Pollinate Energy India Private Limited

Focusing on community needs, the product selection aims to improve health, save time, and provide economic benefits. Originally centred on solar lights, the distribution network broadened to include cookstoves, water filters, pressure cookers, solar fans, and more since 2016. Adapting to changing electrification status, efforts are made to stay relevant for customers. The commitment includes a thorough 3-6 month testing process for new products, considering needs assessment, supplier reliability, and customer feedback in the launch strategy.

Pollinate Group's initiative empowers women in marginalized communities, transforming them into entrepreneurs who distribute clean energy and life-enhancing products. This three-pronged approach ensures women's independence, amplifies their voices, and fosters decision-making within families. The programme includes digital training, equipping women with smartphone skills for business management, learning systems, and banking access. This unique model aims to empower community women, while clean energy products like solar lanterns and biodegradable sanitary napkins promote a safer, healthier life, reducing pollution and carbon footprint.

The revamped Social Innovation Programme, formerly the Professionals Fellowship Programme, caters to corporate, public, entrepreneurial, and non-profit professionals. This initiative serves as a pivotal platform, encouraging participants to challenge conventional wisdom, instigate impactful transformations, and reshape the intricate realities faced by marginalized communities in India and Nepal. Tailored for professionals across diverse sectors, this programme provides a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful change and address the complex challenges prevalent in these regions.

Designed for students and recent graduates globally, this programme provides a chance to engage with an acclaimed social enterprise, contributing to sustainable development remotely. The Digital Fellowship covers modules on social entrepreneurship, last-mile distribution, human-centred design, intercultural practice, and the daily struggles faced by those in poverty in marginalized settlements of India and Nepal. Active participation in a rapid innovation process involves devising solutions to real business challenges, directly impacting Pollinate Group's impact model and fostering sustainable outcomes.

Tailored for strategic and emerging leaders steering core business functions, this programme serves as a gateway to transformative growth. The Leadership Impact Programme fosters leadership development through reflective group sessions, delving into unconscious impact. Engage in insightful discussions covering crucial topics like diversity, stakeholder considerations, systems theory, critical behaviours, inclusion, gender empowerment, sustainability, and business ethics. Collaboration with global leadership peers to explore the latest trends in shared value and CSR, witnessing firsthand the transformative impact on individuals and the planet.