National Programme on Supporting Ethical, Sustainable & Climate-friendly Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka

Introduction

Climate change presents a defining challenge of the 21 st Century as well as an opportunity to
accelerate an economic transition and leverage finance, technology, and innovation. Knowledge,
skills, and competencies related to climate change mitigation, adaptation, sustainability, and risk
management are increasingly vital for all sectors, and entrepreneurship can serve as a key
catalyst for climate-friendly, resilient, and sustainable development.
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Mainstreaming climate change into entrepreneurship at national and local level in Sri Lanka will
play a crucial role in building long term resilience of communities and the country’s economic
development. Awareness creation and capacity building on climate risk management; ethical and
sustainable entrepreneurial practices; and integration of entrepreneurial skills development
interlinked with climate action are vital for supporting action aimed at climate resilience building
and economic empowerment.
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SLYCAN Trust’s EthicalX: Climate & Innovation Hub aims to support building synergies between
sustainable development, climate risk management and climate resilience building. Through
partnerships and models for climate-friendly entrepreneurship; fostering capacity building and
skill development; connecting multi-stakeholders for scaling up action and collective solution
building; and identifying synergies for collaboration to drive transformative change, the Hub
contributes to building awareness and capacities of entrepreneurs for ethical, sustainable and
climate-friendly entrepreneurship at all levels.

Objectives

• Set up an entrepreneurship registry at national level, building on the divisional level data collection processes and action.

• Identifying operational challenges faced Identify gaps and needs amongst the local entrepreneurs to conduct ethical, sustainable and climate-friendly entrepreneurship.by entrepreneurs and sharing experiences, good practices, and success stories.

• Conduct capacity building on climate risk management, ethical practices, sustainable and climate-friendly entrepreneurship at local level in selected geographical areas.
  

• Setting up Hubs for capacity building and training on entrepreneurship at local level, in selected sites based on identified synergies and resource availability
  

Develop a synthesis report based on the data gathered for identified gaps and needs, solutions to be implemented for further entrepreneurship support provision for eco-friendly entrepreneurship.

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  Just transition in the energy sector
  - Key elements to ensure just transition in the energy sector
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the energy sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the energy sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Ensuring just transition in the food sector
  - Key elements of just transition and their relation to global and local food systems
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the food sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the food sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Gender, inclusion, social protection, and cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Key cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Interlinks for integration of just transition with climate action and into different climate policy and action processes
  - Impacts of COVID-19 and the role of recovery actions in contributing toward just transition
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives