HR training with Shortlist in Kenya and India Our team forms the backbone of our success and investing in them is definitely a worthwhile investment. We held two workshops with Shortlist in India and Kenya to understand the full cycle of recruiting, developing and retaining good talent. Some of the specific topics that we explored include goal setting, performance management,
During Q3 new investors join Sistema.bio Hivos-Triodos Fund, Alpha Mundi and Dila Capital each confirmed investment in Sistema.bio, the leading, full-service, international supplier of biogas technology to smallholder farmers. Sistema.bio is part of the Bcorporation founding class in Kenya Q4 was definitely a season full of celebrations. We couldn’t hide the excitement on being recognized by the Bcorporation as part
Participation in the Land Restitution program in Colombia The objective of this program is to give the land back to the people who were stripped by paramilitaries in Cundinamarca. During the month of September, four Sistema 8 were installed as part of the land restitution program in Colombia. The main objective of this program is to return the land to
Partnership with the municipality of Zipaquirá, Colombia Sistema.bio Colombia started the installation of 10 units of Sistema 12 in Zipaquirá. This digesters are sponsored by the municipality and will treat cattle waste to reduce greenhouse gases, use of firewood and increase production of local fertilizers to improve the quality of pasture and ultimately increase milk production in the region. Piloting
Pig heating system in Santandercito, Colombia During the month of October, Sistema.bio’s team in Colombia installed an air exchanger for heating piglets using biogas in Mr. David Lozano’s farm. Now his energy savings are one thousand dollars per month. This is the first exchanger of two that will be installed in Santandercito Cundinamarca’s farm. They are using a Sistema 40
The loan supports the expansion of biogas technology to smallholder farmers in East Africa November 19, 2018 Mexico City – Sistema.bio the leading international supplier of biogas technology to smallholder farmers has raised funding from impact investor Triodos Investment Management through its Hivos-Triodos Fund. The loan will support Sistema.bio in its ambition to reach over 200,000 farmers in the next
On October 5, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C. The headline was that the worst predicted effects of climate change are already beginning to happen and that globally, we have 12 years to achieve “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Today marks World Energy
This is the story of a family of smallholder farmers in Mexico. They wake up very early in the morning to start farm activities. They have a biodigester, this biodigester not only produces renewable energy but it also produces a very potent biofertilizer. The family does not use all the fertilizer they produce (an average of 1000 litres per week)
Poverty, inequality and climate change are intrinsically linked to women, in particular, they are structurally vulnerable to these issues. According to FAO, 58 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. Of this total, only 17 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers. However, even though both rural women
For the last one year, we have worked with strong and resilient women in the communities we serve in Kenya and around the world to finish energy poverty. Without a doubt, gender plays a key role in increasing adoption and sustainability of improved energy sources. Most often, women especially in rural areas spend most of their time in the farm
