Shell LiveWire
Shell LiveWire is our global flagship social investment enterprise development programme, with the vision to strengthen local economies by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and meaningful employment.

Shell LiveWire brings positive social impacts to communities, contributing to local business development, job creation, and innovative social and economic solutions. Each year it supports thousands of entrepreneurs to turn their bright ideas into a sustainable business, in turn creating wider employment and income opportunities.
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Shell LiveWire
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Title: Shell LiveWire
Duration: 03:31 minutes
Description:
For over 40 years, Shell LiveWire has broken down barriers and empowered thousands of entrepreneurs around the world to fulfil their true potential. Shell LiveWire does it to create a legacy of positive impact, where thriving businesses generate meaningful employment and economic prosperity within their communities and beyond.
Shell LiveWire Transcript
[Background music plays]
Warm, uplifting music.
[Visuals] The sun rising over a view of mountains in the distance.
Male voice:
Here in Brazil, we have a lot of challenges to face and overcome.
[Visuals] Two fishermen removing fish from their boats. Two people walk through agricultural fields.
Male voice:
We are based on the east coast of Scotland. The waste, the amount of waste currently
going to landfill is huge.
[Scene transition] An overhead image of colourful bundles of redundant fishing nets, with some of these nets being loaded into a van. A coastal scene of an abandoned castle, and a hand holding processed fishing net. Image changes to an overhead view of small boats tied up in a harbour.
Female voice:
In Indonesia, we have around 270 million people, and only 1% of them could achieve higher education.
[Visuals] Busy city scenes in Indonesia showing the bustle of traffic and market-traders, with people working in various trades. A man is wearing a surgical mask before we see two men processing fish they’ve caught on their boat.
[Animated sequence]
[Visuals] Shell LiveWire institutional logo.
[Visuals] A sunset over a river and land.
Charlotte Friedli
Shell LiveWire Global Lead
[Text displays]
Shell LiveWire wants to break down barriers and unlock the potential and opportunities. So we equip entrepreneurs with the skills and confidence they need to start or grow their business.
[Visuals] A woman is sitting in a garden with planting, grass and flowers. A farm worker is gathering long grasses into bundles.
[On-screen interview]
Charlotte Friedli
We really want to support job creation and employment and we think that supporting SMEs is the best lever to do so.
[Visuals] A woman is driving a vehicle around a large warehouse. Another woman is holding a cup of water looking into the distance. Two women are laughing and talking. Two people are seen tending to a beehive with other hives behind them.
Charlotte Friedli
We really want to create a legacy of impact.
[On-screen interview]
[Visuals] A woman sitting in a formal garden. A group of people in a food processing factory smiling at the camera, with produce on the table in front of them. A man is wearing a yellow helmet driving a small industrial vehicle, laughing at the camera, before cutting to an image of high-rise office buildings.
Charlotte Friedli
Top Ten Innovators is a competition where we look at the most innovative and impactful entrepreneurs from all our Shell LiveWire community.
[Visuals] Footage from the 2022 Shell LiveWire Top Ten Innovators global competition, showing organizers and winners on a stage and audience members applauding and enjoying the moment. There are different groups of people in conversation.
[Visuals] People networking.
[Background music plays]
[Visuals] An overhead image of waves crashing onto a beach
Gary McEwan
Elevator
[Text displays]
As a former winner of Shell LiveWire 31 years ago, it’s a brand that has stayed with me my whole career and it was very transformational for me.
[On-screen interview]
[Visuals] A man sits outdoors, in front of a building blurred in the background.
[Background music plays]
Piano playful inspirational music
[Visuals] A slow fly-through of a refuse and composting site.
Lucas Chiabi
Founder, Ciclo Orgânico, Brazil
[Text displays]
52% of our waste is compostable, and here in Rio we also compost 2% and our dream is to see composting being part of our culture.
[Visuals] A man sits in front of low mounds of recycling and compost, with trees in the distance. A man is collecting buckets from a woman in an industrial setting, both are laughing before cutting to images of compost being collected.
Don Pansacola
Founder, NextPay, Philippines
[Text displays]
One of the things we like to say is we bring big banking into the hands of small businesses.
[Visuals] Overhead shot of an urban setting. A man is sitting in an office environment before cutting to a view of a team of people working at computers. A young woman is smiling.
