Point One launches with businesses committing 0.1% of revenue to help close the clean energy funding gap in 15 years

London | 18th March 2026 — Point One, a new global platform mobilising private sector finance for clean energy, launches today with a first wave of more than 30 participating businesses already committing a simple annual contribution of 0.1% of revenue – channeled to clean energy projects across emerging and developing economies. New research among SME decision makers across US and UK indicates 79% support contributing to a collective clean energy and climate effort that’s simple and delivers clear impact.

The platform’s creation is led by Ryan Kohn, entrepreneur and co-founder of Propersnacks, the purpose-led challenger brand that built Propercorn into a market-leading, globally recognised B Corp. Point One is championed by prominent voices from business and climate leadership, including Paul Polman, Sir Andrew Steer, and Christiana Figueres, with the support of Riz Ahmed and other cultural influencers.

Through an inaugural partnership with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, contributions to Point One will support clean energy, grid modernisation, and community resilience work across emerging and developing countries, creating jobs, improving health and education, and driving rapid emissions reductions alongside economic growth.

Point One focuses strongly on mobilising SMEs, which make up over 90% of all businesses and on average are responsible for at least 50% of GDP globally.

The model is designed to scale, bringing businesses of every size, from start ups to global companies, to deliver a response that matches the scale of the challenge.

Analysis by the think tank Global Nation shows that allocating just 0.1% of global business revenue could generate enough financing to allow the full transition of the world’s power supply to clean energy by 2040, in line with the International Energy Agency’s ‘Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario’. This assumes that every dollar contributed by businesses leverages at least $1.5 in additional funding from governments and private investment – a ratio consisteny with the track record of Point One’s inaugural delivery partner, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, which has demonstrated the ability to unlock up to 15x additional investment through its public, private and philanthropic alliance model.”

A Point One poll of SME decision-makers and leaders in UK and US, conducted by Survation in January 2026, found:

• Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) SMEs are already comfortable with a financial contribution level
  equivalent to Point One’s 0.1% of revenue ask or higher.
• SME decision makers are twice as likely to say they would have more impact acting collectively than individually.
• 82% support clean energy in emerging markets but half (52%) currently lack the mechanisms to act.
• Three quarters (74%) feel SMEs are overlooked as a force for change on clean energy and climate action.

Polling was conducted by Survation, with a sample of 313 SME decision makers across the UK (160) and USA (153). Fieldwork was carried out between 26-28 January 2026. Full data tables are available on request.

Richard Reed CBE, Co-Founder of Innocent and Co-Founder of JamJar said: “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, but their collective power is often underestimated. Point One shows how companies of any size can unlock significant finance for clean energy through a model that’s simple, scalable and commercially realistic.”

Paul Polman, Former CEO of Unilever, Business Leader, Climate and Equalities campaigner, said: “The transition to clean energy is the greatest economic opportunity of our time. Companies that lead will build resilience, trust, and long-term value. Point One provides a practical, scalable mechanism for businesses — particularly SMEs — to contribute meaningfully while strengthening their own future competitiveness. That is smart climate leadership.”

Christiana Figueres, Co-founder, Global Optimism, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary, said: “We are no longer debating whether the clean-energy transition will happen — we are debating how fast we will make it a reality. Initiatives like Point One highlight how, by aligning every day economic activity with climate ambition, we can begin to unlock new finance and broaden participation at the scale this challenge demands.”

Riz Ahmed – Point One Ambassador, Actor and Activist, said: “I’m not a climate scientist. I’m just someone who wants my grandkids to inherit a planet that works. Point One is simple. Businesses put in 0.1% of their revenue, and that funds clean energy where it’s needed most. I can understand that and I can explain it to anyone. That’s what we need, practical solutions people can actually grasp and get behind.”

Today’s launch is accompanied by a campaign celebrating and calling on businesses to take the first bold steps toward clean energy, bringing to life the power of ‘Almost Nothing to change everything’, and showing just how simple it is for any company to get involved.

Business Participants

Alex Eagle Studio, ASK Industries, Atlas Properties, At Collective Ltd, Big Week, Carbon
Cambridge, Citizens Creative, Claudia Afshar Design, Colours of Arley, Completedworks, Doctors
Updates, Everyday Produce Ltd, Global Nation, Hooper, Iris Audio, JAMJAR Fund, Joelson Law,
Left Handed Films, MNB Properties, Pineapple Partnerships, Piper PE, Quintessentially Estates,
Roseate Jewelry, Ruby Pie Ltd, Storyverse, TeeBox, The Vanguard Collective, TMS Productions,
Total Sports Promotions, Transition Value Partners, Wally, Woodrow.

For more information, visit www.pointone.world

Media contact:

Leah Butson – M+C Saatchi: leah.butson@mcsaatchi.com

About Point One

Point One is a global initiative harnessing the power of collective economic action to accelerate the clean energy transition within 15 years. By encouraging businesses to commit just 0.1 % of their revenues, Point One is aiming to create a self-sustaining engine for real-world climate solutions at scale — driving investments into clean energy projects that reduce emissions, foster energy access and promote sustainable growth. Rooted in the belief that small, consistent contributions can unlock outsized impact, Point One empowers companies of all sizes to align their economic footprint with planetary goals while strengthening resilience and competitiveness. Through a strategic inaugural partnership with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, Point One simplifies participation for businesses and channels funding toward proven clean energy deployments that accelerate the transition to a fairer, cleaner future for people and the planet. www.pointone.world

About Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet builds transformative public, private, philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic opportunity. Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation and Bezos Earth Fund, we work to unlock finance, strengthen institutions and transform markets, delivering progress that goes beyond individual projects to drive lasting systems change. Through our two interconnected global pillars, Grids of the Future – focused on innovation and infrastructure – and Energy and Opportunity – with a focus on jobs and livelihoods – we work toward our vision: a world where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity and the means to use it to improve their lives. With work in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, our Alliance aims to reach 1 billion people with clean electricity, prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions and create or improve 150 million jobs. For more information, please visit www.energyalliance.org and follow us on X at @EnergyAlliance.

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