Videos

This webinar marks the launch of our new report that captures insights from Social Performance Practitioners working across Africa. In this webinar we will unpack the findings, surface cross-country learning and strengthen collective momentum toward professionalising social performance as a core pillar of people-centred renewable energy development in Africa. Report

Our upcoming Trust Matters Baseline report documents the aggregate results from our open call to Community Trusts to share their Trust Maturity Assessment results. In this webinar, we share our findings and unpack how this translates into future support for trusts.

𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘗𝘗 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘗 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 Community Trusts are central to advancing inclusive development in South Africa’s renewable energy landscape. Yet, many are unable to realise their full potential due to poor financing structures and limited access to innovative financing. In this webinar, in partnership with Infra…

An INSPIRE Trust Matters webinar, with Meliquina Partners and Forethought Capital: Learnings from the ANTU solar project in Argentina and an ambitious South African project in development. Community participation in renewable energy is evolving — from compliance-driven benefit sharing to meaningful equity partnerships. In this webinar we explore how community ownership can become a cornerstone…

This video was launched at our Learning Event held in Johannesburg over during February 2025. Over the 2 days, we had the honour of hosting over 200 participants and more than 20 guest speakers from across the country, bringing together various role players from within the REIPPPP ecosystem to connect and collaborate to empower community…

This Trust Matters webinar was specially designed for Trustees and administrators, Social Performance practitioners and other REIPPPP stakeholders involved in community trusts, opening the conversation on how we can collectively strengthen the role and performance of community trusts in South Africa’s renewable energy landscape.

In this webinar we aim to equip social performance practitioners with the knowledge and insights necessary to make informed investment decisions that will tangibly improve High School learner outcomes. Objectives Speakers

In this webinar we aim to equip social performance practitioners with the knowledge and insights necessary to make informed investment decisions that will tangibly improve High School learner outcomes. Objectives: Guest Speakers:

In this webinar we aim to equip social performance practitioners in IPPs and community trusts with the knowledge and insights necessary to make informed investment decisions that will tangibly address the issue of substance abuse in our communities. Speakers

Recording of webinar hosted on 28 February 2023

The Initiative for Social Performance in Renewable Energy (INSPIRE) is a platform which seeks to grow capacity in the renewable energy eco-system, whilst maximising economic development and transformation potential of projects and policy. INSPIRE aims to deepen the community development impact of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Watch our launch…

Peter Westoby taps into his 30 plus years’ experience to share on approches to deepen community development for economic development practitioners by co-operation and sharing common purpose. This recording was delivered in the context of REIPPPP and would appeal to practitioners in this context through the lens of both practitioners (professional) and the impacted communities…