Arc participated at the Commission on the Status of Women 60 side event in New York on March 24. Organized in conjunction with USAID, this event explored “Clean Energy Financing to Expand Women’s Access to Energy: Promising Insights from India”. Laura Sundblad, Arc’s Capacity Building Specialist, described the range of financing mechanisms for clean energy including remittances; Niki Armacost, Arc’s Managing Director, described the findings from the USAID-funded Energy Diaries project; and Saiful Islam described Arc’s Energy Financial Literacy Program.

Niki Armacost, Arc’s Managing Director, participated in the Investing in the Future We Want: Finance for Climate Change and Sustainable Development workshop on March 21 in Tarrytown, New York. Niki’s presentation during the “Wrap up and Closing Reflections” panel urged participants to think creatively about renewable energy investing.

Wall Street Green Summit, March 14, 2016, in New York, USA. Niki Armacost, Arc’s Managing Director, led a panel discussion at the Wall Street Green Summit on March 14 in New York. In her presentation entitled “Green Microfinance and Asset Finance for Clean Energy”, she offered best practices on scaling renewable energy initiatives through microfinance and asset finance.