Impact

BE-ST delivers significant economic and social benefit

Creating value

Together with our funders, we have set ambitious goals to ensure every pound invested in BE-ST is returned several-fold by our social and economic impact. Our work creates economic opportunities for business through new products, services and processes. 

We help to make businesses more productive and resilient and we work with the sector to make it a better place in which to work and thrive.   

Since we began:

565

Projects supported

£

16.3

m

Investment from industry

£

39.2

m

Investment from Public sector

£

69.7

m

Total project value

£

5.1

m

Total BE-ST investment

Industry forecast

Industry estimated impact of BE-ST projects over next 5 years

£

1.8

b

Additional revenue

6780

Jobs enhanced through training

5356

Jobs created

408

New products implemeneted

238

New services delivered to market

169

Business models implemented

158

Public services improved

84

New international markets entered

152

Masters students funded

Our pledge

  • A built environment that produces zero carbon emissions
  • A sector that is data rich and digitally enabled
  • Safeguarding of existing jobs & businesses and creating new green jobs & businesses
  • Greater supply chain resilience
  • Talent attraction, improved education pathways and a highly skilled workforce
  • Attraction of inward investment and enabling of businesses to export
  • More impact from academic investment and help increase business investment in innovation and R&
  • Green economic growth across all sectors underpinned by a vibrant and sustainable construction and built environment ecosystem
  • Eradication of fuel poverty and tackle health inequalities
  • More efficient use of public investment and support a just transition.
  • Diverse talent attraction and retention
  • Better places for Scotland’s citizens to live, work and explore

Our most impactful projects

Transforming Timber

115,000 tonnes of CO2 estimated to be saved

Edinburgh Homes Demonstrator

£30m increase in revenues projected over the next 5 years

All figures true as of April 2024.