This podcast explores social performance practice at the core of South Africa's energy transition. Guests work in a diverse array of spaces, including the public, private and research sectors. We speak to a group of predominantly South African women who offer insights and reflections into community development and social performance, particularly as they relate to renewable energy and its developmental potential. The first season is funded by the TENTRANS research project: Tendering Sustainable Energy Transitions. The project included a dedicated research focus and team that explored South Africa’s renewable energy programme's community development practices. This podcast was born during the course of the research project, by the South African lead researchers Holle Wlokas and Tasneem Jhetam.

Latest episodes of the podcast Progressive Practice Podcast

• Ep 6. A research narrative: Why people perspectives matter to energy transitions
• Ep 5. At the interface: The practitioner as a bridge between the mainstream and the margins
• Ep 4. Authentic engagement: The rise of social performance as a profession in South Africa
• Ep 3. Showing up at every step: Experience of an economic development manager in the industry
• Ep 2. About intentions: Reflecting on the impact of the renewable energy industry and economic development investments
• Ep 1. Insights from the belly of the beast: How a renewable energy programme placed social performance on the map
• Introducing: The Progressive Practice Podcast