Support and resources for female founders
Women in Cleantech
Women in Cleantech (WiCT) is a project funded by the Mayor of London, led by Undaunted. It seeks to support female founders and innovators through active collaboration and events, showcasing existing networks and activities, and bringing together resources.
Women in Cleantech seeks to answer these questions…
Women in Cleantech (WiCT) is a project funded by the Mayor of London, led by Undaunted. It seeks to explore the questions laid out above by developing an active and collaborative network and bringing together a suite of resources to recognise and support women entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. It is a strand of the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) work across Cleantech and Innovation.
Is cleantech entrepreneurship missing out on the Diversity Dividend?
The LSDC conducted a survey and a series of workshops in 2018 to deep dive into the issues, challenges and opportunities for women led cleantech enterprises and those women looking to start one.
Its research, and resulting report – Is Cleantech Entrepreneurship missing out on the Diversity Dividend? (December 2018) – identified further work needed to help address some of these challenges.
The Action Plan developed from this initial evidence base aims to ensure that the London cleantech economy benefits from attracting female innovators to the field, keeping them in a thriving business community and helping them succeed in cleantech entrepreneurship as current and future market leaders. The plan is divided up into four workstreams each being led by one of our four steering group members.
Women in Cleantech Resource Library
Networks and organisations
The Women in Cleantech programme team is developing a list of other networks and organisations offering resources, funding, events and guidance for female entrepreneurs and those working in the cleantech sector.