A responsible and unique climate solution
that empowers women & girls
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SoGreen offers
Scientifically proven climate benefits
Social impact solution
Powerful carbon reduction through prevention
Short Ex-Ante time
Fair credit prices
Channeling climate finance to vulnerable communities
A solution that touches upon several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (See which SDGs below)
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SoGreen customer package includes
Credits from a listed carbon registry
Animation: Why is education a climate solution
Stories from participants in projects
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Customized support video
Company mention on SoGreen website
Mention in SoGreen's media coverage
SoGreen text & logo for use in own materials
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SoGreen impact
SoGreen customers can claim several SDGs from projects, categories can be found below.
EXAMPLE:“We support the Sustainable Development Goals and have made a contribution to SDG target 4.1 by funding the SoGreen project ‘YEAR 1‘, ensuring secondary education of 100 girls in the ‘X’ province in Zambia. The progress is monitored and verified by ‘Z’.
This is a measurable impact to ensure girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes”
(‘X’ and ‘Y’ will be provided by SoGreen as well as relevant project names)
The benefits of education go way beyond climate impact
Educating girls has a tremendous impact. Babies are born healthier as educated mothers have lower rates of infant and maternal mortality and child marriage rates decline. Girls’ education strengthens economies and reduces inequalities as educated women have higher salaries (Obama foundation) and poverty goes down as resilient societies give all individuals - including boys and men - the opportunity to fulfil their potential (UNICEF). First and foremost, ensuring that all girls and young women receive education is their human right. Girls' education is about ensuring that girls gain socio-emotional and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to a changing world; make decisions about their own lives; and contribute to their communities and the world (World Bank).
SDG Impact
The SoGreen solution touches upon many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Find them below and examples of what companies can claim when supporting girls’ education.
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Undertargets
4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
Undertargets
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Undertarget
8.6 By 2030, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Undertargets
10.1 By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
10.6 Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions
10.b Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes
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SDG 13 Climate Action
Undertargets
13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
13.b Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Undertargets
17.3 Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships