Partners | CYDE Foundation

Climate, energy and youth problems are too large for any one organisation. CYDE Foundation works with partners who bring skills, networks and field experience, and who share our wish to base action on evidence. We build climate partnerships with organisations that share our commitment to evidence.

Organisations we work with

DIGINAU

Mejorar Consulting

MejoEnergie

These organisations are our current partners. As our work grows we will add new partners here and describe what each one does with us.

How we work with partners

Every collaboration starts with a short written agreement that states the goal, the roles, the timeline and what each side will publish. This keeps expectations clear and protects both parties. Partners are named on the projects and publications they contribute to, and the terms of that credit are agreed in advance.

We also apply our transparency principles to partnerships. If a partner funds a piece of work, we say so. If a partner has an interest in the subject, we say that too.

What a partner gets

The partners we are looking for

Universities and research centres can help us design studies and review results. Public institutions and local authorities can tell us which questions they need answered. Companies and start ups working on clean energy, efficiency and digital tools can test ideas in practice. Youth organisations, associations and networks can help us reach young people in places we cannot reach alone.

International organisations and funders are welcome too, provided the terms respect our independence.

Types of collaboration

Joint research and policy analysis, workshops, training sessions and activities for young people, pilot projects in clean energy, efficiency and digital solutions and events, panels and participation in international meetings such as COP31.

How a partnership starts

First, you or we make contact and explain the idea in a few lines. Second, we have a first call to see whether our aims and ways of working fit.

Third, we write a short agreement that states the goal, the roles, the timeline, the money if any, and what each side will publish. Fourth, we carry out the work and meet at agreed points to review progress.

Fifth, we report publicly on the results and decide together whether to continue.

What we look at before accepting a partner

Do the organisation’s aims fit our mission and our four pillars?. Will the partnership let us keep our independence on research and findings?.

Is there a conflict of interest that we would have to declare?. Can both sides deliver what they promise with the time and resources they have?.

Formats that work for us

A partnership can be a single event or a multi year programme. It can be a joint study where one side brings data and the other brings analysis. It can be a training series for young people hosted at a partner’s premises. It can be a pilot in which a company tests a clean energy or digital tool and we help to evaluate the results.

What we ask of partners

We ask partners to be open about their own interests in the subject, to respect our editorial independence and to deliver what they commit to. In return we offer the same: clear communication, fair credit and honest reporting. If something is not working, we would prefer to hear it early.

Questions from prospective partners

Do you accept funding from companies? We can discuss it, provided the terms respect our independence and we can state the funding in our publications. Can a partnership be confidential? The existence of a partnership and its funding are not confidential, because transparency is part of our principles. Details such as internal costs can be.

Common questions about climate partnerships