people, planet & work
people, planet & work
Building climate resilient working conditions that benefit workers and businesses alike.
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Energy-Efficiency
Unpack what drives MSMEs to adopt energy-efficient technologies that reduce costs, boost productivity, and cut emissions.
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Heat Insurance
Provide climate-smart safety nets that protect gig workers from lost income during extreme heat.
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Decarbonization
Explore how India’s textile and construction sectors can decarbonize while protecting workers’ health, resilience, and inclusion.
Climate change is reshaping the world of work, often felt most closely by frontline workers. While many solutions emphasize emissions and technology, the lived realities of workers are too often missing from the conversation.
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extreme
heat aheadBy 2030, nearly 80 million workers worldwide are projected to face extreme heat stress, putting their health, safety, and livelihoods at risk (ILO). -
falling
productivityWork doesn’t just get harder in the heat. It gets slower. Studies show that for every degree above 24°C, worker productivity falls by 2.6% (Lancet Countdown). -
growing strain
on MSMEsOver 10 million MSME workers remain highly exposed to climate shocks – facing unsafe conditions, lost income, and growing precarity without safeguards.
A worker-centered lens shows us how communities experience rising heat, uncertain incomes, and challenging worksites. By anchoring climate strategies in evidence and lived realities, we can design solutions that are:
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Good for people → improving health, livelihoods, and dignity
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Good for the planet → reducing emissions and supporting sustainable growth
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Good for work → strengthening retention, productivity, and resilience
We put evidence into practice through solutions co-designed with workers and firms, driving systemic change that lasts.
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solution &
designCo-designing future-ready programs and tools that enable inclusive, resilient transitions for workers and businesses. -
scalable
interventionsPiloting practical tools that safeguard workers while boosting firm performance. -
rigorous
researchMeasuring climate impacts and testing evidence-based solutions for worker and business resilience. -
advocacy &
partnershipsEmbedding worker voice into climate strategies, policies, and global supply chain practices. -
capability
developmentHelping organizations adapt management practices and workplaces to respond to the changing climate while protecting workers. -
analysis
advisoryUsing data and predictive insights to understand how climate challenges affect worker wellbeing and productivity.
safeguard workers, strengthen businesses, and build resilient economies.
