Tackling global development challenges with business solutions
Shell Foundation supports pioneering social enterprises to alleviate poverty by improving access to energy and transport for low-income communities in Africa and Asia.
Insights
Learning reports, opinion pieces and news from across our portfolio of social enterprises and institutions.
News
Shell Foundation appoints new CEO
News
Shell Foundation appoints new CEO
Portfolio Learning
The case for impact investment in Sustainable Mobility
Portfolio Learning
The case for impact investment in Sustainable Mobility
A new report from ENEA Consulting and Shell Foundation looks at the impact of Sustainable Mobility in emerging markets
Feature
How climate investors can accelerate energy access in Africa
Feature
How climate investors can accelerate energy access in Africa
Focus Areas
Shell Foundation’s partners address two major global development challenges to create routes out of poverty: access to energy and access to affordable transport.
Access to Energy
people live without reliable electricity globally, and 1.1 bn people live without power altogether (UN Sustainable Development Programme)
Sustainable Mobility
people in India will live in urban centres by 2030, up from 340 million in 2008 (McKinsey)
Portfolio
Shell Foundation supports an holistic portfolio of pioneering social enterprises and institutions at various stages of growth with the potential to impact millions of lives.
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