We’re excited to announce the launch of the second edition of the GoZero: the Climate Accelerator for Mediterranean SMEs – a unique, fully funded programme designed to empower business to understand, measure and plan actions to reduce their carbon footprint.

The GoZero Programme supports Mediterranean SMEs to boost their sustainability and accelerate decarbonisation by embracing circular economy practices.

The second edition is now open! It will support 20 SMEs in the textile industry across 10 Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia and Türkiye. GoZero is designed as a hybrid journey that helps SMEs understand, measure, and plan how to reduce their carbon footprint. It will run from April to August 2026 (four months) and is structured into three phases:

Is this for me?

GoZero is the right Programme for you if you meet the following eligibility criteria :

• This call is open exclusively to companies in the textile sector that carry out manufacturing activities.
• You are an SME with 6-200 employees and a turnover between €100k and €15M.
• You can be also a social enterprise, a cooperative, a non-profit cooperative, or another type of entity, provided that you offer products or services in the market.
• You are based in one of the following Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Tunisia or Türkiye.
• You have at least 3 years of operational history.
• You are committed to sustainability, even if you’re just getting started.
• You can dedicate 60 hours to the programme between April 2026 and begining of August 2026.
• This Programmme is designed in English; however, applicants who are not fluent in English may apply, provided they have a basic level of communication skills in English.
• You’re available to travel and attend a 3-day in-person workshop in Barcelona, Spain (16th-18th June) – fully funded!