Chain Network

Those organisations that wish to express their interest in taking part in the Supply Chain Network need to complete this application form. The opportunity to become a host organisation is being run as an 'open' competition - this means that the competition to be a host will remain open until we have secured our target of eight networks in the East of England. However, whilst there is no formal closing date for applications, to ensure networks can deliver the support on offer in a timely manner the latest start date for a network will be 1st September 2010. As such interested parties are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible.

We look forward to receiving your completed application.

Applicants are requested to complete all the following sections of the application form (noting the word count limits).

1. Applicant Details
Organisation:
Organisations Purpose:
(e.g. Commercial Business, Education, Local Authority, Other Public Sector.)
Please provide the details of a contact for this application:
Contact Name:
Position in Organisation:
Address:
Post code:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Annual Turnover:
Number of Employees:
2. Organisations Activities
Please provide a description of the Organisations core activities (max 150 words):

3. Sustainability
Please outline your organisations understanding of sustainability and the links between social, economic and environmental objectives (max 250 words):

Please describe the environmental impact and environmental risks associated with your organisations and its supply chain (max 300 words):

Please describe your organisations current approach to environmental management and any structured systems you have in place now or propose for the near future (max 200 words):

4. Supply Chain
Please outline the current status of your supply chain. Please include the following details; number of companies in the chain and how many are SMEs in the East of England; approximate spend with the supply chain and proportion in the East of England; current purchasing policies; how you will promote the opportunities and benefits associated with the Supply Chain Network to the potential participants in the region and how you would propose recruiting them to the Network (max 400 words).

5. The Supply Chain Network
Please outline your vision of the impact the Supply Chain Network will have on the supply chains approach to resource efficiency and sustainability (max 400 words).

What objectives will you set for improvement within the supply chain following the implementation of the Supply Chain Network? (max 250 words)

6. Resources
The development and delivery of the Supply Chain Network requires a commitment from your organisation to provide appropriate resources to help ensure its success.

Please provide details of the named individual who will support the programme and an explanation of the level of commitment that can be made during the three month programme (max 200 words).

Please explain how the senior management of your organisation will support the Supply Chain Programme (max 150 words).

How will the organisation support the delivery of the proposed launch event and workshops within the Supply Chain Network? (max 150 words)

When would you be in a position to commence the development of the Supply Chain Network? January 2010 - April 2010

7. Other Comments/Information
Please use this space to state any additional comments / information that you may have in support of your application (max 400 words).

Declaration

Name:
Position (Job Title):
Date:

State Aid Declaration
Has your organisation received assistance that would be covered under the European Commission's de Minimis regulation (Regulation 69/2001)
If YES, please complete the de Minimis form below.

Under the European Commission's de Minimis regulation (Regulation 69/2001) a company is allowed to receive up to €200,000 of de Minimis aid over a three-year period.

To confirm that you are able to receive this assistance, you must therefore declare the full amount of de Minimis aid you have already received over the last 36 months.

I declare that the amount of de Minimis aid received by the business over the last three years was:

Year	Funding Organisation	Amount



Total:

Name:
Date:
Please note that the de Minimis rules do not apply to Local Authorities.

Resource Efficiency East