The Lower Austria ClimAccelerator was operated in a joint approach of accent Inkubator GmbH supported by EIT Climate-KIC as well as the EU’s Just Transition Fund and the government of Lower Austria.

As a 9-month accelerator in 2024, the programme focused on the impact of climate change in Lower Austria and beyond as well as the commercialization of clean technologies (clean tech). It targeted impact-driven start-ups developing solutions with special focus on transforming society and systems to become climate neutral.

The provided awareness measures included:

• Preliminary assessment of the technology’s / product’s / service’s impact on the climate
• Knowledge on business assessment criteria
• Sessions with international experts from business and sustainability
• Webinars and workshops to understand the concept of ESG, EU Green Deal, EU Taxonomy, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Communication (Green Claims Directive), supply chain legislation and work towards sustainability in your start-up/company
• Peer-to-peer learning
• Access to the EIT Climate-KIC alumni community
• Marketing and Communication

See more details on the ClimAcc Website.