Sustainability Resources
Green Lending Opportunities
Retrofit Small Business Property
- Install clean energy generation (e.g. solar) or storage on commercial property
- Retrofit to convert facility to LED lighting, improve insulation, etc.
- Purchase new, more energy-efficient manufacturing equipment Convert production, like auto suppliers converting to support the EV supply chain
Electrify Small Business Vehicle Fleets
- Purchase electric trucks, buses, landscaping equipment, and delivery vehicles
- Install EV charging on commercial property
- Construct hydrogen fuel stations
Working Capital/Line of Credit to Small Business Home Contractors
- Serve other small businesses to install distributed generation (e.g. solar) and storage; install energy-efficient appliances, e.g. heat pumps, as well as doors, windows
- Access working capital to prefund IRA rebates to be recouped from State Energy Offices
Working Capital or any Financing to any Clean Energy Focused Small Business
- Front installation for EV charging stations or heat pumps prior to rebates
- Purchase parts/materials for wind, solar, geothermal, energy storage and other clean energy manufacturers and installers
- Support payroll for seasonal businesses, like residential building energy auditors
Farms Investing in Sustainable Agriculture
- Mitigate against wind, flood, and wildfire
- Introduce nature-based solutions, like natural and landscaping to improve water runoff and drainage or rainwater harvesting
Sustainability Resources for Small Businesses
South Carolina Statewide Sustainable Resources
If you have any questions about how to decrease your business’s environmental impact or want to learn more about funding sustainable projects for your business, please contact Emily Fender emily@climbfund.org .