Derek Wiseman
Founder, Dekmar LTD, Scotland Text displays]
We're revolutionising our process and materials, waste streams that no one else is looking to tap into, because it's complex and difficult to recycle.
[Visuals] A business owner is walking along the harbour, before sitting in front of colourful bundles of discarded fishing nets. Cuts to a close up of orange and green nets, then pans out to show the nets being processed in an industrial space. A man is seen in the factory with processed fishing net fragments running through his fingers.
Irene Mositol
Founder, DumoWongi, Malaysia
[Text displays]
Our main purpose is to empower women, especially housewives, to get their own extra income through planting herbs and edible flowers.
[Visuals] A woman is seen hanging printed fabric onto an outdoor line, with flowers displayed in the background. Another woman is seen walking into her farm buildings, before we see a group of women farming, talking and laughing. A woman is talking in front of her farm. We see another woman cutting herbs.
[Background music plays]
Quiet music
[Visuals] Aquatic landscape at sunrise before cutting to a woman sitting in a forest, palm trees in the background.
Trisna Wardhani
Social Investment Advisor, Shell Indonesia
[Text displays]
Shell LiveWire is the challenge to turning the dream into reality.
[On-screen interview]
[Visuals] A fly through image of a large river with land on either side and a small harbour area. There is a small boat on the river, before cutting to a close up of wet strands of grass.
[Background music plays]
Inspirational music
Fano Alfian
Founder, Ailesh, Indonesia
[Text displays]
I can bring value for the society, community and also our country.
[Visuals] A man is sitting in a wooded area. The same man is holding handfuls of grain up to the camera, with farm bags stacked behind him.
Alejandra ValdezFounder, Ecolana, Mexico
[Text displays]
The impact that Shell LiveWire had in our business is that we've grown 75% of our sales, and also we've grown 68% our team.
[Visuals] Overhead scene of a busy urban street. A woman is sitting in a city park talking to camera. A man is seen loading waste into a machine.
Irene Mositol
We also now have our own processing house and our production is increased.
[Visuals] Women are working in a field full of yellow flowers. Palm trees are growing in the background. A woman talks to the camera, sitting in front of her farm. A group of women are doing various tasks and packing herbs and flowers into boxes.
Henry James Sison
Founder, AgroDigital PH, Philippines
[Text displays]
When we were starting we needed capital to drive our technology to build on certain aspects of our tech, and they came at the right time because we wanted to complete the platform.
[Visuals] Three men are sitting on a cart being pulled through farmland by a large buffalo. Groups of people are seen at work, in an office and in the fields. A man talks to the camera, sitting in a large warehouse. A group of workers are seen walking slowly through a field.
Mustopa Patapa
Founder, Kulaku, Indonesia
[Text displays]
The impact of Shell LiveWire, for me and for my business is particularly on the business itself. We are trying to look more on first on the people.
[Visuals] Three men are seen walking down a lane with palms growing in the background. A man is talking to camera, sitting outside surrounded by grass and trees. Groups of men are having conversations. A group of women and men is facing the camera, holding freshly cut coconuts in front of a large palm tree. A woman is seen laughing to camera. A group of women and men is seen laughing in the forest.
Ken Molina
Shell LiveWire for me is life changing.
[On-screen testimonial]
[Visuals] A man is talking to camera, a field in the background. A woman is laughing at the camera. Another woman is smiling at the camera.
Derek Wiseman
Was for me absolutely inspirational.
[On-screen testimonial]
[Visuals] A man is sitting in front of colourful bundles of discarded fishing nets. People are working in the fields. An older man is looking into the camera, a busy harbour in the background.
Camila de Araujo Reveles Barreira
Was a life changing opportunity.
[On-screen testimonial]
[Visuals] A woman is sitting cross-legged in her farm. A group of men look into the camera, standing in front of a van. The men are all wearing fluorescent safety jackets.
Juddy Lasius
Shell LiveWire changed my life.
[On-screen testimonial]
[Visuals] A woman wearing a black and orange dress is smiling to the camera, sitting in an industrial unit. A man is holding a Shell LiveWire award. A woman is sitting in front of recycling materials. A man wearing glasses is smiling at the camera.
Charlotte Friedli
Shell LiveWire is a catalyst for change.
[On-screen testimonial]
[Visuals] A woman is talking to camera, sitting in a formal garden.
[Animated sequence]
[Visuals] Simple white Shell LiveWire logo with an image of a river and forest in the background.