Inclusion of women in the energy value chain, from product distribution to sales, market research to behaviour change, needs significant engagement at a local level yet can have a catalytic impact in the community. In the latest learning to come out of our POWERED (Promotion of Women in Energy Related Enterprises for Development) Programme in…
Shell Foundation and the UK Government launched the POWERED (Promotion of Women in Energy Related Enterprises for Development) Programme in 2018 to promote gender inclusion in the Indian energy development sector by creating jobs, supporting women-led businesses and undertaking research on the sector. SF and the UK Government commissioned the International Center for Research on…
The Nigeria Off-Grid Market Acceleration Programme(NOMAP) is an independent market accelerator that aims to address market barriers limiting energy access in Nigeria. Supported by Shell Foundation, USAID and most recently DFID, NOMAP accelerates the off-grid energy in Nigeria using a mix of research, coordination and direct interventions. Its key attributes such as independence, a focus on result,…
The POWERED accelerator programme is part of the wider POWERED programme launched by Shell Foundation, the UK Government and DST Government of India in 2017. The accelerator programme supports social enterprises to expand their businesses and, by doing so, increases economic empowerment of women-owned businesses in the Indian energy space. This learning report was produced…
Shell Foundation partner, Shortlist, has produced a learning report which addresses the need to think about gender inclusion when hiring staff in India. The report talks about the concern in India about lost economic growth and development benefits due to low female labour force participation. The low rate seems to be explained in part by challenges in finding…
Key Facts Future-Fit Foundation’s ‘Business Benchmark’ offers a holistic framing for companies to identify, measure and manage the positive and negative aspects of their social and environmental impacts The Business Benchmark provides assurance-ready, transparent metrics to help businesses compare their current performance against the outcomes needed for a sustainable future, and report their results to investors These…
Key Facts Promotes local assembly of solar lighting products Coordinates sector initiatives for higher impact Supports the organisation of networking events and follows-up on the implementation of agreed joint action points to solve the identified bottlenecks for accelerating energy access in Ethiopia Is innovating and piloting a remit-to-pay platform to tap into the capabilities of…
Shell Foundation’s India Business Analyst Tanya Kothari gives her personal point of view, using her experience of SF’s work in the area of increasing gender inclusion in the mobility value chain. The article, co-authored with Aishwarya Raman, Head of Research at the Ola Mobility Institute, discusses how India should embark on a journey to better the balance of…
KEY FACTS Part of the Cardano Development family of companies, Frontier Finance Solutions is creating a Development Impact Bond (DIB) to finance companies bringing better cooking solutions to market in sub-Saharan Africa. The DIB combines several impact measures using the Gold Standard multi-SDG impact methodology, including: Reduced CO2 emissions Improved life expectancy Time saved by…
Since 2017 we have been working with Calvert Impact Capital to encourage a gender-lens in investment, based on the clear evidence that a gender inclusive strategy leads to better performing investments and a more equitable and sustainable world. In this new report, Calvert demonstrate how it is not just the numbers of women in leadership and board…