Caroline Skinner

Here for stories about social innovation, sustainability, tech & humans. 🤓 Head of comms at @TheSunExchange.

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

This @dailymaverick piece highlights the massive social impacts of two @TheSunExchange crowdsales currently open. 🌞 Get involved now to unlock solar for Cape Town Society for the Blind and Buhle Farmers' Academy 🌽💗 @neesasez

https://t.co/HL6YlEMs1L

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

Our impact-only solar project for Buhle Farmers' Academy is featured by leading SA agri platform @landbou 💪

So far, 193 Sun Exchange members have bought solar cells in our most impactful project to date 🌞🌽

https://t.co/t7Sx9bzM3K

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

Want to make a real impact for #EarthDay2023? 🌍 For $5, solar power @BuhlefarmersA, an NPO tackling poverty and food insecurity by training South Africa's emerging farmers. 🌱 Help them cut energy costs by up to 70% and transition to sustainable energy.☀️
https://t.co/RHPbDAvUXU

[abecambridge @abecambridge]

Really excited to be conversing with African Energy thought leaders at #SXSW2023. Risks of relying on centralised fossil-fuel energy are now being felt in Europe and America. What can we learn from the innovation taking place in Africa when it comes to clean energy development?

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

Well done, Ener-G-Africa and @CityofCT. There is no Just Transition without women at the helm. 💪👩‍🏭☀️
via @CapeTownEtc
https://t.co/v0NvMGW9Lk

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

"This is a clear example of how the current energy crisis can be a historic turning point toward a cleaner and more secure energy system,” - Fatih Birol, @IEA executive director. https://t.co/379wQXNYbW

@nytimes @elenalingshao

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

. @Eskom_SA CEO on what’s needed to make a #JustTransition realistic:
-Money far beyond the $8.5bn pledged, private sector capital is key -Enabling, consistent policies
-URGENCY, we need to do whatever we can, however we can to deploy more energy capacity ASAP
#TheGathering2022

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

Good times last night at the @TheSunExchange #BrighterBusiness dinner.

[abecambridge @abecambridge]

Great to hang out with @nickhedley amongst other thought leaders at our #BrighterBusiness launch last night!

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

It’s been an enriching 2 days for @TheSunExchange team at @esg_conference. 💡 As w/ the rest of the world, the ESG challenges facing African businesses are unique & significant. It’s inspiring to be in a room full of brilliant minds who are working tirelessly to find solutions.🌱

[ESG Africa Conference @esg_conference]

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” - Charles Darwin

Thiru Pillay’s opening thoughts on the theme of Through the Africa Lens

#africanbusiness #esg #esgstrategy #esgafricaconference #southafrica

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

Great Day 1 at @esg_conference. 💡Fascinating convos on integrating the E and S; the importance of understanding nuances of ESG in Africa and how those vary across countries; and the need to integrate ESG into the core strategy for businesses of all sizes. #esgafricaconference

[Chris Maroleng @ChrisMaroleng]

ESG is good for business. ESG is good for your business!

@esg_conference @GGA_org

#GGA #Africa #ESGAfricaConference

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

ICYMI: Our CFO, Saul Wainwright, was on @cnbcafrica's Closing Bell discussing the private sector's role in driving South Africa's energy transformation and how @TheSunExchange enables triple-bottom-line benefits for companies like @CarsSouthAfrica.
https://t.co/KIkHLL4l1x

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

This is awesome! Glad to see more SA media reporting on the climate crisis. Congrats, @LameezOmarjee! Signing up now! https://t.co/ngIIi56mmh @News24

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

This is the start of something great. Working with companies like @CarsSouthAfrica allows @TheSunExchange to scale the impact of its platform as we connect the world to the sun. ☀️

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

We're thrilled to announce that leading automotive platform, @CarsSouthAfrica, has bought into our off-grid solar project powering Karoo Fresh 🥦, deepening its commitment to sustainability and using its business to do good. 🚗☀️ Read more here --> https://t.co/8seQFJak4u

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

We're in the throws of more loadshedding in South Africa. This is a fascinating read from @CanaryMediaInc about my home state's response to its own energy crisis. We desperately need more innovation, demand-response, solar, decentralisation. @jeffsaintjohn
https://t.co/i7avZ873pi

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

In the latest @EngNewsZA cover story 📰, Sun Exchange's Abe Cambridge shares thoughts on blockchain as a powerful trust-building tool across the solar power value chain including in procurement, shipping/logistics, plant performance, funding and more. 💡 https://t.co/RVCyCflJGY

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

It’s official: Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act! This is a huge victory for the American people: bringing down health care and energy costs, tackling the climate crisis, and cracking down on wealthy tax cheats and freeloading corporations. Woo-hoo!

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

“Providing free access to period products is essential to equality.” Good job, Scotland. A simple, important and impactful solution. The world should follow suit ASAP.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free sanitary products.

“We are witnessing a massive culture change, where period stigma is no longer being tolerated,” said a lawmaker. https://t.co/HyM3YN4sl1

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

Having started my cleantech career in Silicon Valley and now working in South Africa, I can tell you first hand the world has MUCH to learn from the energy solutions born out of this continent. Vote to get this critical discussion on stage at @sxsw! #PanelPicker #EnergyTransition

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

📣 Please take 2 min to VOTE for our #SXSW #PanelPicker idea. Let's bring the top minds driving Africa's energy transition to this global stage to share their knowledge & wisdom 🌍🚀
Vote here ➡️ https://t.co/fUPSSlxiXS
@RebekahGShirley @DrRethabileM @RukaSanusi @abecambridge

[Caroline Skinner @CarolineSkinner]

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