EmPOWER and Accelerate a Just Transition by Embedding Gender-Smart Practises in Climate Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
Summary
Call upon organisations (e.g. accelerators, project preparation facilities, entrepreneur networks) to step-up capacity building of clean energy and climate finance advisors working in the areas of energy transition and climate change. The aim will be to use them as agents of change to influence and shape the behaviour of SMEs, start-ups and the ecosystem around them to make them more gender responsive and gender balanced hereby creating compelling investment opportunities and fuelling a just transition. UNIDO is already committed to do this, but impact at scale will only be achieved if others will follow suit. We will be mobilising this bigger commitment - with room for others to come in and collaborate at the upcoming Vienna Energy Forum in July 2021 as part of a more comprehensive call for action.
Call to Action
Need for more organisations (e.g. accelerators, project preparation facilities) working with climate entrepreneurs and advisors to join the initiative and public and/or private institutions (incl. investors, business schools and donors) to mobilise money for capacity building or in-kind contributions.
Amount of Commitment
Currently USD 100k committed by UNIDO for capacity building and committing to mobilize more via the call for action.
Lead Organisation
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Key Partners
Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP), Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Germany
Start Date
February 2021
Impact Regions
Latin America/Caribbean, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa & MENA, Southeast Asia, East Asia & the Pacific
Goal
Creating more gender smart businesses to increase the investment opportunities for investors at the gender-climate nexus in developing countries and fuelling a just transition
Milestones and Key Dates
July 2021
Launch of the commitment campaign at the Vienna Energy Forum on 12-13 July 2021
Impact Measurement and Key Metrics
Money committed to capacity building
Number of advisors trained
Number of SMEs reached
Number of SMEs reached with improved score on 2X Challenge criteria
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