To make Place-Based Transition actionable, PBJT develops and uses simple, practical tools that communities and practitioners can actually use.
OUR PRACTICAL TOOLS
Value Chain Mapping Tools
Identify informal and last-tier actors
Community Impact Reflection Guides
Assess environmental and social change
Worker-Led Audit Formats
Reflect lived labour conditions
Collective Dialogue Templates
For grievance redressal and negotiation
Each tool is designed to support discussion, not compliance. They help communities ask better questions, and help businesses see what is usually invisible.
Our approach prioritises strengthening existing groups and practices rather than introducing external systems that fade once a project ends.
Embedded in Business Responsibility
A just transition must be part of everyday business responsibility. All economic actors workers, vendors, MSMEs, and communities are part of the business ecosystem, not just large firms.
Businesses have responsibilities toward the social and environmental wellbeing of the places they operate in. Transition efforts must strengthen existing livelihoods rather than displacing or marginalising them. Responsibility moves beyond compliance to active participation in community wellbeing.
Collectivisation and Collective Agency
PBJT is built on collective strength. Transition processes are more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable when communities act together rather than as isolated individuals.
Worker groups, community collectives, and local associations enable shared decision-making, collective bargaining, and problem-solving, reducing vulnerability and increasing agency.
Starting from the Last Tier
PBJT prioritises those most affected - informal workers, small vendors, marginalised groups, and vulnerable communities.
Solutions are designed by starting with local realities, addressing unequal power relations, and strengthening community capacity to shape their own transition pathways.
Place-Based and Context-Driven
Every place is different. PBJT is rooted in local social, economic, cultural, and environmental contexts.
Instead of one-size-fits-all solutions, PBJT builds on local knowledge, networks, and strengths to co-create relevant and dignified transition strategies.
Equity and Redistribution of Power
A just transition requires shifting decision-making power toward those historically excluded.
PBJT ensures meaningful participation of workers, women, informal sector actors, and marginalised communities in decisions that affect their livelihoods and environment.
