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Chamber and committees

Lewis Community Windfarm Project Listed in Top 100 Social Enterprise Businesses in the UK

  • Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-05300

That the Parliament congratulates Point and Sandwick Trust in being listed in the Top 100 social enterprise businesses in the UK in the SE100 Index; notes that the SE100 Index is an annual listing designed to name, celebrate and learn from the UK’s 100 most impressive social enterprises; acknowledges that this is the second year that Point and Sandwick Trust has been listed in the Index run by NatWest and Pioneers Post, which reviews social enterprise businesses on criteria including business sustainability, innovation and social impact; understands that Point and Sandwick Trust runs the UK’s biggest community-owned windfarm supporting local environmental projects with the income from the electricity that it generates; further understands that since operations commenced in 2016 at the Western Isles site, more than £1 million has been given out in donations and grants; congratulates Point and Sandwick Trust on again being recognised as being at the forefront of community renewable production, and wishes all at Point and Sandwick Trust continued success for the future.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Sharon Dowey, Pam Gosal, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield