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Our Sustainability Impact

We are passionate about creating a sustainable and fairer future, and the climate emergency requires urgent action from all of us to ensure positive sustainable impact including for poorer communities and the most vulnerable.

At Renewable World we have a strong focus of our programming around promoting renewable energy technology. However, we will further promote sustainability by ensuring that both our projects and the way that we operate will, at a minimum, do not harm to communities and the environment while aiming to positively facilitate sustained improvements and reduce risks.

To achieve this, we will:

  • Listen to and work in partnership with communities and stakeholders to enable positive approaches and solutions to achieve sustainable positive impact.
  • Ensure environmental and social considerations are assessed before any renewable energy technology is designed or installed.
  • Reduce our impact on the environment by using recycled or reused products where possible and with minimal packaging. We will also never knowingly source products which have involved child or forced labour.
  • Keep air travel to a minimum while still achieving our objectives.
  • Comply with all applicable legal and other environmental requirements.

To guide and review progress of these aims we will:

  • Follow our community-centred programme quality and delivery framework when designing and implementing projects. This embeds sustainability, environmental protection, climate change, gender and social inclusion, and empowering and giving voice to communities.
  • Carry out reviews and evaluations of our projects with sustainability as a key factor to be explored.
  • Follow our procurement policy and procedures which embed responsible sourcing.

We will maintain open and transparent communication concerning sustainability with all stakeholders including communities, donors, staff and partners.

All Renewable World staff and partners are responsible to implement and follow this statement, with the senior leadership being accountable. The Board of Trustees have governance oversight including via the Board Programmes Committee looking at our programming impact and the Board Ethics, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) Committee ensuring the sustainability of our ways of working.