Business Partnerships Platform

Wonderful to see one of our incredible Nepal #DFATbpp partnerships showcased in the latest edition of AquaCulture Asia Pacific recently!   It highlights how the partnership between Shreenagar Agritech Industries Ltd., Science Technology Engineering Maths Social Enterprise Learning (STEMSEL Foundation), ThinkAqua and the Australian Government has made a considerable impact on the local Nepalese fish market since launching in October 2021 as a response to COVID-19. Since then, they've introduced new technologies to improve fish production, delivered training to build the capacity of local farmers and connected them with finance and technology solutions to boost their access to market. A key focus has also been empowering local women farmers to increase their participation and enrich the local market.    🔎 Read all about it here - starting from page 45: https://lnkd.in/gABRKEfx   The partnership has recently closed and we're looking forward to sharing their impact and insights soon!    🔗 Find out more about the partnership: https://lnkd.in/g8BN7dJ6

🚀 Huge congratulations to the six women-led agribusinesses in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta that have successfully pitched for up to VND 1 billion (AUD 60,000) each to scale their businesses as part of #Deltaccelerate! 🚀 Deltaccelerate is Vietnam’s first accelerator of its kind, providing tailored training, mentoring and funding to 14 agribusinesses that empower women and enhance the Mekong Delta's resilience to climate adaptation since launching in April 2024. It's made possible by a #DFATBpp partnership between the Australian Government and New Energy Nexus Vietnam. The six successful businesses were selected following a competitive Pitch Day - they include: 🌟 Cocovie: capturing the global cosmetic market with climate-resilient coconut oils from Ben Tre 🌟 VICOSAP: reviving ancient Khmer farming practices to create tasty treats that tackle climate adaptation in Tra Vinh 🌟 Palmania JSC: creating healthy, organic products from palmyra trees using sustainable farming methods rooted in An Giang province’s indigenous Khmer knowledge. 🌟 NetZero Pallet: transforming biomaterials, including coconut waste from the Mekong Delta, into zero-carbon pallets that optimise global green supply chain logistics 🌟 Ba Khía Đầm Dơi: preserving mangrove ecosystems and boosting livelihoods in Cau Mau through sustainable seafood 🌟 Ecoka: producing eco-friendly handicrafts with climate-resilient bulrush from Hau Giang to homes around the world. Wishing them all the very best as they scale their businesses to make an even greater impact in their communities and beyond! 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g-CB6Z4T #NEXVN #Newenergynexusvietnam #MekongDelta

🌍 Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities! 🌍   At the BPP, we’re proud to highlight the power of disability-inclusive businesses. It just makes good business sense - here’s why:   🔹 1 in 6 people globally live with a disability, and many more will experience one at some point in their lives.  🔹 Companies committed to disability inclusion see, on average, 28% higher revenue and 30% higher profit margins, according to a 2018 study by Accenture. 🔹 Excluding people with disabilities can cost countries 3-7% of annual GDP, according to the International Labour Organisation. Inclusive businesses aren’t just doing good - they’re thriving, offering:  ✨ More innovation ✨ Higher employee morale ✨ Access to a broader, more diverse talent & supplier pool.   A great example of this is Orijem Timor in Timor-Leste, one of our #DFATbpp partnerships. Together with Kape Diem Coffee Lab, 1LM and the Australian Government, Orijem Timor is not only bringing their award-winning specialty coffee to the world but also making the global coffee value chain more inclusive for people with disabilities, one cup at a time!   ☕ Grab a cuppa and hear about how Orijem Timor have optimised their local coffee production to make it more inclusive: https://lnkd.in/gCZuD_3q Want to make your business more inclusive? We launched our Disability Inclusion Guide earlier this year to help businesses understand the benefits and take practical steps toward a more inclusive workplace—from employees to customers to suppliers.    🔎 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gtnxcTh8

