on increasing and advancing the roles that women play in the renewable energy transition , not just in India , but across the world .
At ReNew , we believe that diversity , equity , and inclusion are integral to our success as a pioneer in the renewable energy industry . Fostering an environment that celebrates diversity and encourages inclusion is our responsibility . Our aim is not to just bring in more women but to make sure they feel included and respected by their seniors and peers . We have observed a seamless transition of women from enabling roles to core decision-making roles , where they contribute significant value to our organisation across various fields . We have enabled our talent acquisition team to bring in an increasing number of female graduate engineer trainees and diploma engineer trainees into STEM roles . Members of the senior leadership team at ReNew have DE & I targets which help us track progress better .
We continue to take concrete steps to improve our diversity quotient . We have a long-term target of achieving 30 % gender diversity in our workforce by 2030 . We are already at around 16 %, which is significantly higher than the industry average in our sector .
Beyond business , our programmes have focused on re-skilling women in energy job roles .
Under our Women for Climate initiative , I developed and launched Project Surya in partnership with the UNEP and Self- Employed Women ’ s Association of India , a first-of-its-kind project to train thousands of salt pan women workers in India and enable them to get roles in the clean energy sector . This initiative enabled these women workers to obtain the necessary skills needed to not only take on higher pay , safer working conditions , and a path towards socioeconomic mobility but also to play an active role in the renewable energy transition .
In addition to Project Surya , I also developed and led ReNew ’ s Women Climate Champions program , an entrepreneurship development platform , which selected six female entrepreneurs to receive bespoke 1:1 mentoring sessions with senior sector experts , strategic peer learnings , and capacity-building activities . Closely aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals , the entrepreneurs were also educated to ensure that the work they conduct will have a positive ripple effect and leave a sustainable legacy .
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