SENET

Project SENET  “Applying Corporate Social Responsibility and cross-border networking of local authorities and energy associations towards rational and sustainable energy use in the context of enlarged EU”
part-funded by the EU PHARE Programme

Project duration: 24 months (June, 2004-June, 2006)

Project budget: Total budget 920 thous. EUR (EU support 682 thous. EUR, own contribution 238 thous EUR)

Project aim: to foster development of networks on the new EU borders in order to facilitate integration of the accession countries’ neighbouring regions in the common EU space and thus to foster social and economic cohesion and to ensure compliance with the EU legislation and standards in the field of energy saving and development of customer oriented services on the local level.

Project objective: to adopt common strategies and action plans based on the Corporate Social Responsibility Concept (CSRC) and to promote rational use of energy as a base of CSRC. This will happen through the development of a cooperation model of municipal authorities and associations of employers & workers participating in social dialogue and thus by strengthening capacity and skills of local and regional stakeholders in the Baltic States.
SENET stimulates and facilitates collaboration and networking between authorities and associations to join international energy saving networks and harmonise energy saving programmes within the enlarged EU.

Project partners are 9 companies from 5 EU countries:

• from Finland : City of Vantaa (Lead partner);
• from Austria: Graz Energy Agency and City of Graz;
• from Latvia: Association of Latvian District Heating companies and City of Ogre;
• from Estonia: Estonian Power and Heat Association  and Association of Municipalities of Estonia;
• from Lithuania: Lithuanian District Heating Association and Kaunas City Municipality.