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KOCHI: Even as governments and private companies give precedence to women empowerment, their efforts have a long way to go. True to its principles, startup Vydyuthi Energy Services went a mile ahead and got recognised by the United Nations. They were signed up for the Women Empowerment Principles, thus making it the first startup in the state to get such a recognition.
Vydyuthi Energy services comprises women as the majority in the renewable energy sector. “In India, VES was among the 170 companies that signed up for this initiative. We have 51 to 80 per cent of women employees. While the statistics remain the same at the management level, between 49 and 80 per cent of women form our board, executive team and partners,” said Anoop Babu, who is with the company.
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VES from Kerala has signed up for the UN’s Women Empowerment Principles
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VES from Kerala has signed up for the UN’s Women Empowerment Principles
As ‘National Energy Conservation Day’ is being observed on Monday, Vydyuti Energy Services (VES), a mostly women enterprise in the renewable energy sector, is in the limelight after becoming one of the first companies from Kerala signed for the Women Empowerment Principles by the United Nations.
Of the 170 companies signed for this initiative from the country, 64 companies are from the private sector. VES is the 65th company. Kerala is already making giant strides in the renewable energy sector and has been ranked number one in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in India by Niti Aayog.