Aarty Joshi
Choose a career in something that you are truly interested in because that is where you will excel.
Read stories from across the clean power industry and see how our member companies are expanding opportunity for workers, creating value for communities across America, and leading in diversity and inclusion.
Choose a career in something that you are truly interested in because that is where you will excel.
With all of us coming together and working together, we can have a safer, cleaner, more equitable society and earth.
Duke Energy has built a robust pipeline of diverse candidates by setting and publishing goals of growing the share of women in the workforce to 25% and people of color to 20%. To achieve these goals, it has integrated HBCUs into recruiting activities, conducted employee surveys to identify and address DE&I shortcomings, and set supplier diversity targets.
The more I put myself in difficult situations, the easier it became to navigate conflict and decipher what changes provide the most value.
[We have] an inclusive approach, not only to providing energy to everyone, but having everyone be a part of the energy solution moving forward.
We have to own it, Diversity and Inclusion, as we think about renewables. It's an absolute business imperative.
EDP Renewables prioritized professional development programs through targeted support and programming for incoming managers (Lead Now Program), coaching from company directors for existing managers (Executive Development Program), and a company-wide open learning repository (EDP University).
Enel has a workforce retraining partnership with Texas State Technical College (TSTC) and Innovation Partnership with AdeptID to focus on (i) workforce retraining programs for oil and gas workers, and (ii) machine learning analytics for inclusive job mobility. Enel is combining its partnership with TSTC and AdeptID to identify non-obvious, high-likelihood transitions such as renewable energy, spec
What I have found is that clean energy has become so pervasive, due to both economics and consumer interest, that whenever I am seeking a job there are exciting clean energy opportunities available.
The renewable industry is such an exciting and fast-growing industry. It is challenging but so rewarding at the end of the day.
Emerging clean energy sectors like offshore wind and solar promise not only a more sustainable approach for our environment, but significant economic opportunities for communities.
It takes courage to teach or facilitate a workshop on a topic on which you are not an expert, but it builds confidence, executive presence and communication, networking, and deep expertise quickly.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values and are reflected in our leadership and throughout the organization.
Invenergy launched Reactivate, a community solar energy platform to build out solar projects in low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities. The company, a joint venture with Lafayette Square, will focus worker training efforts on underrepresented segments of the workforce and those transitioning to the renewable energy industry.
A successful energy transition cannot be fully realized if we fail to maintain a laser focus on ensuring that historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities are not left behind.
Clearway Energy’s West Virginia Pilot Apprenticeship Program provides $20,000 to cover wages and education for former coal workers or their family members to get trained as wind technicians.
Since 2019 Dominion Energy has held an annual Careers in Energy Diversity Student Conference bringing in hundreds of women and minority students from across the country to expose them to and educate them about career options within the energy industry. Students interview and compete for paid summer internships, many of which ultimately lead to full-time job offers upon graduation.
Pattern Energy implemented a range of initiatives focused on enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Examples include launching a DE&I Council, supporting employee-led Affinity Networks, publishing a Statement of DEI Commitments, hosting a DE&I Month, conducting a staff engagement survey focused on DEI topics, and requiring leadership to take unconscious bias workshops.
Choose a career in something that you are truly interested in because that is where you will excel.
Duke Energy has built a robust pipeline of diverse candidates by setting and publishing goals of growing the share of women in the workforce to 25% and people of color to 20%. To achieve these goals, it has integrated HBCUs into recruiting activities, conducted employee surveys to identify and address DE&I shortcomings, and set supplier diversity targets.
[We have] an inclusive approach, not only to providing energy to everyone, but having everyone be a part of the energy solution moving forward.
EDP Renewables prioritized professional development programs through targeted support and programming for incoming managers (Lead Now Program), coaching from company directors for existing managers (Executive Development Program), and a company-wide open learning repository (EDP University).
What I have found is that clean energy has become so pervasive, due to both economics and consumer interest, that whenever I am seeking a job there are exciting clean energy opportunities available.
Emerging clean energy sectors like offshore wind and solar promise not only a more sustainable approach for our environment, but significant economic opportunities for communities.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values and are reflected in our leadership and throughout the organization.
A successful energy transition cannot be fully realized if we fail to maintain a laser focus on ensuring that historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities are not left behind.
Since 2019 Dominion Energy has held an annual Careers in Energy Diversity Student Conference bringing in hundreds of women and minority students from across the country to expose them to and educate them about career options within the energy industry. Students interview and compete for paid summer internships, many of which ultimately lead to full-time job offers upon graduation.
With all of us coming together and working together, we can have a safer, cleaner, more equitable society and earth.
The more I put myself in difficult situations, the easier it became to navigate conflict and decipher what changes provide the most value.
We have to own it, Diversity and Inclusion, as we think about renewables. It's an absolute business imperative.
Enel has a workforce retraining partnership with Texas State Technical College (TSTC) and Innovation Partnership with AdeptID to focus on (i) workforce retraining programs for oil and gas workers, and (ii) machine learning analytics for inclusive job mobility. Enel is combining its partnership with TSTC and AdeptID to identify non-obvious, high-likelihood transitions such as renewable energy, spec
The renewable industry is such an exciting and fast-growing industry. It is challenging but so rewarding at the end of the day.
It takes courage to teach or facilitate a workshop on a topic on which you are not an expert, but it builds confidence, executive presence and communication, networking, and deep expertise quickly.
Invenergy launched Reactivate, a community solar energy platform to build out solar projects in low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities. The company, a joint venture with Lafayette Square, will focus worker training efforts on underrepresented segments of the workforce and those transitioning to the renewable energy industry.
Clearway Energy’s West Virginia Pilot Apprenticeship Program provides $20,000 to cover wages and education for former coal workers or their family members to get trained as wind technicians.
Pattern Energy implemented a range of initiatives focused on enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Examples include launching a DE&I Council, supporting employee-led Affinity Networks, publishing a Statement of DEI Commitments, hosting a DE&I Month, conducting a staff engagement survey focused on DEI topics, and requiring leadership to take unconscious bias workshops.