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Shell Foundation

Raising incomes while lowering emissions

We ground our work in the needs of people earning less than a net living wage

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Our approach

Supporting an energy transition that works for everyone

Shell Foundation supports clean energy solutions that raise incomes while cutting emissions for a smallholder farmer, a transporter and a micro-entrepreneur in Africa and Asia.

We de-risk new technologies and markets and drive innovation towards scale. We seek partnership with proven industry leaders to scale commercial energy solutions and co-design interventions that have gender intentionality embedded.

Who we serve

We ground our work in three groups of people

These people represent the largest number of people whose incomes can be materially increased through clean energy

Smallholder farmer
Those farming on less than 5 acres of land.
Transporter
Movers of people and goods who aspire to drive electric vehicles.
Micro-entrepreneur
Urban, peri-urban and rural micro-enterprise owners engaged in the small-scale provision of goods and services.
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Our commitment to gender

We support the growth of gender-inclusive solutions

Shell Foundation applies gender intentionality across all areas of its operations to increase access to products, resources and finance for women and entrepreneurs.

Evidence shows that diverse and inclusive companies are more profitable, innovative, and resilient.

Our impact and news

20+ years cumulative track record of social and environmental impact

274.4 M
Lives improved
67.5 M
Metric tonnes of CO2 reduced or avoided
$ 9.7 BN
Additional finance leveraged into clean energy solutions
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Partner with us

Partner with us

Shell Foundation uses its charitable status and resources to find and scale clean energy technologies that reach millions of people earning less than a net living wage.

We co-design partnerships with proven sector leaders operating in Africa and Asia, those already reaching millions of people or with financial resources committed to scaling income-generating energy solutions.

Our independence

Our independence from Shell and other entities is key to our ability to work across public and private sectors to deliver our charitable objectives.