The 4th ELF: Advancing Gender Inclusion in the Indonesian Climate Sector
The 4th ELF: Advancing Gender Inclusion in the Indonesian Climate Sector
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In celebrating International Women’s Day this year, on Thursday, 5 March 2026, Paloma Sjahrir Foundation proudly served as a strategic partner for “The 4th Executive Lab Forum (ELF): Surfacing Trends and Opportunities in Advancing Gender Inclusion in the Indonesian Climate Sector.”
The forum was co-hosted by KUMPUL Impact and KINETIK Sweef Entrepreneurs Program (an initiative of KINETIK Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Climate, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure and Sweef Capital), also in collaboration with Xendit.
The gathering explored how understanding and strengthening a company’s gender performance can drive resilience, unlock new growth opportunities, and create more inclusive outcomes for women and girls across climate-aligned businesses and their broader support systems. The forum convened a curated group of leaders from startups, investment firms, corporations, and the impact sector for a case-based focus group discussion grounded in the Sweef Capital Gender ROI™, a practical framework designed to help enterprises and investors assess and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Discussions were structured around the four enterprise dimensions of the Gender ROI™ framework: leadership, workforce, value chain, and society. Our Chairperson, Ratna Kartadjoemena, presented key insights from the workforce discussion, highlighting that gender-diverse workforces can improve productivity and operational stability, but meaningful inclusion requires supportive workplace policies and organizational culture.
In addition to the workforce insights highlighted above, the forum surfaced several reflections across the other enterprise dimensions:
– Leadership: Gender-diverse leadership can strengthen governance and strategic decision-making, but its value depends on meaningful participation rather than symbolic representation.
– Value Chain: Gender-inclusive value chains can improve resilience and market access, but widespread adoption requires clearer incentives, standardized measurement, and ecosystem-wide education.
– Society: Businesses have the power to influence gender norms and strengthen community resilience beyond their internal operations, but lasting societal impact requires sustained commitment, cross-sector collaboration, and measurable frameworks.
This International Women’s Day reminds us that advancing gender inclusion is not only a matter of fairness, but also a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. Paloma Sjahrir Foundation remains committed to working alongside partners and leaders to ensure that women continue to shape the solutions, opportunities, and future of the climate sector.
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The 4th ELF: Advancing Gender Inclusion in the Indonesian Climate Sector
The forum was co-hosted by KUMPUL Impact and KINETIK Sweef Entrepreneurs Program (an initiative of KINETIK Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Climate, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure and Sweef Capital), also in collaboration with Xendit.
The gathering explored how understanding and strengthening a company’s gender performance can drive resilience, unlock new growth opportunities, and create more inclusive outcomes for women and girls across climate-aligned businesses and their broader support systems. The forum convened a curated group of leaders from startups, investment firms, corporations, and the impact sector for a case-based focus group discussion grounded in the Sweef Capital Gender ROI™, a practical framework designed to help enterprises and investors assess and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Discussions were structured around the four enterprise dimensions of the Gender ROI™ framework: leadership, workforce, value chain, and society. Our Chairperson, Ratna Kartadjoemena, presented key insights from the workforce discussion, highlighting that gender-diverse workforces can improve productivity and operational stability, but meaningful inclusion requires supportive workplace policies and organizational culture.
In addition to the workforce insights highlighted above, the forum surfaced several reflections across the other enterprise dimensions:
– Leadership: Gender-diverse leadership can strengthen governance and strategic decision-making, but its value depends on meaningful participation rather than symbolic representation.
– Value Chain: Gender-inclusive value chains can improve resilience and market access, but widespread adoption requires clearer incentives, standardized measurement, and ecosystem-wide education.
– Society: Businesses have the power to influence gender norms and strengthen community resilience beyond their internal operations, but lasting societal impact requires sustained commitment, cross-sector collaboration, and measurable frameworks.
To learn more about the Gender ROI™ framework and how to apply it in your organization, visit https://sweefcapital.com/gender-roitm/
This International Women’s Day reminds us that advancing gender inclusion is not only a matter of fairness, but also a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. Paloma Sjahrir Foundation remains committed to working alongside partners and leaders to ensure that women continue to shape the solutions, opportunities, and future of the climate sector.