Green Collar Women Association

Name

Green Collar Women Association

Legal name

Turkish Women in Renewables and Energy (TWRE)

Website

https://twre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership & Sponsorships: TWRE is a non-profit professional association that sustains operations through membership contributions, event sponsorships, and institutional partnerships. The organization does not sell products or services commercially.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Green Collar Women Association (TWRE) is a non-profit professional association that builds and serves a community of women professionals in Turkey's energy sector, with a focus on renewable energy. It delivers webinars, professional training, mentorship, technical wind turbine training, industry research, and networking events to support women's employment, career advancement, and visibility in the energy sector. The organization is sustained by membership contributions, event sponsorships, and institutional partnerships rather than commercial sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Calls Webinar Series Webinar series for energy sector stakeholders, members, and young professionals delivering technical, administrative, and social topics across renewable energy and sustainability.
• Green Classes Professional Training Professional training program covering wind, solar, biomass, biogas, geothermal, electromobility, green buildings, hydrogen, microalgae, energy law, and energy finance, delivered by sector experts and aligned with UN SDG 4.
• Green Talks Live Sessions Live broadcast series on Instagram and YouTube addressing current sector and societal topics, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, zero waste, green buildings, finance, gender equality, and digital transformation.
• W2W Woman to Woman Mentorship Program Master-apprentice mentorship program connecting experienced women in the energy sector with young women for knowledge transfer, career support, and experience sharing.
• Wind Turbine Technical Training Intensive theoretical and practical training program for wind turbine engineering, technician, and technologist roles, delivered in collaboration with Nordex Acciona Group, with potential job and internship opportunities for selected candidates.
• Electromobility Working Group Working group focused on electromobility, climate change combat, sustainability, and circular economy principles to manage economic, social, and environmental factors.
• Energy Sector Women Report Study Research study assessing the current status of women in Turkey's renewable and conventional energy sectors and providing a roadmap for women's employment, equal opportunity, and post-COVID crisis management, aligned with UNDP SDG 5.
• Suspended Education (Askıda Eğitim) Campaign Wind energy-specific training and certification program delivered in collaboration with Windbaba platform and Yaşar University Continuing Education Center, with achievement certificates for successful participants.
• Book Project for Women's Empowerment Book project aimed at advancing women's empowerment in Turkey's energy sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 800 members within approximately one year of founding (May 2018 – March 2019)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WindbabaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020TWRE launched the 'Askıda Eğitim' (Suspended Education) campaign in partnership with Windbaba, a platform launched in March 2020 by sector professionals offering wind energy-specific training, examinations, and certificates. Successful participants receive Yaşar University achievement certificates.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020TWRE's 'Energy Sector Women Report' project is conducted under UNDP Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. The project aims to assess the current status of women in Turkey's renewable and conventional energy sectors and provide a roadmap for women's employment, equal opportunity, and post-COVID crisis management in the energy sector.
• Yaşar University Continuing Education CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Yaşar University Continuing Education Center prepares the examination questions for the Askıda Eğitim campaign's wind energy training program. Successful participants receive Yaşar University achievement certificates, adding academic credibility to TWRE's training offerings.
• ICCI (Uluslararası Enerji ve Çevre Fuarı ve Konferansı) / PennWell TürkiyecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2019ICCI and PennWell Türkiye co-sponsored TWRE's 8 March 2019 International Women's Day special session at Richmond Istanbul Hotel, bringing together nearly 100 women from the energy and infrastructure sectors. TWRE used the ICCI platform to advance its gender equality in energy agenda.
• Sırimpeks A.Ş. / Secret Power Renewable Energy ServicescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 January 2019Sırimpeks A.Ş., operating as Secret Power Renewable Energy Services, supported TWRE's inaugural meeting on 18 January 2019 at Richmond Hotel in Istanbul, bringing together 65 sector professionals. Secret Power founder Sedef Budak is also TWRE's Founding President, making this a deeply integrated founding partnership.
• EGEBİAD (Ege Bölgesi Sanayi Odası / EBSO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2019TWRE participated in ICCI Energy Conversations in Izmir on 9 January 2019, co-organized with EBSO (Aegean Region Chamber of Industry), İzmir Development Agency (İZKA), GÜYAD (Solar Energy Investors Association), and TÜREB (Turkish Wind Energy Association).
