Economic development agencies

As an aggregate of some of the world's fastest-growing industrial sectors—including renewable energy, and next-generation transportation—clean technologies hold promise as a job and economic growth creation engine.

Business development agencies interested in attracting emerging and growth businesses to their areas can work with Cleantech Group to accelerate their success.

Benefits to economic development agencies

Work with the Cleantech Group and:

• Access the world's most comprehensive databases of cleantech companies
• Learn which companies have received funding and may be looking to expand or relocate
• Receive member access to premier Cleantech Forum events to meet new partners
  
• Raise your region's visibility among entrepreneurs, growth companies and investors

Economic development agencies targeting opportunities in cleantech work with the Cleantech Group to open doors with potential partners and raise their visibility in the cleantech ecosystem.

Since 2002, the Cleantech Group has been tracking investment deals and connecting the power players of the sector. It has emerged as the best global partner to help organizations create new business opportunities in cleantech.

• Join the industry in the Cleantech Network
  

  Economic development agencies do business with the Cleantech Group by first becoming members of the company's Cleantech Network.

  Membership in the Cleantech Network entitles business development staff to:
  

  Company data

  Mine the Cleantech Group's databases for business opportunities. See where capital has been flowing, to and from whom. Access full contact information of individuals and firms putting money to work in cleantech, and companies that have received that money. Also receive email alerts on new cleantech companies entering the market.
  

• Learn more about the Cleantech Group's databases »
  

  Market insight

  Access industry trend research on emerging and growth stage technologies, and geographic regions. Get the story beyond the data with analyst-quality research. Don't miss implications of latest trends and what they mean for specific areas.
  

• Preview latest Cleantech Group research »
  

  Networking events
  

  Attend global Cleantech Forums® to build relationships with investors and entrepreneurs. Introduce the benefits of doing business in your area to thought-leaders and other power players. Since 2002, the Cleantech Group's Cleantech Forums have been where the industry gathers.
  

• Learn about upcoming Cleantech Forum events »
  

  Market visibility

  Become better known in the industry. Raise your profile. Economic development agency members receive one month of comprehensive brand-building advertising in Cleantech Group's news coverage, seen by thousands of industry influencer readers every day. Members are also invited to submit a contributed editorial thought leadership piece for publication consideration. Economic development agency members also receive discounts on other sponsorship products.
  

  Find talent

  Agencies building internal cleantech-specific expertise can post job openings on Cleantech Group's highly visited job listings on cleantech.com, free.

• Review current cleantech jobs »
  

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  “We became a member of the Cleantech Network on the recommendation of one of the leading Swedish financial companies: 'If you want to take one single step to bring international cleantech investors closer to Stockholm companies, then join the Cleantech Group!'. Now, one year on, our membership has helped us highlight Stockholm as one of the most environment-driven technology markets in Europe and the world.” - Åsa Bergström, Director of Investments, Stockholm Business Region Development
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• Other local development agency members
  

  Join other agencies already using the Cleantech Network to develop new cleantech business:

  Copenmind (city of Copenhagen) Province of Ontario Enterprise Florida New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

  Flanders Investment and Trade Idaho Land and Pine Paris Development Agency State of Colorado State of Oregon

  Stockholm Business Region Development Sustainable Development Technology Canada Yasuda Enterprise Development America

Contact us to learn more about becoming a member of the Cleantech Network » 

• Custom services

  Economic development agencies looking to attract specific companies work with the Cleantech Group's Cleantech Accelerator™.

  Cleantech Group's Accelerator service identifies clean technology vendors with high growth potential that match clients' specific targets.

• A program for Wal-Mart screened almost a thousand cleantech companies against a set of strict requirements for the retail giant. Submissions from vendors were solicited through a web portal and then reviewed for applicability by Cleantech Group staff. A final handful were passed to Wal-Mart for consideration.

  Learn more about the Cleantech Accelerator »

• International and regional sponsorship opportunities

  Economic development agencies serious about capitalizing on the growing cleantech sector raise their visibilities even further through even closer partnerships with the Cleantech Group.
  

  Global premiere, premiere or lead sponsors receive a variety of advanced business-building options. Sponsoring Cleantech Forum events or the company's publications can translate directly into higher brand awareness of your regions' benefits in the industry.
  

• Learn more about sponsorship options »