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Academic Circle 2026: Continuing the Conversation
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Southern Transitions Convening: Offshore Wind and Just Transitions
In February 2026, Southern Transitions and the Institute for Public Policy Research convened a diverse group of thinkers, researchers and practitioners to learn about and reflect on offshore wind and just tranisitions.

Open Invitation: Postgraduate Researcher
New Research Grant: A brief on the legal and policy environment of communal owned land – prospects for land justice and commercial development.

Contributing to the ENGAGE! Just Energy Transition (JET) Champions Programme
Read about out recent contribution to the Just Energy Transition Champions Programme developed by Cultiver

Communal Land, Renewable Energy and the Just Transition: Why Governance – Not Land Alone – Determines Success
Authors: Dr. Holle Linnea Wlokas (Managing Director, INSPIRE), Anda Mtshintsho (Project Officer, INSPIRE), and Methuli Mbanjwa (Co-founder and Director, Forethought Capital)

Reflections from the BHRC-INSPIRE Workshop at the Alternative Mining Indaba 2026
In collaboration with The Business and Human Rights Centre we hosted a Workshop titled “From Responsibility to Real Ownership.” Read more about the gathering.

Welcome to our new Board Members
Join us in welcoming two new members to the INSPIRE Board, Arai Monteforte and Thomas Garner

Welcome Juanita to the JustRE team
Join us in welcoming Juanita as she steps into the role of JustRE International Network Coordinator

JustRE Alliance: 2025 Year in Review
2025 was a foundational year for the JustRE Alliance as they achieved progress on four strategic pillars including designing a Social Performance programme and establishing an online Community of Practice.

Shared Prosperity: Advancing Community Ownership in Renewable Energy
Access the resources from our latest workshop in the Pathways to Shared Prosperity collaboration between INSPIRE, BHRRC and the JustRE Alliance.

Access the 2025 INSPIRE Learning Event Report
Earlier this year INSPIRE gathered 160 stakeholders in Johannesburg for a highly anticipated Learning Event on the RE Community Trusts ecosystem. The event titled, INSPIREd Community Trusts: Building an Ecosystem for Community Ownership to Thrive, brought together REIPPPP trusts, IPP and Industry associations, academia, NGOs, financiers, mining trusts, government and donors to explore what it

Pioneering Community Equity Partnerships in Large-Scale RE Projects on Communal Land
Access the webinar and all the resources from our third TRUST MATTERS webinar, featuring speakers from Meliquina, Embedding Impact and Forethought Capital













