ATEC was featured in a GSMA Innovation Fund learning paper, ‘Scaling and Impact: Balancing Commercial Growth and Social Change’, conducted to investigate the relationship between commercial scaling and social impact scaling.

The paper aimed to understand how organisations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can scale their commercial operations while simultaneously amplifying their social and environmental impact. While the fund previously understood how to help organisations grow commercially, this study sought to clarify how that growth correlates with social impact and what support can amplify the latter.

ATEC uses high-efficiency IoT-induction cookstoves and dMRV technology to support continuous energy metering and real-time data transmission, enabling the generation of 100% data-auditable carbon credits. Carbon finance subsidises the prices of the induction cookers and biodigesters, increasing the affordability and access for households in Bangladesh.

The GSMA report places ATEC in a unique position on its Commercial and Social Impact Scaling Matrix. While ATEC’s product addresses a daily necessity, cooking with it requires a change in consumer behaviour. To overcome this, ATEC focuses on economic triggers, highlighting how saving money on fuel can be the initial hook to encourage users to switch, eventually leading them to realise health and time-saving benefits.

ATEC's product is applicable worldwide. Our scaling journey is focused on reaching households across multiple global markets. ATEC’s success serves as a model for how digital innovation can drive immediate, direct benefits to individuals and households while contributing to broader systemic change.

Read the full paper from GSMA's website