• İzmir Development Agency (İZKA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2019TWRE participated in ICCI Energy Conversations in Izmir organized with İzmir Development Agency (İZKA), focusing on renewable energy investment increase and offshore wind potential in İzmir.
• TÜREB (Turkish Wind Energy Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2019TWRE participated in ICCI Energy Conversations in Izmir co-organized with TÜREB, with TÜREB President Mustafa Serdar Ataseven moderating a wind energy panel.
• Nordex Acciona GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019In collaboration with Nordex Acciona Group, TWRE delivers an intensive theoretical and practical Wind Turbine Technical Training program since 2019, aimed at training qualified personnel for turbine engineering, technicians, and technologist roles. Selected candidates may receive job and internship opportunities from the parent firm.
• WiRE (Women in Renewables) CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2018WiRE Canada, with support from the Canadian Government as part of Gender Equality Actions, held an introduction meeting in Istanbul on 15 October 2018 with TWRE's founders and members. This was a cross-border partnership connecting Turkish and Canadian women in renewable energy. TWRE is also referred to as TWR (Turkish Women in Renewables).
• KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2018KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey) participated in the WIRE Turkey Office launch on 15 October 2018 at Pera Palas Hotel, Istanbul, with KAGİDER Board Member Itır Aykut delivering a keynote speech on women's employment and entrepreneurship in Turkey's energy sector.
• Canadian GovernmentminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 October 2018The Canadian Government, through its Istanbul Consulate, co-hosted the WiRE (Women in Renewable Energy) Turkey Office launch event on 15 October 2018 at Pera Palas Hotel, Istanbul, as part of Gender Equality Actions. Canadian Ambassador Chris Cooter delivered the opening speech.
• Amasya UniversityminorOthers · 1 January 2018Amasya University, through its Technology Faculty and Renewable Energy Club, partnered with TWRE to host a wind energy training session as part of the EU-funded 'Supporting Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas II' grant program. TWRE speaker Sedef Budak (Windfor/Secret Power) conducted the training.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey): Turkish women-focused professional association participating in TWRE's WIRE Turkey launch. Broader in scope (all sectors, entrepreneurship focus), but operates in the same geography with a partially overlapping female-professional member base.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Energy Council (Australia) — Women in Renewables Initiative: Australia's peak renewable energy industry body with a dedicated Women in Renewables program. Comparable as an industry-body-anchored diversity program in renewables, but operates within a larger trade-association structure.
• Women in Mining International: Global professional network for women in the extractive industries, including energy-related mining. Adjacent industry with the same networking/advocacy model and member profile (women engineers and professionals in resource sectors).
• Catalyst: Global nonprofit promoting women in business and STEM workplaces through research, advisory, and leadership initiatives. Operates at a larger scale than TWRE with a broader workplace-equity lens overlapping TWRE's employment pipeline mission.
• Energy UK — Diversity & Inclusion Program: Trade association for the UK energy industry with active diversity and inclusion programs targeting women in the sector. Comparable in serving the energy-sector female workforce but as part of a much broader industry-association mandate.

Direct peers

• WiRE (Women in Renewables) Canada: Direct analog professional network for women in renewable energy in Canada; TWRE's founding international partner and the model from which TWRE's name and structure derive. Operates the same networking/mentorship/community model.
• Women in Wind (Global Wind Energy Council): GWEC's global program to accelerate the participation of women in the wind industry through mentorship, leadership training, and advocacy — directly comparable in wind/renewable focus and capacity-building offerings.
• POWERful Women: UK-based professional network advancing women in the energy sector through industry leadership, mentorship, and policy advocacy — closely comparable mission, target member profile, and advocacy-driven model.
• WiRE (Women in Renewables) UK: UK chapter of the Women in Renewable Energy network. Same model, mission, and member profile as TWRE — operates as a peer networking/advocacy organization advancing women in the UK renewables sector.

Emerging players

• International Women in Energy (IWiE): International nonprofit creating a community for women in energy and supporting their career development. Closely comparable niche mission, but operates at a smaller and earlier-stage scale than TWRE's community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TWRE_Official
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1BdS8s-PX7WmyqEdUss0wA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yeykad
• Instagraminstagram.com/Greencollarwomen

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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