[{"bbox": [86, 152, 369, 181], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 200, 206, 224], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcome 1"}, {"bbox": [97, 226, 604, 252], "category": "Text", "text": "**Indicative activities relating to Output 1.1 may include:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 279, 1135, 412], "category": "Text", "text": "Provision of expertise and international best practice examples for designing and/or reviewing the policy framework for sustainable development of SMEs that are gender responsive and ensure inclusivity. This support will be extended upon the request of the GoP. This may also include support to the Export Development Fund to improve the Funds' working procedures and the definition of the Funds' windows for financing (around PKR 20 billion/year) to better cater for the green transition of SMEs."}, {"bbox": [97, 438, 604, 465], "category": "Text", "text": "**Indicative activities relating to Output 1.2 may include:**"}, {"bbox": [134, 491, 1135, 598], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Awareness raising among relevant public institutions about existing and upcoming international requirements, particularly related to GSP+ and regulations/directives under the EU Green Deal, including support to identify the impacts of these requirements on Pakistan's economy and gaps in the existing policy framework and procedures to comply with these requirements."}, {"bbox": [134, 599, 1135, 678], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support on the demand of the GoP to set up structures and procedures to track development of international requirements, systematically gather and assess information on impact and progress of different regulations on different sectors and capacity development of staff in respective government departments."}, {"bbox": [97, 704, 206, 728], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcome 2"}, {"bbox": [97, 730, 604, 756], "category": "Text", "text": "**Indicative activities relating to Output 2.1 may include:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 783, 1135, 943], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Design and implement competition and technical assistance formats (**SME greening accelerator scheme**) to identify, select and support export-oriented SMEs in the targeted sectors, giving preference to women entrepreneurs. The selection process and design of support will be developed by the implementing partner in close consultation with the EU Delegation in Pakistan and will include clear selection criteria ensuring respect to the principles of transparency, fair competition, equal participation, no corruption and inclusivity."}, {"bbox": [134, 944, 1135, 1262], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Provide technical assistance to the successful applicants focused on greening business processes and operations, (e.g. through environmental audits and support in implementing its recommendations leading to reduced environmental footprint), increase productivity, improve quality, reduce production losses in the supported SMEs and based on feasibility develop solutions for digitization and traceability, support in accessing information, prepare for compliances, and provide assistance with pilot testing of innovative solutions. Where relevant, the action will establish or if already existing, utilise the enterprise improvement teams that has worker and management representation for better application of improvement initiatives. This will not only ensure ownership and sustainability to the assistance but will also indirectly help create a conducive environment to further labour standards compliance by strengthening social dialogue and improving worker manager relations at the enterprise level. The tentative number of enterprises that will be supported by the SME greening accelerator scheme is estimated between 100 and 150 (figure to be fine-tuned during inception and implementation phase)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1287, 604, 1314], "category": "Text", "text": "**Indicative activities relating to Output 2.2 may include:**"}, {"bbox": [134, 1340, 1135, 1472], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Following the competition format structure, develop an **Innovation Challenge Fund** (matching grant scheme) for financing of SMEs graduating from the technical support (SME greening accelerator scheme) provided under 2.1 to support green investments in their enterprises. The Challenge Fund could use an existing financial vehicle to reduce costs (already established in the implementing partner structure or a local financial vehicle such as i.e. Karandaaz⁵)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1500, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Karandaaz is a not-for-profit special purpose vehicle set up under Section 42 in August 2014. Karandaaz is the implementation partner of the Enterprise and Asset Growth Programme (EAGR) and Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme of UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). SEED is grant funded by FCDO whereas EAGR is co-funded by FCDO and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on grant basis. Karandaaz promotes access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized businesses through a double bottom line investment platform and financial inclusion for individuals by employing technology enabled solutions."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 31"}]