Our impact
Shell Foundation’s impact
Shell Foundation is committed to scaling the availability of income generating and inclusive clean energy solutions in Africa and Asia
Track record of impact
Our 20+ years cumulative track record of social and environmental impact
Shell Foundation’s focus to enable people raise incomes with clean energy is driven by two key charitable objectives: the prevention or relief of poverty and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
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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Shell Foundation has been an invaluable partner at pivotal moments in SunCulture’s journey. Their support has allowed us to launch groundbreaking initiatives like Pay-As-You-Grow (PAYGrow) financing and our carbon business, helping us scale sustainable technology solutions for smallholder farmers. With Shell Foundation’s strategic backing, we’re not only growing as a company but also creating lasting, positive impacts, empowering farmers with technology, financing, and training to improve productivity and build resilience.”
How we define impact
- Scale: We foster early stage innovations and scale clean energy solutions that have the potential to reach millions of people
- Depth: We invest in initiatives that improve incomes for the people we serve towards having a decent standard of living for the individuals and their families
- Gender equity: We design our interventions with a gender lens in order to empower as many women as men
- Emissions reduction or avoided: We support initiatives that reduce or avoid CO2 emissions
- Capital mobilised: We maximise the impact of our philanthropic capital through strategic investments and partnerships to attract additional funds and resources
How we track impact
- Data collection: We collect data from our partners and customer on activities, outputs and outcomes using a variety of methods including regular KPI reporting, interviews and research studies
- Baseline assessment: We establish baselines to measure progress over time and identify areas for improvement
- Regular impact assessments: We conduct impact assessments to assess the effectiveness and depth of impact of our philanthropic capital
- Learning and adaptation: We use our impact data to learn from our experiences, identify areas for improvement and adapt our strategies as required
Key performance indicators
- Lives improved: Number of people and their households who benefit from our interventions
- Women reached: Number of women who are empowered by our interventions
- Jobs supported: Number of jobs created directly within partner companies and indirectly upstream or downstream
- Net change in GHG emissions (tCO2e): Tonnes of GHG emissions reduced or avoided, estimated relative to the assumed business as usual emissions trajectory
- Investment leveraged: Volume of additional capital mobilised
Over the next decade to 2032, Shell Foundation will measure our portfolio’s ability to scale and the depth of impact
60
M
People targeted
50
%
Women targeted