ICONIQ Capital · 2021-12-05 · 1642d

Climate Equity Through Female Employment: ICONIQ Impact Co-Lab Portfolio Organizations

ICONIQ Impact highlights three portfolio organizations—Build Change, Chintan, and Pastoral Women's Council—that empower women in the Global South through climate-related vocational training and employment. These organizations address disaster resilience, waste management, and renewable energy adoption while creating economic opportunities for vulnerable female populations. The initiative demonstrates how gender equity and climate adaptation can be advanced simultaneously through skills development and policy advocacy.

9 metrics· Cited 0× in the knowledge base ·Open source ↗

Metrics in this report

Annual Waste Generation

62million tons

annual

India

Buildings Safety Improved by Build Change

100,000buildings

cumulative

Since organization inception

Female Mortality Risk in Natural Disasters

14times

multiplier

Women vs. general population

Informal Waste-Picker Population

1.5million

approximately

India

Nepal Earthquake Fatality Toll

9,000deaths

exceeded

April 2015, Lamjung district

Nepal Earthquake Structural Damage

600,000homes

collapsed

April 2015 earthquake and aftershocks

Projected Unsafe Housing Population

3billion

by 2030

Global population at risk from severe weather

Vocational Training Provided by Build Change

90,000people

cumulative

Across Asia, Central and South America

Waste Processing Rate

<25%

less than

India's total waste generation