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Overcoming Barriers to Address Energy Poverty

SkyPower

Today, approximately 1.2 billion people in the world lack access to electricity. A further 1 billion people are connected to the grid but suffer from unreliable electricity levels. With a mission of bringing power to the energy poor, SkyPower is focused on the development of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects to provide green, clean, and affordable electricity to developing and emerging nations around the world. more[...]

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Stakeholder Engagement: A Key Strength for the Success of Our Projects

EDF Group

Consultation does not happen spontaneously. But without it, we believe that it would no longer be possible to imagine the smallest project – even more so if it is an industrial project and a host region needs to be found. Rather, what is needed is the willingness to create – through consensus – the conditions under which a project can be sustainable, in accordance with a region’s own development aims. more[...]

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FEDA’s Strategy Through Stakeholder Participation

FEDA
Jennifer Dobarro Boyer, FEDA

There is a “crystal ceiling” for yearly energy consumption of 2,400 GWh, double the current consumption. In order to reach this quantity, new hydroelectric, solar, Aeolic, and gas generation projects will have to be put into practice. more[...]

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Projects

Juan Ramón Silva Ferrada, Acciona
Acciona

The Social Impact Management methodology aims to integrate Social Impact Management into all levels of the process of identifying opportunities as well as bidding on and executing projects at ACCIONA, with a proactive focus on a commitment to the communities in which it operates. more[...]

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CCC’s Solar Power Adventures

Tony Awad, Consolidated Contractors Company
Consolidated Contractors Company

As a pioneer in the construction industry, and with a vision to lead in promoting green awareness, CCC believes in providing future generations with a healthy and safe environment as well as social and economic prosperity. As a result, CCC started examining the implementation of solar energy applications on construction camps in the Middle East early on. At the moment, solar technology is put to successful use in various CCC units and projects. The rationale behind these schemes is to reduce the electrical energy consumed by camps by utilizing environmentally-friendly technologies. more[...]

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The German Energiewende – Our Contribution to a Sustainable Energy System

Sigmar Gabriel

People around the world are observing the progress being made by Germany on its energy reforms (known as the “Energiewende”), which are no less than a complete overhaul of its energy supply system, entailing the phase-out of nuclear energy, a reduced reliance on fossil fuels, the promotion of energy efficiency, and the establishment of renewable energies as the main sources of energy. more[...]

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When Women Do Better, Economies To Do Better

Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup

Few companies have helped empower women like ManpowerGroup – both inside and outside our organization. As the world leader in innovative workforce solutions for 65 years, ManpowerGroup was one of the first employers to bring women into the workforce decades ago and remains a pioneer for women today. We not only provide experience and employment opportunities to women that they previously may not have had access to, but equally important, we nurture a culture that respects how diversity of thought inspires the productivity, innovation, and collaboration companies need in the Human Age – an era of certain uncertainty requiring flexibility and new approaches to work. more[...]

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Swan, Mara

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Personal and Professional Development of Women in Agribusiness

Francesca Carnesella, Camposol and Copeinca
Camposol

According to figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, of the economically active population in Peru, 24 percent of all workers are in the agriculture sector – one-third of whom are women. Agribusiness has an extensive labor reserve that employs thousands of men and women in decent work conditions and good pay guaranteed by law, which allows for improvement in their quality of life. CAMPOSOL generates more than 13,000 jobs, of which approximately 40 percent are held by women, thus creating an opportunity to improve their quality of life. more[...]

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Ten Innovative Sustainability Reports

Elaine Cohen, Beyond Business Ltd

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AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project and Enhance Higher Education

African Development Bank (AfDB)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric power project and the enhancement of the country’s higher education system. more[...]

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When Job Earnings are Behind Poverty Reduction

World Bank

Improvement in labor market conditions has been the main explanation behind many of the poverty success stories observed in the last decade – that is the primary conclusion of an analysis of changes in poverty by income source. Changes in labor earnings were the largest contributor to poverty reduction for a sample of 16 countries where poverty increased substantially. more[...]

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The Human Age

Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup

Recent events in many countries across the world are a stark reminder that the power of the human spirit should not be underestimated. As we put the “Great Recession” behind us and look toward a more positive – and yet vastly different – new era, we are reminded that it was the innovation, creativity, and passion of people who got the world through those challenging times. During the downturn, companies had to cope with “doing more with less” – raising productivity yet with fewer people to get the work done. This required new approaches, new perspectives, and above all, new ingenuity. The recession is in our rearview mirror but that pressure to do more with less has endured – we have entered the Human Age. more[...] login_required

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Changing the Way Corporations Source Energy

Rasmus M. Schophuus , Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
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WindMade™, the first consumer label for wind energy, is moving the discussion from how much energy a product uses during its lifetime to the embodied energy of the product. Created to drive the global adoption of wind energy, WindMade™ is designed to inform consumers about the source of the energy used to make the products they buy and thus encourage corporations to source renewable energy to run their operations and production. Launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2011, WindMade™ is backed by the UN Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, WWF, Global Wind Energy Council, Bloomberg, the LEGO Group, and PwC. more[...] login_required

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