It was a full-house on Saturday at the #COP29 Australian Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan as Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen, officially launched #REnewPacific.   REnew Pacific is a $75 million investment to support the Pacific transition away from fossil fuels, improve energy security, benefit from the global transition to renewable energy and drive climate resilient development in remote communities. It’s part of Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (#PCIFP), a $350million initiative for climate infrastructure in the region. Delivered by the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (#AIFFP).    Chaired by Australian Ambassador for Climate Change, Kristin Tilley, the event also featured the Hon. Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in Samoa, who welcomed the program, and a showcase of our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships as local, pilot examples of how this five-year program will deliver off-grid and community scale renewable energy in remote and rural parts of the Pacific and Timor-Leste.    Key Pacific leaders were also in attendance, including Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology, Trevor Hedley Mahaga; Dr. Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner; and Baron Divavesi Waqa, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.   Huge thanks to Flora Vano, Country Manager, ActionAid Vanuatu, Michelle Higelin, Executive Director, ActionAid Australia, Felisbela Guterres Pires, Timor-Leste Country Manager, Engineers Without Borders Australia, Matt Graylee, Director, Raw Material Coffee CIC, for sharing your partnerships’ incredible impact on the global stage, and all our Off-Grid Renewable Energy partners!   Miss the event? Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gd7xZJZ3   Want to learn more about the REnew Pacific program? Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gbdEeU3n Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | PowerWells | Superfly (Solomon Islands) | Archipelago Energy | Its Time Foundation | KTF (Kokoda Track Foundation) | Pelena Energy | Save the Children Australia | Caritas Australia | Master Electricians Australia | UNSW | Action on Poverty #DFATbpp | #COP29Aus | #COP29Azerbaijan | #cop29baku

Wonderful to see some of our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships taking centre stage at the #COP29 Australian Pavilion this evening for the launch of #REnewPacific. Miss the event? Check out the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/gCvtjzjz The Australian Ambassador for Climate Change, Kristin Tilley, chaired the event, which showcased two incredible partnerships, including: ⚡️ Strengthening women’s control and access to clean and affordable energy in Vanuatu with Flora Vano, Country Manager, ActionAid Vanuatu and Michelle Higelin, Executive Director, ActionAid Australia ⚡️ Catalysing coffee through renewable energy for off-grid communities in Timor-Leste with Felisbela Guterres Pires, Timor-Leste Country Manager, Engineers Without Borders Australia and Matt Graylee, Director, Raw Material Coffee CIC. It also featured highlights from our Solomon Islands’ partnerships launched in June this year, including Archipelago Energy, Pelena Energy, Superfly (Solomon Islands), Mai-Ma’assina Green Belt, Save the Children Solomon Islands and the Vavanga community leaders. At the event, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen MP, officially announced Australia's $75 million investment through the REnew Pacific program to support the Pacific transition away from fossil fuels, improve energy security, benefit from the global transition to renewable energy and drive climate resilient development in remote communities. REnew Pacific is part of Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (#PCIFP), a $350million initiative for climate infrastructure in the region. Delivered by the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (#AIFFP), the five-year program will help deliver off-grid and community scale renewable energy in remote and rural parts of the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gbdEeU3n

We can’t wait to showcase our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships at the #COP29 Australian Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan tomorrow! Felisbela Guterres Pires, Country Manager, Engineers Without Borders Australia and Matt Graylee, Director, Raw Material Coffee CIC will be there to highlight how their partnership with the Australian Government is catalysing coffee through renewable energy for off-grid communities in Timor-Leste. Join us? Everyone’s welcome – online or in person! Here are the details: When:                  4.30pm to 5.30pm (GMT +4), Saturday 16 November Where:                 Australian Pavilion, Blue Zone at Baku Olympic Stadium, Heydar Aliyev Baku, Baku 323 Azerbaijan or online Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gCW7T-QT #AIFFP #OffGRidRenewableEnergy #COP29 #DFATBpp

Joining us tomorrow as our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships take centre stage at the #COP29 Australian Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan? Flora Vano, Country Manager, ActionAid Vanuatu will be there, sharing the incredible impact of the partnership between ActionAid Australia, PowerWells, Women I TokTok Tugeta (WITT) Federation and the Australian Government to strengthen women’s control and access to clean and affordable energy in Vanuatu. Everyone’s welcome to join - online or in person. Here are the details: When:                  4.30pm to 5.30pm (GMT +4), Saturday 16 November Where:                 Australian Pavilion, Blue Zone at Baku Olympic Stadium, Heydar Aliyev Baku, Baku 323 Azerbaijan or online Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gCW7T-QT #AIFFP #OffGRidRenewableEnergy #COP29 #DFATBpp

Australia is powering sustainable energy and jobs for remote Vanuatu communities, thanks to two #AIFFP Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships that officially launched last week. More than 400 attended the Port Vila Convention Centre to celebrate the Vanuatu partnerships, officially launched by Hon. Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy on Climate Change and Australia’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu H.E. Max Willis. The partnerships: ⚡️ Empower local women from North Tanna’s Lawital community with training, networks and technology to access safe and reliable solar energy in their homes and public spaces, making it safer for women at night, through a partnership with ActionAid Australia, PowerWells, the Women I TokTok Tugeta (WITT) Federation and the Australian Government. Find out more about the partnership: https://lnkd.in/g3QjbEXS 💼  Harness the circular economy to enable up to around 55,000 people in communities across Aneityum, Pentecost and Tanna to benefit from stronger local solar repair capabilities, leading to greener jobs for local people and businesses through a partnership between the UNSW, Vanuatu Disability Promotion Advocacy Association, Vanuatu Institute of Technology, The University of the South Pacific (USP) , the Vanuatu Department of Energy and the Australian Government that is tackling the growing issue of e-waste from solar energy systems. https://lnkd.in/g36C-YfX The Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships are part of the Australian Government’s Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (#PCIFP) initiative to expand AIFFP’s climate infrastructure investments. It does this by partnering with businesses to deliver reliable and sustainable renewable energy to remote and rural communities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, implemented by the BPP. 🔍 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gRJcSRVn

We're thrilled to share that we will be bringing our Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships to the world’s largest #climatechange summit, #COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan this week! Meet the partners who will be showcasing these projects, bringing together renewables, industry, NGOs, social enterprises and the Australian government at a special event at the Australian Pavilion on Saturday 16 November.   💡Interested in joining them – online or in person? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gCW7T-QT   The Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships are part of the Australian Government’s Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (#PCIFP) initiative to expand the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific’s (#AIFFP) climate investments. It does this by partnering with businesses to deliver reliable and sustainable renewable energy to remote and rural communities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, implemented by the BPP. 🔍 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/giBujEDS   #AIFFP #OffGRidRenewableEnergy #COP29 #DFATBpp Michelle Higelin + Flora Vano: ActionAid Australia | ActionAid Vanuatu | PowerWells Felisbela Guterres Pires + Matt Graylee | Engineers Without Borders Australia | Raw Material Coffee CIC

Remote Fijian school closing technology and energy gap with sustainable solar system 🌞📡📚   School children in Fiji’s Rabi Island can now benefit from more reliable, renewable energy and internet in their classrooms, thanks to a newly-installed solar system and satellite internet connection, launched last week.   The new solar system at Buakonikai Primary School will transform students’ learning outcomes as they can now benefit from sustainable, renewable energy that keeps the lights and computers on.    It’s made possible through a partnership between Its Time Foundation and the Australian Government through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (#AIFFP) Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships. The two-year partnership will see the design and development of an effective model of monitoring and maintenance for solar energy systems installed by Its Time Foundation within remote Fijian school communities, starting with Buakonikai Primary School on Rabi Island as the blueprint for other off-grid communities wanting to improve outcomes for their young people.   This project is part of the Australian Government’s Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership (PCIFP) initiative to expand the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific’s (AIFFP) climate investments. It does this by partnering with businesses to deliver reliable and sustainable renewable energy to remote and rural communities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, implemented by the BPP. 🔍 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gpF_Jb6p #AIFFP #OffGridRenewableEnergy